AVI KWA AME NATIONAL MONUMENT:
Seasonal Updates From Our Monthly Newsletters
Our monthly newsletters include seasonal updates—a chance to pause and reflect on the goings on in the monument. We love putting them together! Often the process of writing and reflecting reveals some new connection or detail worth seeing, and for those receiving the newsletter, it’s a brief window into the plants, animals and landscape that we care so deeply about. The best way to get these is right in your inbox by signing up for our monthly newsletter! It features upcoming events, Walking Box Ranch tours, hikes, drives and more updates from Avi Kwa Ame National Monument.
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument ~ Desert Flair in the Crisp, Cool Air
DECEMBER 2024 - Winter is well on its way in Avi Kwa Ame National Monument! The cooler weather and beautiful skies make it a great time to be out and about enjoying the desert scenery.
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument ~ Preparing for What’s Ahead
NOVEMBER 2024 - Cooler weather and shorter days are prompting many animals in Avi Kwa Ame to make winter preparations.
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument ~ Time of the Harvest Moon
OCTOBER 2024 - With the feeding of their young now behind them, birds throughout the monument are turning their attention to getting where they want to be during the winter.
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument ~ Testing the Limits at Summer’s End
SEPTEMBER 2024 - It has been an intensely hot summer in Avi Kwa Ame National Monument (the hottest on record throughout the Southwest). As the season winds to a close, the plant and animal life is stretched to its limit.
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument ~ Beneath Monsoonal Clouds
AUGUST 2024 - August brings the start of monsoon season in Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. Brought on by warm temperatures, dramatic thunderheads form in the sky, sometimes resulting in cooling afternoon rains.
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument ~ in the Heat of Summer
JULY 2024 - The temperatures are high, so most of the creatures that call Avi Kwa Ame National Monument home have been active at night, choosing to rest in the shade and in burrows to conserve energy during the heat of the day.
