Staff Highlight: Jimmy Gribbin
September 15, 2022Jimmy Gribbin, our Field Coordinator, started with Sky Island Alliance in September 2022 to recruit and organize volunteers for our conservation programs. He also helps handle field equipment and coordinate…
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Marvelous Monsoon Hawkmoths
September 7, 2022Guest Blog by Justin Schmidt and Jillian Cowles We take for granted in the Sky Islands that the summer monsoons bring flowers. But beautiful flowers as we know them today…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Pat Cicero
August 25, 2022 Please introduce yourself! Where are you from, and what do you do? Thanks for giving me this opportunity to share insights with Sky Island Alliance. I’m Patrick Cicero, a…
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New Activity Book for Junior Spring Seekers
August 15, 2022Leer en español Earlier this year I worked with a group of students at the University of Arizona to develop a resource that’d introduce kids to the wild world of…
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Sky Island Hikes: Agua Caliente Hill
August 12, 2022 The following is part of a series of recommended hikes in the Sky Islands — be safe, have fun, and leave no trace. In the northeast corner of Tucson,…
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Javier Noriega: Stories From Camp Week
July 27, 2022 Last week my fellow interns, Sky Island Alliance staff, and I ventured out on a week-long field trip to different ranches, an experience that I will certainly remember with…
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Bryan Torres: Stories From Camp Week
July 26, 2022 Finally, camp week! What we had been waiting for since the beginning of the Path of the Jaguar internship. A chance to spend time with new people and learn…
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Sergio Müller: Stories From Camp Week
July 14, 2022 “The biggest threat to the planet is believing that someone else will save it.” — Robert Swan, first person to walk both poles. I recently got back from a…
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Samai Bhojwani: Stories From Camp Week
July 10, 2022 Growing up in Belize’s tropical climate, I never saw myself as a person who would enjoy deserts and grasslands. But being immersed in the Sky Islands has truly changed…
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Taylor Lo: Stories From Camp Week
Last week I went on a great adventure: the highly anticipated camp week for the Path of the Jaguar internship. As a so-called East Coast “city slicker” with hardly…
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