Picnic at Rio
Audubon Arizona celebrates
5th anniversary of Rio Salado
Nina Mason Pulliam
Audubon Center
What do deep-fried beer-battered pickles and make-your-own trail mix have in common?
Both were highlights at Picnic al Rio, Audubon Arizona’s celebration of the fifth anniversary of Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center. The beautiful Oct. 10 evening was full of picnic fun. Guests enjoyed food stations along the Center’s nature trails, live birds of prey and activities from build-your-own wildflower seed mix to make-your-own trail mix.
More than 150 people took part in the celebration, including special guests Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, Congressman Ed Pastor and Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Chair Carol Schilling. Audubon Arizona’s former executive director Sam Campana and former development director Randy Schilling also attended. In his keynote remarks, National Audubon Society President David Yarnold emphasized the Rio Salado Audubon Center’s critical role in connecting the Valley’s increasingly urban population with nature and empowering them to take conservation action.
Save the date and start planning your bird-nerd attire for Picnic al Rio in October 2015.
(top) Mayor Greg Stanton, David Yarnold, Sarah Porter, Karen Williams, Sam Campana
and Congressman Ed Pastor
(above) Bill Auberle, Sarah Luna, and Stacia and Tom Ortega
Bill Auberle and David Yarnold
Craig Anderson and Sarah Shirota
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Lauren Ong, David Yarnold and Richard Skwarek
Renee Levin and Mayor Greg Stanton
Spanish guitarist Chris Hnottovange
Tina and Victor Vidales
