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.

Bear Canyon Restoration

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

Remove invasive fountain grass from beautiful Bear Canyon to make way for native pollinator plants. Mark your calendar now, full registration information coming soon!

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.

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