Coati Felt Mask: A DIY Tutorial

October 26, 2020

Halloween might be a little different this year, staying home watching scary movies and keeping yourself and the community healthy. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still get in costume! This year, I decided to celebrate…
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Seep Willow or Willow Species?

October 22, 2020

Is seep willow part of the willow family? How can I tell a seep willow plant from a willow tree? Today’s flora feature explores these commonly asked questions. We’ll break…
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Protecting Half of the Earth for Other Species

October 21, 2020

While the global pandemic was dramatically changing all our lives in March this year, the human population reached 7.8 billion people on Earth. It’s a staggering number and testament to…
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Introducing FotoFauna: Our New Wildlife Monitoring Network

October 14, 2020

Dust off your backyard wildlife cameras—a new volunteer opportunity is here!  Sky Island Alliance is excited to announce the launch of Sky Island FotoFauna, a wildlife monitoring network powered by residents and organizations in the Sky Island region….
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Submit Your Best Photos to the Desert Visions Contest

Calling all desert dwellers and nature lovers: your photos are needed!  Sky Island Alliance has partnered with the new outdoor desert wear company Erem on their Desert Visions photo contest, and your submissions to the contest…
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Sky Islands Spotlight: Rodolfo Dirzo

October 13, 2020

This month, Sky Island Alliance is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month. National Hispanic Heritage Month has been observed in the United States since 1968. From September 15 to October 15…
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Arizona’s First Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 9, 2020

What does it mean to decolonize conservation? Why does mainstream environmentalism still recognize the 1960s as the “birth of the environmental movement” when communities all around the world have protected Earth’s ecosystem for centuries? How do we as…
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Celebrating World Habitat Day

October 7, 2020

This year’s World Habitat Day was on Monday, October 5th! As communities around the globe take a moment to observe and appreciate the species and ecosystems that make up our planet, let’s also…
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Four Myths About Mining the Patagonia Mountains

September 28, 2020

Roughly 60 miles southeast of Tucson—past Sonoita, Elgin, and Mt. Wrightson in the Santa Ritas—rests an eight-mile stretch of canyons and corridors known as the Patagonia Mountains. One of the largest transboundary Sky…
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Friday Creature Feature: Turkey Vulture

September 25, 2020

Our bird of focus for this week’s creature feature is the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura). Despite the name, turkey vultures are more vulture than turkey—they belong to the vulture family—and…
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