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  • Monarch Butterflies

    ZUZI Theater 738 N. 5th Ave., Tucson, AZ, United States

    Biologists Mirna Manteca (Sky Island Alliance) and Sergio Avila (Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum) will speak about the biology and ecology of butterflies and other pollinators, with special emphasis on Monarch butterflies.

    $10

  • Mythical River: Water in the Southwest

    ZUZI Theater 738 N. 5th Ave., Tucson, AZ, United States

    2015 Ellen Meloy Desert Writers Award winner Melissa Sevigny will speak about her upcoming book Mythical River, which weaves together the geology, ecology, history and politics of the American Southwest into a narrative about water that considers what it means to make a home in a dry place.

    $10

  • Wild Sky Islands Celebration

    La Cocina 201 N Court Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States

    Join us under the stars for music, poetry, food, and fun, 6pm Tuesday September 15th at La Cocina and Old Town Artisans, downtown Tucson. Learn what we've been up to, and celebrate our community heroes and the biodiversity of the Sky Islands with us!

  • Volunteer Appreciation Picnic

    Reid Park 100 Country Club Road, Ramada 1, Tucson, United States

    It's a picnic and a party... Come celebrate Sky Island Alliance's amazing volunteers!

  • Oracle Road Wildlife Crossing Dedication, Tour and Celebration

    Santa Catalina Catholic Church 14380 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, United States

    Come join us for a celebration and very special opportunity to tour the new wildlife bridge and underpass crossings near Catalina State Park. Volunteers needed to help with the event, and all are welcome to attend.

  • Special Happy Hour for Arizona Gives Day

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    Sentinel Peak Brewing Co 4647 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ

    Join us at Sentinel Peak Brewing Company, 4746 E Grant Rd, Tucson, for a special Arizona Gives Day happy hour to celebrate all the amazing species that make the Sky Islands a special place to live and play. Arizona Gives Day is a 24-hour, statewide campaign to support giving to your favorite nonprofits working to...
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  • Track the Jaguars at our Arizona Gives Day event

    Sentinel Peak Brewing Co 4647 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ

    Sky Island Alliance board member and local artist Pat Frederick created two beautiful, life-size metal sculptures of Macho B and Corazon to raise awareness for the plight of jaguars in Arizona and Northern Mexico. The Spirit of Macho B will be making an appearance at our special Arizona Gives Day happy hour. Don't miss this...
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  • Spirit of Macho B

    Give a Little, Gift a Lot event at Summit Hut

    Summit Hut - Speedway Blvd 5251 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ, United States

    Sky Island Alliance is honored to be a beneficiary of Patagonia's Give a Little, Gift a Lot campaign! Join us at Summit Hut's Speedway location for an evening with your favorite local nonprofits. There will beer, wine, and snacks on offer, and you can help us get a cut of $20,000 that Patagonia is giving...
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  • Noche del Espiritu Jaguar – Night of the Jaguar Spirits

    Tap + Bottle North 7254 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ, United States

    Come celebrate the Spirit of the Jaguar with us! Join us for an evening of fun and community at Tap+Bottle North (NE corner of Ina and Oracle) for a Dia de los Muertos celebration. We want to celebrate you and the power of community to preserve the unique beauty and wild nature of our Sky...
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  • All Soul’s Procession – Procession of the Jaguars

    806 N Grande Ave, Tucson, AZ 85745-2406, United States

    Join the Sky Island Alliance, the Northern Jaguar Project, and the Center for Biological Diversity to remember our borderlands jaguars this year at the All Souls Procession. We'll be walking with a huge jaguar puppet, two jaguar statues, and a limited number of jaguar masks and signs to share. Come dressed ready to process in...
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  • Community Volunteer Fair

    Sky Island Alliance is joining 70 other local Tucson groups representing social, political, and environmental activism and civic causes for the biggest community volunteer event of the year! Once again, we'll gather with tables full of literature, petitions, and passions at The Historic Y. The festive atmosphere will feature food, drink and music in the...
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  • Arizona Gives Day Happy Hour

    Tap + Bottle North 7254 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ, United States

    It takes many voices to protect the Path of the Jaguar. YOU can empower the next generation of conservation leaders and protect pathways for wildlife this Arizona Gives Day! Join us at Tap + Bottle North, 7254 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, for a special Arizona Gives Day happy hour celebration. Come raise a glass with...
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  • Rooted: public values and uses for Arizona streams and springs

    Sky Island Alliance Office 3127 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States

    What does water mean to you? View the recording of Julia's presentation on our YouTube channel. Is water really life, as reflected in public values and principles? Fresh water in an increasingly arid region like ours is important, but seeing or having access to surface water has many different meanings and uses to different people....
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  • Springs in our wildest places: results from 100+ springs surveys in Sky Island wilderness

    Borderlands Brewing Co 119 E Toole Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States

    Join us at Borderlands Brewing Company, 119 E Toole Ave, Tucson, for a pint and presentation on the interesting things we've been learning about springs in our Sky Island Wilderness areas. Ever wondered what springs in the wilderness look like—or how many are out there?! Sami will take you on a tour of springs surveyed...
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  • Snowfall and frogs: Connecting mountain and desert waters

    Borderlands Brewing Co 119 E Toole Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States

    Join us at Borderlands Brewing Company, 119 E Toole Ave, Tucson, for a pint and presentation on the importance of Sky Island streams to sustaining our lowland water sources. Desert waters are precious and essential for life—and in Tucson, much of it comes from the mountains that surround our city. An important water source in...
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  • Seeking springs in Sonora: New findings from spring surveys and the students working to study them

    Exo Roast Coffee Co 403 N 6th Ave, Tucson

    Join us at Exo Roast Coffee Co, 403 N 6th Ave, Tucson, for an evening presentation on the amazing work of students in Sonora seeking to protect their unique springs ecosystems. Lea Ibarra and Valeria Cañedo, two of the student leaders from Grupo de Exploración de Manantiales en Sonora, will be joining us too, so...
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  • Madrean Conference 2018

    DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson - Reid Park 445 South Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ, United States

    Back by popular demand, this will be the fourth symposium on the biologically rich Sky Islands of southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and adjacent Mexico. REGISTER ONLINE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT! The Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago Conference (known as the Madrean Conference), is the premier regional event for sharing science and building...
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  • Water Roots – Water Beats: Reflections in water and music

    Public Brewhouse 209 N Hoff Ave, Tucson

    Join us at Public Brewhouse, 209 N Hoff Ave, Tucson, for an evening of good brews, good words, and good tunes. Music and art have the power to both inspire and mirror—to motivate action and to show where we have traveled. This Water Roots presentation will be a fun evening of music and water combined....
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  • Border Lecture Series at Borderlands Brewing Co

    Borderlands Brewing Co 119 E Toole Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States

    Join our very own Emma Fajardo for a presentation on why Sky Islands Alliance's special brand of collaborative conservation is so effective, especially in our Sky Island Borderlands! Good brews, community, and conservation talk. What more could you ask for on a Thursday evening in downtown Tucson?! Hope to see you there.

  • Water Roots: Exclusive screening of Andy Goldsworthy’s Rivers & Tides

    Loft Cinema 3233 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ, United States

    Join us for a special screening and panel discussion, hosted by the Loft Cinema in partnership with Sky Island Alliance and University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center. Andy Goldsworthy's Rivers and Tides is a truly beautiful, Scottish-German 2001 documentary about artist Goldsworthy, a Scotsman whose medium is nature itself and whose preferred studio is the...
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  • Water Roots – River Walk: A sunset tour to illustrate a new vision for the Rillito

    St Phillip's Plaza 4280 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States

    Water Roots is on the move with Watershed Management Group! Join us for a special sunset walking tour along the Rillito that will highlight river restoration opportunities and actions and the local flora and fauna, including Mexican free-tail bat viewing from the Campbell Street Bridge. Don’t forget your walking shoes. We will begin at St....
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  • Coronado Memorial Borderlands Festival

    Coronado National Memorial 4101 E Montezuma Canyon Rd, Hereford, United States

    Help us celebrate the diversity of the region at this year’s Borderlands Festival Fronterizo! This outdoor fiesta will include music, dancing, and performers. We hope you can join us to...
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  • Envision Tucson Sustainable Festival

    Read about the Festival on their Website! Envision Tucson Sustainable Festival is taking place on Saturday, October 26, from 11 AM to 4 PM, in Armory Park, 221 S. 6th Avenue, in Downtown...
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  • Sky Island Coffee Break: Be a Spring Seeker

    Register for the Webinar Here Calling all Sky Island volunteers and hikers! During this webinar, learn how to collect valuable information on the health of springs across the Sky Island region independently....
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  • Wilderness Springs Training

    Register Here Did you know that springs on U.S. Forest Service land might not be protected unless they are surveyed to validate the water rights? Come learn more about our new Spring Seeker survey and how you can help survey wilderness spring this summer in Coronado National Forest! We'll cover topics including which wilderness areas...
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  • Sky Island Coffee Break: Border Wildlife Study 90-Day Report

    Register for the Zoom Link Here Join us as we share new results from the first 90 days of our Border Wildlife Study documenting species in the path of the border wall. Since March 9, 2020, our 60-camera array along 34 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border recorded a huge diversity of mammals, birds, reptiles, and...
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  • Sky Island Coffee Break: Introduction to Zooniverse

    Are you an expert birder? Amateur mammal enthusiast? Excited to learn more about the diverse wildlife species of the Sky Islands?  Come join us to hear about our new community science projects on the Zooniverse platform where you can see photos from our wildlife cameras and help us with species identification. We’ll walk through the platform, include tips from...
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  • Conservation in the Patagonia Mountains

    Join a discussion with Patagonia Area Resource Alliance (PARA)—one of Sky Island Alliance's Border Wildlife Study partners—to learn about wildlife conservation efforts in Arizona's Patagonia Mountains. For nearly a decade, PARA has collected camera data to document the incredible diversity of flora and fauna species that live within the mountains' canyons and corridors. However, many...
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  • Set Up Your Own Backyard Wildlife Camera

    If you want to see animals roam through your own corner of the Sky Islands 24/7, learn how to set up a wildlife camera in your own backyard. Join us for this virtual Coffee Break to learn Sky Island Alliance tips and tricks for choosing the right camera for your interest and how to set...
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  • Signs of Life—Forest Recovery After Fire

    Join us for this Coffee Break to find hope in the ashes after wildfire. Across the west, fires are burning in a multitude of forests this year. We will discuss how different forest types recover after burning, from the Sky Island pine forests of the Southwest to the coast redwood forests of California. We will...
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  • Evaluation of Water Sources in Sonora’s Sky Islands / Evaluación de fuentes de agua natural en las Islas del Cielo de Sonora

    Register Here Join us on October 1, 2020 at 9:30am MST for a conversation with UNISIERRA undergraduate and Sky Island Alliance intern, Angel Octavio Garcia Godinez, about the results of his Spring Seeker survey project in Sonora, MX this summer. Angel surveyed more than 40 springs with his family, dramatically increasing our knowledge of springs in the area and came...
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  • Introduction to Sky Island FotoFauna

    Register Here Do you have a backyard wildlife camera and want to contribute your photos to help monitor wildlife movement? Join us for this Coffee Break to learn all about...
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  • Sky Island Coffee Break: Introduction to Aravaipa Canyon & Invasive Vinca

    Register Here Join us Thursday, January 28 at 9:30 a.m. MST to learn about The Nature Conservancy’s Aravaipa Canyon Preserve and the work Sky Island Alliance is doing there on invasive periwinkle (Vinca major). First, TNC Preserve Steward Aaron Mrotek will give us an overview of the canyon, TNC’s role there, and the Vinca infestation...
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  • Community Talk: The Mammals Around Us & Wildlife throughout the Sky Islands

    Pima County Historic Courthouse, Turquoise Room, 115 N. Church Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701 Pima County Historic Courthouse, Turquoise Room 115 N. Church Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United States

    Register Here! This is a Sky Island Alliance talk hosted by the Pima County Historic Courthouse as part of their grand reopening. The talk will be led by Emily Burns,...
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  • Sky Island Volunteer Celebration

    On Saturday, April 23rd at 10am (Arizona Time) we are excited to honor and celebrate our volunteers! Via Zoom we will express our gratitude for our committed and hardworking volunteers...
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  • Open Mic: Summon the Monsoons

    Open Mic: Summon the Monsoons

    Hotel Congress - Century Room 311 E. Congress Street, Tucson, Arizona

    In partnership with the University of Arizona's Poetry Center, join Sky Island Alliance at Hotel Congress' Century Room to celebrate and call in the 2025 monsoon season. Participants can share their own work or a rain-themed poem that they love. Expect to read 1-2 poems, based on event participation. Help us augur a good monsoon season with poetry!

  • Hog-nosed skunk

    Skunks of the Sky Islands

    Virtual

    Did you know there are four different kinds of skunks in the Sky Islands? Learn more about these fascinating creatures in this free online talk, given by SIA Wildlife Specialist Meagan Bethel and hosted by our allies at Pima Master Naturalists.

  • Estate Planning 101

    Virtual

    Most people know that having a will is important. Still, many don’t have one. But get this: Having just a will is often not enough. Without crucial documents, people are leaving themselves and their estates vulnerable. Join Sky Island Alliance and Tucson attorney Jacquelyne J. Mingle to learn estate planning basics and a bit more. This free public event is brought to you by Sky Island Alliance, the Planned Giving Roundtable of Southern Arizona, and Mission Management & Trust Co.

  • Wildlife Extravaganza on Tumamoc Hill

    Wildlife Extravaganza on Tumamoc Hill

    Tumamoc Hill Boathouse (Base of Hill) Tucson, Arizona

    Meet with various local organizations, including Sky Island Alliance, and ask all your wildlife questions. SIA Wildlife Specialist Meagan Bethel will be there. This family friendly event, located at the base of Tumamoc Hill, will include kids activities, games, and free giveaways.

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