springs
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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.
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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.
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Hermitage Seep Restoration
Get muddy with us at this lush site in Rucker Canyon on the western flank of the Chiricahua Mountains! We will be improving the conditions for area bats, pollinators, and Chiricahua leopard frogs.
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Sky Island Coffee Break: Seeking Sky Island Springs
Register Here Join the next Coffee Break with Sky Island Alliance staff Emily Burns and Sami Hammer to learn about how springs bring life to the Sky Island region and what it will...
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Sky Island Coffee Break: Be a Spring Seeker
Register for the Webinar Here Calling all Sky Island volunteers and hikers! During this webinar, learn how to collect valuable information on the health of springs across the Sky Island region independently....
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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 new Spring Seeker survey and how you can help survey wilderness spring this summer in Coronado National Forest! We'll cover topics including which wilderness areas...
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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 in Sonora, MX this summer. Angel surveyed more than 40 springs with his family, dramatically increasing our knowledge of springs in the area and came...
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Coffee Break: History of Springs in a Northern Sky Island
Register Here! Springs are natural features in the Sky Islands that provide life-saving water in a very dry place, which has always made them incredibly valuable to people...who have in...
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Junior Spring Seeker at Agua Caliente Park
Agua Caliente Park 12325 East Roger Road, Tucson, AZ, United StatesBring the whole family to Agua Caliente Park on Saturday, May 14 between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Families will be able to pick up a free kids activity booklet...
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Border Wildlife Tracking Blitz
San Rafael Valley near the U.S.-Mexico Border , United StatesThere are only a few spots along the U.S.-Mexico border still open to wildlife movement between the two countries. The stretch from the Patagonia Mountains to the Huachucas, across the...
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Springs Restoration in the Whetstones
Kartchner Caverns State Park 2980 AZ-90, Benson, AZ, United StatesMcGrew Spring is a shady, secluded oasis in southern Arizona's Whetstone Mountains. Closed to the public, the spring is more than two miles from any other water source and is...
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Erosion Control in the Catalinas
Palisades Visitor Center Mt. Lemmon, AZ, United StatesJoin us for a volunteer camping weekend in the Santa Catalinas. We'll be creating loose rock structures to halt erosion, increase water absorption, and support plant growth around Caseco Spring....
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Erosion Control in the Sierra Los Ajos
Cañon de Evans Carretera Cananea-Aguaprieta Kilometro 2.6, Cananea, Sonora, MexicoJoin us for a volunteer camping weekend at Sonora's Rancho Agua de Enmedio — 15 miles south of Naco, Arizona. We'll be creating loose rock structures to halt erosion, increase...
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Help Survey Patagonia Springs Before New Mining Begins
Patagonia Mountains AZWe need to get eyes on springs in the Patagonia Mountains before pumping for a new mining project begins, so we can establish baseline data and better advocate for these...
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Springs Restoration in the Whetstones
Kartchner Caverns State Park 2980 AZ-90, Benson, AZ, United StatesJoin us for a day removing invasive species around McGrew Spring — a lovely, shaded oasis in southern Arizona's Whetstone Mountains. If interested, there's also an option to camp for...
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Springs Restoration in the Whetstones
Kartchner Caverns State Park 2980 AZ-90, Benson, AZ, United StatesJoin us for a day of removing invasive species at McGrew Spring in southern Arizona's beautiful Whetstone Mountains. Closed to the public, the spring is more than two miles from any other water source and is a favorite haunt of coatis, black bears, mountain lions, coyotes, and birds.
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Barrel Spring Arundo Removal
Arizona National Golf Club Tucson, ArizonaJoin us for a morning at a historic Tucson spring, now in an urban setting, as we remove this invasive plant and restore a wildlife oasis.
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Barrel Spring Arundo Removal
Arizona National Golf Club Tucson, ArizonaJoin us for a morning at a historic Tucson spring, now in an urban setting, as we remove this invasive plant and restore a wildlife oasis.
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Barrel Spring Arundo Removal
Arizona National Golf Club Tucson, ArizonaJoin us for a morning at a historic Tucson spring, now in an urban setting, as we remove this invasive plant and restore a wildlife oasis.
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Spring Restoration in Bear Canyon
Rancho Fundoshi Spring Northeast Tucson, ArizonaHelp us restore a wildlife oasis by removing invasive grasses and oleander along the Bear Canyon drainage around Rancho Fundoshi Spring. We'll be working in the soil, bending, kneeling, and using hand tools, picks, and lots of elbow grease.
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Barrel Spring Arundo Removal
Arizona National Golf Club Tucson, ArizonaJoin us for a morning at a historic Tucson spring, now in an urban setting, as we remove this invasive plant and restore a wildlife oasis.
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Mescal Spring Invasive Plant Removal
Let's get our hands dirty and help restore this beautiful spring southeast of Tucson by removing invasive plants.
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Springs Restoration in the Whetstones
Kartchner Caverns State Park 2980 AZ-90, Benson, AZ, United StatesJoin us for a day of removing invasive species at McGrew Spring in southern Arizona's beautiful Whetstone Mountains. Closed to the public, the spring is more than two miles from any other water source and is a favorite haunt of coatis, black bears, mountain lions, coyotes, and birds.
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Spring Restoration in Bear Canyon
Rancho Fundoshi Spring Northeast Tucson, ArizonaHelp us restore a wildlife oasis by removing invasive grasses and oleander along the Bear Canyon drainage around Rancho Fundoshi Spring. We'll be working in the soil, bending, kneeling, and using hand tools, picks, and lots of elbow grease.
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Keep Parks Public: Arizona’s Public Lands and the Border Wall
The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre Tucson, ArizonaThis live podcast recording, hosted by the Center for Western Priorities, will feature Sky Island Alliance’s Emily Burns, along with Russ McSpadden (Center for Biological Diversity), Matt Nelson (Arizona Trail Association), and a representative of the Tohono O'odham Nation. They’ll be discussing border wall impacts to wildlife corridors and Indigenous sites, plus staffing/funding cuts at land management agencies and rollbacks of environmental protections.