Natural History Institute

Advocates for the formal protection of critical river ecosystems via National Wild & Scenic Rivers designation to ensure long-term management, restoration, water security, and ecological integrity.

Integrates art, science, and humanities through exhibitions and aesthetic expression to communicate the beauty and complexity of nature, awaken sensory and intellectual engagement, and inspire public appreciation and stewardship of the more-than-human world.

Integrates art, science, and the humanities in exhibitions and programming to visually communicate the beauty and complexity of nature, thereby inspiring appreciation, intellectual engagement, and action on environmental issues.

The organization monitors ecological changes, develops scientific questions regarding organism distribution, and delineates ecologically meaningful geographic boundaries within the Mogollon Highlands region to contribute to the understanding of climate change and inform scientific publications.

The organization deepens the connection between people and the natural world by providing platforms for sharing ideas, tools, and perspectives on natural history, using art, talks, field excursions, and child-centered outdoor play to inspire exploration, understanding, and protection of the more-than-human world.

The organization blends art, science, and humanities in its exhibitions and programs to visually communicate the beauty and complexity of nature, celebrate the interconnectedness of humans and nature, and stimulate intellects to engage with contemporary challenges in human and environmental health and diversity.

Uses field excursions, educational expeditions, talks, and child-centered outdoor learning to connect individuals and families with nature, fostering exploration, understanding, and stewardship through direct experience and citizen participation in natural history.

Deepens public connection to the natural world through child-centered outdoor learning, educational expeditions led by naturalists, field excursions, and interdisciplinary dialogue, fostering exploration, understanding, and stewardship of the more-than-human world.

Conducts scientific research and ecological monitoring in the Mogollon Highlands region—including biodiversity surveys, distribution studies, and ecoregion boundary delineation—to generate knowledge, support conservation advocacy, and contribute to climate change understanding through coordinated fieldwork and research collections.

Addresses the growing separation between humans and nature—particularly due to digitalization—by creating programs and experiences that re-establish meaningful, sensory, and intellectual connections to the natural world.

Conducts field surveys, coordinates with research collections, develops scientific questions on species distribution, and monitors ecological changes to contribute to scientific understanding of climate change and biodiversity in a defined ecoregion.

The organization engages sponsors around shared commitments to biodiversity protection and lifelong learning, offering flexible and custom sponsorship packages to meet both sponsor and organizational needs.

Engages sponsors through flexible and custom partnership models grounded in shared values such as biodiversity protection, lifelong learning, and strengthening human-nature connection, offering both designated and unrestricted support options.

Engages sponsors through shared values in biodiversity and nature connection, offering flexible and custom-designed sponsorship packages that align organizational and sponsor goals, including designated or unrestricted funding.