Western bluebird

Update on Our Migratory Bird Monitoring in Sonora

April 1, 2025

In this virtual Coffee Break, SIA Wildlife Program Manager Eamon Harrity and Mexico Program Manager Zach Palma share latest news with our new project bridging grassland bird conservation and regenerative…
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Fire in the Sonoran Desert

Saving Our Saguaros: Managing Grassification of the Sonoran Desert

March 3, 2025

Learn more about a pressing issue in our region and what we can do to help in this virtual Coffee Break with guest speaker Kim Franklin, associate director of conservation…
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Don Swann

Comparte tu aprecio por nuestros parques nacionales

February 18, 2025

¿Tienes un lugar o recuerdo favorito en uno de los numerosos parques de la región de las Islas del Cielo que sea especial para ti? ¿O te has conectado con…
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Don Swann

Share Your Appreciation for Our National Parks

Do you have a favorite place or memory in one of the Sky Island region’s multitude of parks that’s special to you? Or have you connected with or been inspired…
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Sonoran desert

Tracking Urban Emissions Through Plant Radiocarbon and Traffic Modeling

February 12, 2025

We’re back this spring with another community science project that builds on last year’s efforts and brings two volunteer opportunities to the Tucson area. In this virtual talk, we share…
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Monitoring traffic

Test Delete

February 11, 2025

Did you know that we can identify fossil fuel emissions in the air by sampling annual plants and counting cars? Knowing where greenhouse gases are and at what concentrations can…
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SIA staff, partners, and United Nations staff scout a conservation project at Rancho Agua de en Medio in Sonora.

Realidades de la congelación de fondos federales

February 6, 2025

Sky Island Alliance recibe fondos federales a través de múltiples agencias de gestión de tierras para implementar programas comunitarios, de restauración y de ciencia de la conservación tanto en los…
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SIA staff, partners, and United Nations staff scout a conservation project at Rancho Agua de en Medio in Sonora.

Realities of the Federal Funding Freeze — Q&A

Sky Island Alliance receives federal funding through multiple land management agencies to implement conservation science, restoration, and community programs both in the U.S. and Mexico. The Trump administration’s unprecedented/illegal pause…
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes

Support Arizona’s Attorney General in Standing Up to Feds’ Illegal Funding Freeze

January 31, 2025

Just two weeks into the Trump administration’s second term, an onslaught of executive orders and a federal funding freeze have brought confusion and chaos, affecting more than 25,000 nonprofits across…
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Bill Thornton

Voluntario destacado: Bill Thornton

January 15, 2025

¡Por favor, preséntate! ¿De dónde eres y qué haces? Mi nombre es William C. (Bill) Thornton. Soy un nativo de Arizona de segunda generación, un entusiasta de las actividades al…
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