Springs Ecological Assessments

Santa Catalina Mountains Summerhaven, AZ, United States

Join us in monitoring a handful of springs located in the cooler high country of the Catalina mountains! This is an overnight camping trip.

Wetland Restoration at Brown Canyon Ranch

Brown Canyon Ranch Brown Canyon Ranch, Sierra Vista, AZ, United States

Help us restore a pond for the threatened Chiricahua leopard frog and create habitat for Monarch butterflies in the Huachuaca mountains. Come for a day, or camp overnight.

Spring Assessments in the Santa Ritas

Santa Rita Mountains Proctor Road, Green Valley, AZ, United States

Help monitor springs in the Santa Rita Mountains, near Madera Canyon. Requires hiking. Camping overnight.

Aravaipa Canyon Restoration

During this trip we are continuing a new task in Aravaipa Canyon - removing an invasive plant called vinca (or periwinkle) from the understory of the creek banks. This will require digging and fastidious removal of root material, with tools provided by Sky Island Alliance. We'll be bending, digging, and getting dirty. We will also be installing native plants in previously cleared areas to improve pollinator habitat.

Madera Canyon Restoration

Santa Rita Mountains Proctor Road, Green Valley, AZ, United States

If you've been down to Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains recently, you may have noticed that there are two new bridges near the trailheads. We are working with the Coronado National Forest, Borderlands Restoration, and Friends of Madera Canyon to restore ecosystem function at the site. Come out and help stabilize this beautiful canyon (and birding hotspot) just an hour south of Tucson.

Madera Canyon Restoration

Santa Rita Mountains Proctor Road, Green Valley, AZ, United States

If you've been down to Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains recently, you may have noticed that there are two new bridges near the trailheads. We are working with the Coronado National Forest, Borderlands Restoration, and Friends of Madera Canyon to restore ecosystem function at the site. Come out and help stabilize this beautiful canyon (and birding hotspot) just an hour south of Tucson.

Sutherland Wash Restoration

We all need food, water and shelter to survive, right? Help improve those qualities for the native wildlife of this lush area just north of Catalina State Park in this one-day event. This is a joint project with the Genius Loci Foundation and the Arizona Native Plant Society.

Habitat Restoration at Gila Cliff Dwellings NM

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Glenwood, NM, United States

Sky Island Alliance is teaming up with the National Park Service to restore a recently-burned hill slope near the main ruin loop at the Monument. Volunteers will be tasked with eradicating non-native plants, installing native plants in their place, and conducting erosion control.

Madera Canyon Restoration

Madera Canyon

We are bringing back nature!  After two bridges were replaced earlier this summer, there were no plants and lots of potential erosion. Help us continue our work to bring back the natives and pollinators at this phenomenal birding spot with Sky Island Alliance just an hour south of Tucson.

Bear Canyon Restoration

Sabino Canyon Recreation Area 5900 N Sabino Canyon Rd, Tucson, AZ, United States

Remove invasive fountain grass in beautiful Bear Canyon to make way for native pollinator plants!

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!

Bear Canyon Restoration

Sabino Canyon Recreation Area 5900 N Sabino Canyon Rd, Tucson, AZ, United States

Remove invasive fountain grass in beautiful Bear Canyon to make way for native pollinator plants.

National Public Lands Day – Madera Canyon!

Madera Canyon

We are bringing back nature! After two bridges were replaced earlier this summer, there were no plants and lots of potential erosion. Help us continue our work to bring back the natives and pollinators at this phenomenal birding spot with Sky Island Alliance just an hour south of Tucson.