American
Museum of
Natural
History
Southwestern
Research Station
Winter Accommodations NOW Available
Welcome to the SWRS Web Site
Vision Statement: The Southwestern Research Station aspires to add to the existing diversity and strengths of the American Museum of Natural History by providing scientists and educators from the Museum and other institutions across the country and around the world the opportunity to participate in research, workshops, and classes in one of the most biologically rich environments in the United States. The Station seeks to face the challenges of the future by promoting knowledge and understanding of our ever changing world and by evolving to meet the current needs of individuals and groups that strive to conserve the world’s biodiversity – all through the benefits of an outdoor laboratory that enhances research and education.
Announcements and Job Postings
Become a Friend of the Southwestern Research Station. Click here to find out how!
NEW COURSE!! THE BUTTERFLY COURSE COMING FALL 2008. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
The Southwestern Research Station, located 5 miles from Portal, AZ, is hosting 6 day/5 night birding tours in Cave Creek Canyon, an area of high bird species diversity. Each trip is limited to 10 persons or 5 couples. Registration for tours close one month prior to tour date.
Want more information? Click HERE for more information about accommodations at the SWRS and our tour dates for 2008.
Thirty to forty volunteer positions are open each year at the American Museum of Natural History's Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona. Volunteers are needed between March 1 and Nov 1. Appointments are for part of this period, with a minimum appointment of six weeks. For more information and an application click here
Animal Behavior in the Chiricahua Mountains. The next course is scheduled for summer 2008.
SPECIES MODELING COURSE The next course is scheduled for 20-25 April 2008.
REMOTE SENSING COURSE The next course is scheduled for 13-18 April 2008
Click here for more information on these courses and other courses offered at the SWRS.
The SWRS is now an official site of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network, a non-profit organization committed to the conservation of hummingbirds and the preservation of their habitats. Volunteers are needed in spring and fall seasons to monitor the migration of hummingbirds in and out of the Chiricahua Mountains. Call or email for more information 520-558-2396; dwilson@amnh.org