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Volunteer Appreciation Party-Friday, April 12
Borderlands Brewing Co 119 E Toole Ave, Tucson, AZ, United StatesJoin us as we celebrate YOU, our amazing volunteers!
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: Memorial Day Weekend
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesJoin us for a long weekend in beautiful Aravaipa Canyon. During this trip we are continuing our work to eradicate the invasive plant vinca (or periwinkle) from the riparian understory of the creek banks. This will require digging and fastidious removal of vegetative material and roots with tools provided by Sky Island Alliance.
National Public Lands Day 2019
Colonia Verde Shopping Center NE corner of Tanque Verde and Sabino Canyon, Tucson, AZ, United StatesCelebrate National Public Lands Day with Sky Island Alliance as we remove invasive grasses from the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area!
Fall Wildlife Tracking Workshop: 2019
The Nature Conservancy Guesthouse 40926-40928 Aravaipa Canal, Willcox, United StatesJoin us for a four-day get-away in a spectacular Sky Island setting with Sky Island Alliance staff and regional guest experts. Participants gain hands-on field instruction and theory in a variety of wildlife tracking skills and techniques.
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: November
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesSky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature Conservancy in Aravaipa Canyon for several years on a variety of projects to increase watershed health along this perennial riparian area. Join us as we work to ramp up our efforts to address the threat of invasive periwinkle (Vinca major) throughout the canyon.
Saguaro Census Survey: 3-mile Hike December 7th @ Saguaro East
Saguaro National Park East 3693 S Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ, United StatesJoin Sky Island Alliance in helping Saguaro National Park with their 2020 saguaro census! This will be a longer hike in Saguaro East Please Register on our Eventbrite Page About...
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Saguaro Census Survey: 1-mile Hike December 10th @ Saguaro East
Saguaro National Park East 3693 S Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ, United StatesJoin Sky Island Alliance in helping Saguaro National Park with their 2020 saguaro census! This will be a shorter hike in Saguaro East Please Register on our Eventbrite Page About...
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Saguaro Census Survey: 1-mile Hike January 10th @ Saguaro West
Saguaro National Park East 3693 S Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ, United StatesJoin Sky Island Alliance in helping Saguaro National Park with their 2020 saguaro census! This will be a shorter hike in Saguaro West Click Here Register on our Eventbrite Page...
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Saguaro Census Survey: 3-mile Hike January 11th @ Saguaro West
Saguaro National Park East 3693 S Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ, United StatesJoin Sky Island Alliance in helping Saguaro National Park with their 2020 saguaro census! This will be a longer hike in Saguaro West Click Here Register on our Eventbrite Page...
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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: Jan 31 – Feb 2
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesCome join us January 31st to February 2nd in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! TO REGISTER CLICK HERE! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature Conservancy in Aravaipa Canyon...
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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: February
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesCome join us February 28th to March 1st in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! TO REGISTER CLICK HERE! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature Conservancy in Aravaipa Canyon...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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Wilderness Waters: October Spring Surveys
Join a SIA staff member OR another volunteer in the field for a physically-distanced spring survey! Did you know that springs on U.S. Forest Service land might not be protected...
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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...
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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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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: Dec 18 – 20
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesReady to safely get out of the house? Come join us December 18th – 20th in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! TO REGISTER CLICK HERE! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature Conservancy...
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Winter Spring Seeker Surveys
AZ, United States JOIN A GROUP IN THE FIELD FOR A PHYSICALLY-DISTANCED SPRING SURVEY! Thanks to our amazing community of volunteers and partners, we visited over 220 springs and other water sources...
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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: Feb 19 – 21
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesReady to safely get out of the house? Come join us February 19th – 21st in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! TO REGISTER CLICK HERE! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature Conservancy...
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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: March 5 – 7
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesReady to safely get out of the house? Come join us March 5th – 7th in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! TO REGISTER CLICK HERE! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature Conservancy...
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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: March 19 – 21
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesReady to safely get out of the house? Come join us March 19th – 21st in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! TO REGISTER CLICK HERE! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature Conservancy...
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2021 Border BioBlitz/BioBlitz de la Frontera 2021
U.S.-Mexico BorderlandsHELP US RECORD AS MANY SPECIES AS POSSIBLE ALONG THE U.S.-Mexico border The 2021 Border BioBlitz is happening in April this year! This is a community science effort to record...
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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: April 16 – 18
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesReady to safely get out of the house? Come join us April 16th – 18th in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! TO REGISTER CLICK HERE! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature Conservancy...
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Burned Area Rehabilitation at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge Refuge Entrance Rd, Sasabe, AZ, United StatesHelp create wildlife habitat by planting in an area of the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge that was recently scarred by fire.
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: May 7 – 9
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesReady to safely get out of the house? Come join us May 7th – 9th in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! TO REGISTER CLICK HERE! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature Conservancy...
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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: May 28 – 31 [Memorial Day Weekend]
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesReady to safely get out of the house? Come join us May 28th – 31st in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! TO REGISTER CLICK HERE! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature Conservancy...
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Wildlife Tracking Field Day: June 19
Brown Mountain Trail Picnic Area and Trailhead Brown Mountain Trail, Tucson, AZ, AZ, United StatesRegister Here! Calling Sky Island Alliance trackers: let's practice our skills, discuss current projects, and find cool tracks and sign. About this event Join us for a morning of looking...
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Aravaipa Canyon Planting and Vinca Removal: August 6 – 8
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesRegister Here! About this event: Ready to safely get out of the house? Come join us August 6th – 8th in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has...
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Wildlife Tracking Field Day: August 14
King Canyon Trailhead King Canyon Trailhead, Tucson, AZ, AZ, United StatesRegister Here! Calling Sky Island Alliance trackers: let's practice our skills, discuss current projects, and find cool tracks and sign. About this event Join us for a morning of looking...
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Aravaipa Canyon Planting and Vinca Removal: August 27 – 29
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesPlease note: We have changed the dates from August 20-22 to August 27-29 to accommodate more volunteers and their schedules. We would love to have you on these dates if...
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Join the Sky Island FotoFauna Project: October 2021
Explore the FotoFauna Project! In October, join Sky Island FotoFauna — a growing network of wildlife cameras that observe the presence, absence, and seasonal movements of wildlife species throughout the...
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Survey a Sky Island Spring: Fall 2021
AZ, United StatesJOIN US IN THE FIELD FOR A FUN & NATURE-FILLED SPRING SURVEY! Thanks to our amazing community of volunteers and partners, we visited over 220 springs and other water sources...
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Southern Galiuro Erosion Control Structures: November 19 – 21
Southern Galiuros 32.410840, -110.270995Register Here! Join Sky Island Alliance for a single day trip OR a weekend-long volunteer trip as we install rock structures on a formerly overgrazed property in the Galiuro Mountains....
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Join the Sky Island FotoFauna Project: December 2021
Explore the FotoFauna Project! In December, join Sky Island FotoFauna — a growing network of wildlife cameras that observe the presence, absence, and seasonal movements of wildlife species throughout the...
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Southern Galiuro Erosion Control Structures: December 3 – 5
Southern Galiuros 32.410840, -110.270995Register Here! Join Sky Island Alliance for a single day trip OR a weekend-long volunteer trip as we install rock structures on a formerly overgrazed property in the Galiuro Mountains....
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Join the Sky Island FotoFauna Project: January 2021
Explore the FotoFauna Project! This January, make watching wildlife your New Year's resolution! Join Sky Island FotoFauna — a growing network of wildlife cameras — and help us observe the...
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Survey a Sky Island Spring: Winter 2022
AZ, United StatesJOIN US IN THE FIELD FOR A FUN & NATURE-FILLED SPRING SURVEY! Thanks to our amazing community of volunteers and partners, we visited over 220 springs and other water sources...
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Join the Sky Island FotoFauna Project: February 2022
Explore the FotoFauna Project Join our wildlife-watching fun & learn more about the species that live in your neighborhood! By joining Sky Island FotoFauna — a growing network of wildlife...
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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: March 11 – 13
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesRegister Here! Ready to get out of the house? Come join us March 11th – 13th in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature...
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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: April 1 – 3
Aravaipa Canyon - East Aravaipa, AZ, United StatesRegister Here! Ready to get out of the house? Come join us April 1st - 3rd in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature...
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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal
Aravaipa Canyon - East / The Nature Conservancy Guesthouse Klondyke, AZJoin us for another volunteer camping trip in the beautiful Aravaipa Canyon Preserve. We'll be continuing work to remove invasive vinca along the banks of the creek.
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal
Aravaipa Canyon - East / The Nature Conservancy Guesthouse Klondyke, AZJoin us for another volunteer camping trip in the beautiful Aravaipa Canyon Preserve. We'll be continuing work to remove invasive vinca along the banks of the creek.
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal
Aravaipa Canyon - East / The Nature Conservancy Guesthouse Klondyke, AZJoin us for another volunteer camping trip in the beautiful Aravaipa Canyon Preserve. We'll be continuing work to remove invasive vinca along the banks of the creek.
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal
Aravaipa Canyon - East / The Nature Conservancy Guesthouse Klondyke, AZCome join us for one of our last volunteer camping weekends in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve as we finish this round in our fight against invasive vinca!
Training Workshop: Annual Plant Radiocarbon Project
Sky Island Alliance Office 3127 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ, United StatesLearn how to help study fossil fuel emissions in Tucson by sampling invasive plants!
Training Workshop: Annual Plant Radiocarbon Project
VirtualLearn how to help study fossil fuel emissions in Tucson by sampling invasive plants! SIA Program Director Emily Burns will walk you through the steps in this free online training.
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal
Aravaipa Canyon - East / The Nature Conservancy Guesthouse Klondyke, AZCome join us for one of our last volunteer camping weekends in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve as we finish this round in our fight against invasive vinca!
Road Decommissioning in the Huachucas
Montezuma Pass Cochise County, ArizonaJoin SIA as we physically decommission closed roads in the southern foothills of the Huachuca Mountains. We'll be camouflaging roads with rocks and woody debris, reseeding native plants, building erosion-control...
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Erosion Control in the Catalinas
Spencer Canyon Campground Mount Lemmon, AZ 85619Join us up on Mt. Lemmon for a weekend of camping at Spencer Canyon and help build erosion-control structures. Our goal is to slow down precious water, so it can...
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Road Rewilding in the Huachucas
Montezuma Pass Cochise County, ArizonaJoin SIA as we physically decommission closed roads in the southern foothills of the Huachuca Mountains. We'll be camouflaging roads with rocks and woody debris, reseeding native plants, building erosion-control...
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Road Rewilding in the Huachucas
Montezuma Pass Cochise County, AZ, United StatesJoin SIA as we physically decommission closed roads in the southern foothills of the Huachuca Mountains. We'll be camouflaging roads with rocks and woody debris, reseeding native plants, building erosion-control...
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