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  • Aravaipa

    Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal

    Aravaipa Canyon - East / The Nature Conservancy Guesthouse Klondyke, AZ

    Join us Labor Day weekend 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.

  • Cave Creek Canyon

    Chiricahua-Peloncillo Heritage Days

    Geronimo Event Center 4 Rattlesnake Canyon Road, Rodeo, NM

    Join us for this two-day festival full of food, music, and fun in the heart of the Sky Islands. Highlights include professional presentations, live music, a farmer's market, regional field trips, and more.

  • Saguaro

    Art in the Park

    Valencia Library 202 W. Valencia Road, Tucson, AZ

    Join us for this free, family-friendly event — the first in a series hosted by Saguaro National Park. Each event will feature a different aspect of our Sonoran desert and include hands-on art activities. There will be two sessions: 10:30 a.m. and noon. For the first talk, SIA Wildlife Specialist Meagan Bethel will present on...
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  • Coffee Break: Arizona Water Law 101

    Coffee Break: Arizona Water Law

    Virtual

    Join us for our next virtual Coffee Break on one of the most important topics in our region: water. Our presenter will be Michael Van Alsburg, a Tucson lawyer who...
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  • Wildlife-friendly fencing

    Wildlife-Friendly Fence Installation in Huachucas

    Scotia Canyon Campground Elgin, AZ

    Help us complete new wildlife-friendly fencing around an old cattle tank to protect water for wildlife at the edge of the beautiful San Rafael Valley. We'll be camping in Scotia...
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  • Skunks of the Sky Islands

    Coffee Break: Skunks of the Sky Islands

    Virtual

    Did you know that the Sky Island region has four different skunk species? Come learn all about this family of stinkin’ cute creatures during our next virtual Coffee Break, hosted...
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  • Catalina springs restoration

    Erosion Control in the Catalinas

    Palisades Visitor Center Mt. Lemmon, AZ, United States

    Join us for a day of building erosion-control structures near Caseco Spring in the Catalinas. The spring is a key source of water for wildlife but needs some love after being damaged in the 2020 Bighorn Fire.

  • Aravaipa Creek

    Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal

    Aravaipa Canyon - East / The Nature Conservancy Guesthouse Klondyke, AZ

    Join 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.

  • Saguaro vista

    Saguaro Stewardship Experience

    Saguaro National Park East 3693 S Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ

    Join us at Saguaro National Park for a day of activities including invasive species removal, plant and animal ID, fencing removal, and reseeding. Part one of six in this volunteer series.

  • Elk

    Sky Island Alliance Gathering in Albuquerque

    Bow & Arrow Brewing Co. 608 McKnight Ave. NW, Albuquerque, NM

    Join us for an afternoon and come meet other SIA supporters in New Mexico. We'll give a short presentation on our work and the broader implications for our region's wildlife.

  • Crane at Aravaipa Canyon

    Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal

    Aravaipa Canyon - East / The Nature Conservancy Guesthouse Klondyke, AZ

    Join 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.

  • Spring

    Wilderness Springs Office Hours

    Virtual

    Interested in joining one of our volunteer trips and need help getting set up with the Spring Seeker app? Our Habitat Restoration Manager Sarah Truebe is holding office hours to...
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  • Spring

    Survey Springs in the Pajarita Wilderness

    Ruby Ruby, AZ, United States

    Join us for a weekend of surveying springs in the Atascosa Mountains' Pajarita Wilderness. We'll be car camping each night in the old mining town of Ruby, Arizona.

  • Saguaro National Park

    Saguaro Stewardship Experience

    Saguaro National Park East 3693 S Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ

    Join us at Saguaro National Park for a day of activities including invasive species removal, plant and animal ID, fencing removal, and reseeding. Part two of six in this volunteer series.

  • Aravaipa volunteers

    Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal

    Aravaipa Canyon - East / The Nature Conservancy Guesthouse Klondyke, AZ

    Join 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.

  • Saguaros

    Saguaro Stewardship Experience

    Saguaro National Park East 3693 S Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ

    Join us at Saguaro National Park for a day of activities including invasive species removal, plant and animal ID, fencing removal, and reseeding. Part three of six in this volunteer series.

  • Saguaro census

    Saguaro Stewardship Experience

    Saguaro National Park East 3693 S Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ

    Join us at Saguaro National Park for a day of activities including invasive species removal, plant and animal ID, fencing removal, and reseeding. Part four of six in this volunteer series.

  • Pajarita Wilderness spring survey

    Workshop: Springs Trip Planning and Navigation

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

    Join SIA staff for an evening at our Tucson office getting ready for upcoming volunteer trips to visit springs within wilderness areas of the Coronado National Forest. Topics covered will...
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  • Aravaipa volunteers

    Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal

    Aravaipa Canyon - East / The Nature Conservancy Guesthouse Klondyke, AZ

    Come 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!

  • Coffee Break on jaguars

    Coffee Break: Unwinding the Regulatory Story of the Jaguar

    Virtual

    With several new jaguar sightings in Arizona within the past year, both old and new questions are resurfacing as to what this means for the future of the species in the U.S. So join us for our next virtual Coffee Break to hear from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Marit Alanen, who is the agency’s jaguar expert and liaison to the Jaguar Recovery Team.

  • Crested saguaro

    Saguaro Stewardship Experience

    Saguaro National Park East 3693 S Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ

    Join us at Saguaro National Park for a day of activities including invasive species removal, plant and animal ID, fencing removal, and reseeding. Part five of six in this volunteer series.

  • Spring

    Survey Springs in the Galiuro Wilderness

    Jackson Cabin Forest Service Road 691, Willcox, AZ

    Join us for a weekend of car camping as we survey springs in southern Arizona's Galiuro Wilderness.

  • Barbed wire in saguaro forest

    Saguaro Stewardship Experience

    Saguaro National Park West - Red Hills Visitor Center 2700 North Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ

    Join us at Saguaro National Park West for a day of fencing removal to improve wildlife connectivity and benefit species like mule deer and bighorn sheep. Part six of six in this volunteer series.

  • London rocket

    Training Workshop: Annual Plant Radiocarbon Project

    Virtual

    Learn 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.

  • Galiuros Wilderness spring seeking

    Survey Springs in the Chiricahua Wilderness

    Herb Martyr Campground San Simon, AZ

    Join us for a weekend of car camping as we survey springs in southeast Arizona's Chiricahua Wilderness.

  • Coffee Break on wildlife-human relationships

    Coffee Break: Mediating Wildlife-Human Relationships Through Behavioral Ecology

    Virtual

    Join us for our next virtual Coffee Break to learn more about some of the latest research being done to understand wildlife-human relationships and reduce conflict. Our presenter is Allie Burnett, Ph.D. candidate within the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment. For her research, she has focused specifically on the dynamics at play in Tucson.

  • Aravaipa Canyon

    Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal

    Aravaipa Canyon - East / The Nature Conservancy Guesthouse Klondyke, AZ

    Come 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

    Road Decommissioning in the Huachucas

    Montezuma Pass Cochise County, Arizona

    Join 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 structures, and installing signs to notify the public about closures. We'll be camping overnight, but day-trippers are also welcome.

  • Flame skimmer

    Connecting With the Land

    Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve 150 Blue Heaven Road, Patagonia, AZ

    We’re cohosting a day of outdoor learning at Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve. Come join us and make a day of it. There will be three stations, and folks will rotate in...
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  • Border BioBlitz 2024

    Binational Border BioBlitz 2024 — Arizona

    San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona

    Calling birders, botanists, bug lovers, trackers, herpers, fungi folk, and naturalists of all sorts! Join SIA and partners for a special binational event at San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona and at Cuenca Los Ojos ranch in Sonora. Groups will be surveying on both sides and will eventually meet at the wall.

  • BioBlitz in Sonora

    Binational Border BioBlitz 2024 — Sonora

    Cuenca Los Ojos, Sonora

    Calling birders, botanists, bug lovers, trackers, herpers, fungi folk, and naturalists of all sorts! Join SIA and partners for a special binational event at San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona and at Cuenca Los Ojos ranch in Sonora. Groups will be surveying on both sides and will eventually meet at the wall.

  • Copper Queen Library kickoff event for FotoFauna

    FotoFauna Lending Library Kickoff in Bisbee

    Copper Queen Library 6 Main Street, Bisbee, AZ

    During this presentation, participants will learn about SIA's FotoFauna program and how they can participate in this community science project through the Copper Queen Library. Patrons can check out a...
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  • Galiuros Wilderness spring seeking

    Survey Springs in the Galiuro Wilderness

    Jackson Cabin Forest Service Road 691, Willcox, AZ

    Join us for a backpacking trip over Memorial Day weekend as we survey springs in southern Arizona's Galiuro Wilderness.

  • Black bear in the Patagonia Mountains

    Time to Take Action: Protecting the Patagonia Mountains From the Hermosa Mine

    Virtual

    Join us for our next virtual Coffee Break to learn more about what you can do to help protect southern Arizona’s Patagonia Mountains from destructive mining. A company called South32 has requested to expand a mine onto U.S. Forest Service land, which will require the discharge of up to 6.5 million gallons of precious groundwater per day and lead to many other irreversible damages. In this talk, SIA staff will share updates on the project, and we’ll have a chance to hear from our local partners.

  • Searching for springsnails

    Survey Spring Snails in the Patagonia Mountains

    Sanctuary at Sonoita Creek 376 Pennsylvania Ave., Patagonia, AZ

    Join us for this special Spring Seeker field trip to document these fascinating creatures that break down plant material and provide food for other animals.

  • Bisbee Talk on Binational Conservation

    Copper Queen Library 6 Main Street, Bisbee, AZ

    We're deeply committed to protecting the Sky Islands. But what does it truly mean to live and operate in a binational landscape that differs culturally/politically and is divided by physical barriers? Join us for a special talk at Bisbee’s Copper Queen Library to learn more. Our Mexico Program Director Zach Palma will present, and it’s a chance to learn more about efforts to build ecological resilience in our region.

  • Porcupine in the San Rafael Valley

    Coffee Break: Porcupines in the Sky Island Borderlands

    Virtual

    North American porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum) are found across Arizona, but little is known about their distribution in the Sky Island region, and public perception is that porcupines do not live in the borderlands at all. Join SIA Wildlife Specialist Meagan Bethel for our next virtual Coffee Break to learn more about these fascinating creatures, surprising detections on our Border Wildlife Study cameras, and their documented crossing of the U.S.-Mexico border.

  • Turkey

    FotoFauna Lending Library Kickoff in Douglas

    Douglas Public Library 560 E 10th Street, Douglas, AZ

    During this presentation, participants will learn about SIA's FotoFauna program and how they can participate in this community science project through the Douglas Public Library. Patrons can check out a wildlife camera kit from the library and submit an online monthly checklist of species they observe. This data will help SIA and partners study when and where wildlife is present so we can better protect their habitats and pathways.

  • Southwest spring firefly

    Coffee Break: Searching for the Southwest Spring Firefly

    Virtual

    Join us for our next virtual Coffee Break to learn more about the Southwest spring firefly, a nocturnal species associated with permanent streams and marshy areas in the Sky Islands and surrounding foothills of southern Arizona and New Mexico. This rare and imperiled firefly is currently under review for Endangered Species Act listing. For this talk, we’ll be joined by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Rachel Laura and Xerces Society biologist Candace Fallon. They’ll discuss this firefly's life history and the threats it faces, efforts to map its distribution, current research and conservation needs, and the ESA listing process.

  • Catalina springs restoration

    Erosion Control in the Catalinas

    Spencer Canyon Campground Mount Lemmon, AZ 85619

    Join 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 infiltrate into the ground and make this area thrive once again following 2020's Bighorn Fire.

  • Sonoran Desert bee

    The Sonoran Desert: A Bee Diversity Hotspot

    Virtual

    Did you know that the Sonoran Desert is a hotspot of bee diversity, home to more than 1,000 species!? How many of these can you name? Join us for our next virtual Coffee Break to learn more from Kim Franklin, associate director of conservation at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. She’ll take us on a tour of this incredible bee diversity, from the tiny Perdita species that pollinate our tiniest flowers to our gentle giants, the carpenter bees, which are both critical pollinators and pollen "thieves."

  • Seeding

    Road Rewilding in the Huachucas

    Montezuma Pass Cochise County, Arizona

    Join 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 structures, and installing signs to notify the public about closures. We'll be camping overnight, but day-trippers are also welcome.

  • Center for the Future of Arizona

    The Arizona We Want: The Decade Ahead

    Virtual

    Join SIA staff for a virtual Coffee Break as we host Dr. Sybil Francis and Ian Dowdy from Center for the Future of Arizona. Our guest speakers will review the results of their groundbreaking Gallup Arizona Project. And they’ll share more on what they learned about what an overwhelming majority of Arizonans agree on related to shared appreciation, concern, and aspirations for our air, land, water, and wildlife — plus how Arizonans’ shared public values can shape the decade ahead. Don't miss this informational talk as we head into election season!

  • Cave Creek Canyon

    Chiricahua-Peloncillo Heritage Days

    Geronimo Event Center 4 Rattlesnake Canyon Road, Rodeo, NM

    Join us for this two-day festival full of food, music, and fun in the heart of the Sky Islands. Highlights include professional presentations, live music, a farmer's market, regional field trips, and more.

  • Festival de las Islas del Cielo

    Celebrate: Festival de las Islas del Cielo

    Plaza Principal — Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

    This Oct. 11-12 the town of Moctezuma, Sonora, will host the third annual Festival of the Sky Islands. So mark your calendars, and stay tuned for more details as we get ready to celebrate our region’s incredible biodiversity and culture. This event is a collaborative effort between environmental organizations, local groups, and the community of Moctezuma. There will be tables from the organizing nonprofits, conservation talks, drawing contests, workshops, music, dance, and local food.

  • Tucson spring cleaning

    ‘Spring Cleaning’ Weed Removal at Tucson Springs

    Tucson, Arizona

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Tucson spring cleaning

    ‘Spring Cleaning’ Weed Removal at Tucson Springs

    Tucson, Arizona

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Spine-tipped dancers

    ‘Spring Cleaning’ Weed Removal at Tucson Springs

    Tucson, Arizona

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Spring cleaning

    ‘Spring Cleaning’ Weed Removal at Tucson Springs

    Tucson, Arizona

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • White-tailed deer

    Border Wildlife Study Talk at Phoenix Zoo

    Phoenix Zoo Stone House Pavilion 455 North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, Arizona

    Since 2020, Sky Island Alliance has used wildlife cameras to investigate the impacts of border walls on wildlife movement. For this talk, SIA Wildlife Program Manager Eamon Harrity and Program...
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  • Survey Springs in the Rincon Wilderness

    Redington Road Benson, Arizona

    Join us for a weekend of car camping and hiking as we survey springs in the Rincon Mountain Wilderness.  

  • Volunteer

    Volunteer Outing at Rancho El Sahuaro

    Rancho El Sahuaro Naco, Sonora, Mexico

    Join us for a volunteer camping weekend at the picturesque Rancho El Sahuaro, just 15 minutes south of the U.S.-Mexico border town of Naco, Sonora. As part of our larger Ranchos Regenerativos program, which aims to integrate traditional ranching practices with land stewardship, we will be working with the landowners on restoration activities at this mixed grassland ranch.

  • Spring cleaning

    ‘Spring Cleaning’ Weed Removal at Tucson Springs

    Tucson, Arizona

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Seeding

    Road Rewilding in the Huachucas

    Montezuma Pass Cochise County, AZ, United States

    Join 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 structures, and installing signs to notify the public about closures. We'll be camping overnight, but day-trippers are also welcome.

  • McGrew Spring

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Tucson, Arizona

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Hutch's Pool

    Survey Springs in the Catalinas

    North Mount Lemmon Road Oracle, Arizona

    Join us for this Spring Seeker day trip as we bushwhack to springs along the Mt. Lemmon control road on the north side of the Catalinas.  

  • Galiuros Wilderness spring seeking

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Tucson, Arizona

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Sky Island FotoFauna class

    Sky Island FotoFauna Class in Green Valley

    Green Valley Recreation 1070 S. Calle de las Casitas, Green Valley, Arizona

    This Jan. 7 and Jan. 21, we’re hosting a two-part class in Green Valley for folks interested in joining Sky Island FotoFauna and learning how to set up a wildlife camera in their backyard as part of our community science project. Registration for Green Valley Recreation members opens Dec. 9, and for the rest of the public, it opens Dec. 24.

  • Tucson spring cleaning

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Seeding

    Road Rewilding in the Huachucas

    Montezuma Pass Cochise County, AZ, United States

    Join 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 structures, and installing signs to notify the public about closures. We'll be camping overnight, but day-trippers are also welcome.

  • Spring cleaning

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Spine-tipped dancers

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Spring cleaning

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Sky Island grassland

    A Conversation With SIA Leadership

    Join Sky Island Alliance staff for a virtual talk and Q&A on what we know so far about the impacts of the Trump administration's chaos on our work, our current priorities, and ideas on how to keep fulfilling our mission in the face of uncertainty.

  • Sonoran desert

    Tracking Urban Emissions Through Plant Radiocarbon and Traffic Modeling

    Virtual

    Join us for our next virtual talk — a chance to learn how you can volunteer to better understand greenhouse gas emissions in your town by simply collecting invasive plants and counting traffic. Our guest speaker will be Ashley Cadena, a PhD student at Northern Arizona University’s Center of Ecosystems Science and Society. She’ll be speaking on behalf of the Southwest Urban Corridor Integrated Field Laboratory.

  • Monitoring traffic

    Training: How to Use the Hestia Traffic App

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

    Help improve the understanding of road emissions in urban areas by collecting vehicle data using the Hestia traffic app. This brief field training will be held at SIA's Tucson office, so volunteers can walk through the steps, ask questions, and get practice using the app.

  • Training: How to Use the Hestia Traffic App

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

    Help improve the understanding of road emissions in urban areas by collecting vehicle data using the Hestia traffic app. This brief field training will be held at SIA's Tucson office, so volunteers can walk through the steps, ask questions, and get practice using the app.

  • McGrew Spring

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Monitoring traffic

    Training: How to Use the Hestia Traffic App

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

    Help improve the understanding of road emissions in urban areas by collecting vehicle data using the Hestia traffic app. This brief field training will be held at SIA's Tucson office, so volunteers can walk through the steps, ask questions, and get practice using the app.

  • Frog

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Training: How to Use the Hestia Traffic App

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

    Help improve the understanding of road emissions in urban areas by collecting vehicle data using the Hestia traffic app. This brief field training will be held at SIA's Tucson office, so volunteers can walk through the steps, ask questions, and get practice using the app.

  • Fire in the Sonoran Desert

    Saving Our Saguaros: Managing Grassification of the Sonoran Desert

    Virtual

    Join us for our next virtual Coffee Break to learn more about a pressing issue in our region and what we can do to help. Our guest speaker will be Kim Franklin, associate director of conservation at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

  • Training: How to Use the Hestia Traffic App

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

    Help improve the understanding of road emissions in urban areas by collecting vehicle data using the Hestia traffic app. This brief field training will be held at SIA's Tucson office, so volunteers can walk through the steps, ask questions, and get practice using the app.

  • Monitoring traffic

    Training: How to Use the Hestia Traffic App

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

    Help improve the understanding of road emissions in urban areas by collecting vehicle data using the Hestia traffic app. This brief field training will be held at SIA's Tucson office, so volunteers can walk through the steps, ask questions, and get practice using the app.

  • Satellite book cover

    ‘Satellite’ Book Launch

    Sky Island Alliance is excited to cosponsor the launch of “Satellite,” Tucson-based author Simmons Buntin’s new essay collection exploring belonging — among people, places, and wildlife — through 16 essays spanning the Sky Island region and beyond. In his book, Buntin searches for a balance between the built and natural environments, asking how the beings that inhabit these ecosystems can coexist in ways that enable us not only to survive, but to thrive together. Join SIA and Terrain.org for a multimedia presentation, discussion, and book signing on Sunday, March 9, from 4-5 p.m. at the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona. The event is free, and there’s free parking as well on weekends in the lot directly behind the center, which is accessible off 2nd Street and Palm.

  • Spring cleaning

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Spine-tipped dancers

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Tucson spring cleaning

    Volunteer Appreciation Night

    MotoSonora 1015 S Park Ave, Tucson, Arizona

    Save the date! On March 19, from 5-7 p.m., we're hosting a gathering at Tucson brew-pub MotoSonora to celebrate you all — volunteers past, present, and future. More details to come. We're looking forward to seeing you all and bringing folks together to honor the incredible work done this past year throughout the Sky Islands.

  • Spring

    Survey Springs in the Galiuro Mountains

    Muleshoe Ranch Cooperative Management Area Willcox, Arizona

    Join us for a weekend of car camping as we survey springs in the Galiuro Mountains on The Nature Conservancy's Muleshoe Ranch.

  • Spring cleaning

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Tucson Mountains

    Arizona Rally for Public Lands

    Arizona Capitol - House Lawn 1700 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona

    Arizonans from across the state are gathering to call on elected officials to protect our public lands and waters. That means maintaining full access, protecting wildlife, and supporting parks staff in their stewardship work.

  • Arundo

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Western bluebird

    Coffee Break: Update on Our Migratory Bird Monitoring in Sonora

    Virtual

    Join us April 1 at 9:30 a.m. for our next virtual Coffee Break to learn more about our exciting new project bridging grassland bird conservation and regenerative ranching in Sonora. Our speakers will be SIA’s very own Wildlife Program Manager Eamon Harrity and Mexico Program Manager Zach Palma.

  • Copper Creek mine aerial

    Comment Workshop for Mammoth Mine

    The Wilson Barn 2436 W Linda Vista Road, Oracle, Arizona

    The Bureau of Land Management has opened a public comment period until April 14 for Faraday Copper’s continued exploratory drilling in the Galiuro Mountains. Join the Lower San Pedro Watershed Alliance and Center for Biological Diversity for a workshop, in person or on Zoom, to learn how to submit effective comments ahead of the deadline.

  • Fox

    FotoFauna Talk in Phoenix

    Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, Arizona

    Join us at Phoenix's Desert Botanical Garden for an introduction to FotoFauna, our community science project. By setting up a wildlife camera in your backyard, you can help observe presence, absence, and seasonal movements of species in the Sky Islands of the U.S. and Mexico.

  • Frog

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Agua Prieta Exhibit

    Wildlife Photos Exhibit in Agua Prieta

    Museo Arte Patrimonio C. 6 Ave. 16, Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico

    SIA highlight photos and videos of wildlife, including ones from our FotoFauna and Border Wildlife Study cameras, as well as moments captured out in the field, will be on display in Agua Prieta, Sonora. So if you’re in the area, join us! Entrance is free, and the exhibit will be showing in the museum until June. But if you come this first night at 5 p.m., you can hear SIA Wildlife Specialist Miguel Enríquez share some stories about the photos, many of which he took. Folks from Cuenca Los Ojos, our collaborators in this exhibit, will also be there to speak and share highlight photos and videos.

  • San Pedro River

    Celebrate the San Pedro

    San Pedro House 9800 AZ-90, Sierra Vista, Arizona

    Join us and other local conservation groups for this celebration of the San Pedro River. Activities include a bird count challenge, nature hikes, kids activities, informational displays, and 11 different speakers, including SIA Mexico Program Manager Zach Palma, who will speak at noon.

  • Rock Ledge Spring

    Help Restore Tucson’s Barrel Spring

    Calling all weekend warriors: On Sunday, April 13, we’re hosting a single-day volunteer event as part of our Tucson spring cleaning campaign to restore desert wildlife oases. This time we’ll be at Barrel Spring, near our other current project site, on the northeast side of town. Your help is needed to stop invasive arundo from spreading downstream, where it could eventually reach Sabino Creek.

  • McGrew Spring

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • FotoFauna class at Tucson zoo

    FotoFauna Class at Tucson Zoo

    This April 19 and May 10, Sky Island Alliance is hosting a two-part class at Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo for folks interested in joining FotoFauna and learning how to set up a wildlife camera in their yard as part of our community science project. We’d love for you to join us!

  • Galiuros Wilderness spring seeking

    Tucson ‘Spring Cleaning’

    Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We'll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.

  • Road rewilding

    Road Rewilding in the Huachucas

    Parker Canyon Lake 3200 S Sonoita Hwy, Sonoita, AZ, United States

    Join SIA for a weekend of camping as we physically decommission closed roads in the southwestern foothills of the Huachuca Mountains.

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