Audubon Arizona is the state office of the National Audubon Society and a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization, with the mission of connecting people with nature, using science, education, and advocacy to protect Arizona's birds, other wildlife, and their habitats. The Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center is an award-winning nature center in the heart of the City of Phoenix's Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, a 600-acre park along the historic Salt River. The Center offers interactive exhibits, an interpretive loop, connections to 16 miles of hiking and riding trails and a variety of hands-on nature programs, including birding classes and bird walks, school field trip programs and more.