Wildlife Tracking & Camera Monitoring
Survey window for wildlife monitoring teams. Training required.
Springs Ecological Assessments
Santa Catalina Mountains Summerhaven, AZ, United StatesJoin 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 StatesHelp 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 StatesHelp monitor springs in the Santa Rita Mountains, near Madera Canyon. Requires hiking. Camping overnight.
Connecting the Tracks: The Last of the Northern Jaguars
ZUZI Theater 738 N. 5th Ave., Tucson, AZ, United StatesThe story of the jaguar Corazón, told through a new documentary film produced by Christopher Barnes.
Bear Canyon Restoration
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area 5900 N Sabino Canyon Rd, Tucson, AZ, United StatesRemove 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 StatesBiologists 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.
Madera Canyon Restoration
Santa Rita Mountains Proctor Road, Green Valley, AZ, United StatesIf 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 StatesIf 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.