The Alamos Wildlands Alliance (AWA) is a grassroots 501c-3 non-profit organization.  We are dedicated to Conservation, Education, and Research in Southern Sonora Mexico.  Through research and education we strive to protect and understand the unique and rich ecosystems of southern Sonora. 
Many habitats throughout the world are under threat from myriad sources.  The Pitayal or coastal thornscrub in southwest Sonora is a one of a kind ecosystem found nowhere else on the planet.  Through research and monitoring, education, partnerships, and responsible tourism at the Navopatia Field Station and other places we hope to protect what is left of this exceptional and important part of the world.        
AWA has been working in southern Sonora since 2002.  In that time we have made partnerships with individuals, government agencies, and other non-governmental organizations.  We have begun baseline and long-term monitoring and research in the threatened coastal thornscrub ecosystem.  As well as taught and hosted countless students and visitors from Mexico and throughout the world. 

The Navopatia Field Station is a remote field camp on the shores of the Agiabampo estuary.  Here students, visitors, and locals alike can spend time in the coastal thornscrub and the waters of the Agiabampo estuary and the Sea of Cortez.  The field station is where our research and monitoring efforts are centered with several long-term monitoring projects.  We enthusiastically welcome visitors, researchers, and school groups throughout the winter operating season (December- March).