"Conservation through Education" is the cornerstone of Friends of Madera Canyon. Since 1988, the Education program has developed to include a variety of nature education/conservation/preservation programs and projects that encourage children and adults to explore, study, and most importantly, connect with nature in this biologically rich and diverse Arizona canyon and surrounding Sky island region. 

We maintain that when encouraged to explore nature, we become fascinated, curious, and are motivated to learn about healthy connections to the natural world.  Connections lead to caring about nature -- which can turn into a concern for conservation and preservation.