AWF is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, inspiring, and assisting individuals and organizations to value, conserve, enhance, manage, and protect wildlife and wildlife habitat.

For a copy of the AWF Year Strategic Plan, click here: AWF Strategic Plan

The Arizona Wildlife Federation, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation was founded in 1923 to take politics out of fish and game management and to promote the management of Arizona's natural resources on a scientific basis. The AWF got its start as the Arizona Game Protection Association and celebrated 80 years of conservation activity in 2003.

For a short history of AWF written by Steve Gallizioli, click here: AWF History . For a historical sketch of the AWF written by Max Layton, click here: Historical Sketch by Max Layton
 

From the outset the AWF's primary goal has been the establishment and maintenance of a Commission/Department form of wildlife administration, free of political influence. This was accomplished in its first year of existence. The current Commission/Department of Game and Fish is essentially unchanged from what was initially created.

• Promoting legislation dealing with conservation of our natural resources, the protection of the rights of Arizona outdoorsmen, and the improvement of outdoor recreation.
• Vigorous and impartial support of enforcement of all state and federal conservation, game and and fish laws.
• Encouraging conservation education in our schools.
• Promoting maximum outdoor recreation, including hunting and fishing, through scientific principles and the practice of multiple use of the public lands of Arizona

The AWF is run by a volunteer Board of Directors and several paid staff members.  Click here for the directory.