Valentina Ocampo: A Sonoran Summer to Remember
October 14, 2026My name is Valentina Ocampo, and I’m a student of Natural Resources at the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo in Texcoco, Mexico. This summer I had the opportunity to complete an internship…
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Wildlife Cameras Reveal Unexpected Visitors
October 13, 2026This article first appeared in The Desert Leaf and is part of a series featuring the Sky Islands. I keep shallow bowls of water out for wildlife in my front…
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Oppose New Border Wall in the Sky Islands
October 6, 2026Over the past several months, the Trump administration has made it clear it won’t stop until our entire border is militarized and double walled — no matter the cost and…
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Celebrating the 87th Anniversary of APFF Bavispe
September 30, 2026On Sept. 9, we celebrated the 87th anniversary of the Bavispe Flora and Fauna Protection Area alongside staff from the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas, our partners at Borderlands…
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The Water Connecting My Stories to the Landscape
Hello! I’m Anays Blanco, and I recently joined the Sky Island Alliance team as project manager in Sonora. I’m taking this space to share some of the experiences and moments…
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Sister Parks: Building Bridges for Conservation
September 25, 2026On Sept. 29, Sky Island Alliance will join Saguaro National Park, Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Bavispe, and other allies for a conservation summit to plan collaborations over…
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Protect Our Public Lands: Tell the Forest Service to Keep the Travel Management Rule
September 17, 2026The U.S. Forest Service is proposing major changes to the Travel Management Rule — the policy that has guided where motor vehicles can travel on our national forests and grasslands…
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Give Weeds a Second Glance
September 9, 2026This Sept. 13-20, SIA and other local conservation groups will be launching a virtual Weeds Week event in partnership with the Sonoran Desert Cooperative Weed Management Area. Join us! This…
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Protect Our Roadless Forests — Take Action
September 3, 2026On Aug. 18, the Trump administration announced yet another effort to dismantle our public lands with a new proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, which safeguards nearly 45 million…
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Beyond the Surface: Life Inside a Spring
August 26, 2026When I first got involved with SIA’s Spring Seeker program, during my early expeditions, my attention almost always focused on what I could see on the surface: whether the landscape…
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