A chapter of the National Audubon Society, the Quad City Audubon Society is an association of local volunteers whose primary concerns are birds and the habitats that sustain them.
The Nahant Marsh preserve is the largest urban wetland on the Upper Mississippi River. It is comprised of marshy areas, mesic, wet and sand prairie, and bottomland forest.
The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is located in four states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois along the Mississippi River. The Refuge was established in in 1924 as a refuge for fish, wildlife and plants and a breeding place for migratory birds.