Field Notes

Our pledge to you: Sky Island Alliance will stand strong for binational conservation
January 31, 2017Over the past week we’ve been busy at Sky Island Alliance preparing to host a workshop in Sonora, Mexico where we will train a cohort of Mexican university students and…
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Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!
January 2, 2017WOW! We did it! YOU did it! We exceeded our goal and raised a whopping $69,566! * On behalf of the entire staff and board at Sky Island Alliance, I…
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Our New Year’s Resolutions to you!
December 30, 2016Our New Year’s Resolutions to you: We resolve to build robust crossborder partnerships to preserve vast open spaces and provide safe crossings for wildlife throughout the Sky Islands! We resolve…
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Welcome Tadeo Pfister, Regional Program Manager
December 15, 2016I am thrilled to welcome Tadeo Pfister to the Sky Island Alliance team as our Regional Program Manager. Tadeo brings a wealth of experience working in coastal Sonora Mexico on…
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Welcome Scott Wilbor, Conservation Science Director
November 15, 2016I am thrilled to announce that Scott Wilbor has joined the Sky Island Alliance team as our Conservation Science Director. Scott brings years of experience working as a conservation biologist…
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Some post-election thoughts and reasons for hope
November 11, 2016Following the election, I sent the message below to Sky Island Alliance staff and board members. I’m sharing it with you now, hoping the message brings you encouragement too. Whatever…
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Happy Trails Jessica!
October 25, 2016We are sad to announce that after 10 years of dedicated service at Sky Island Alliance, Jessica Moreno has decided to move on to new adventures on October 31. Many…
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Pine flycatcher—harbinger of climate change, ray of hope for adaptation
October 4, 2016By Louise Misztal Five years ago I wrote—in the pages of this very newsletter—about the effects of climate change that were already visible in the Sky Islands and that the…
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Call to action: Help protect this Mexican reserve important to wildlife!
September 13, 2016Leer en Español A recent blog post from Sky Island Alliance board member Juan Carlos Bravo makes a strong call to action to protect the Ajos-Bavispe Natural Protected Area in…
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¡Ayuda a proteger esta Reserva Mexicana de gran importancia para la fauna silvestre!
Read this in English Un reciente post del miembro de la mesa directiva de Sky Island Alliance, Juan Carlos Bravo, hizo un fuerte llamado a la acción para proteger el…
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