Meet an SIA Staff Member: Zoe Fullem
September 24, 2021Have you met our Community Science Manager Zoe Fullem? Zoe joined the team in March 2020, just before the pandemic hit, to help lead our Border Wildlife Study. We’ve loved…
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Love Bats? This Fall, Help Us Monitor Their Activity
September 21, 2021At some point over the summer, did you wake up to discover that your hummingbird feeder had been drained and emptied seemingly overnight? If so, how exciting! You may have…
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Summer FotoFauna Contest: Vote Here for the Winner!
September 20, 2021Behold, the 15 finalists for the summer 2021 Sky Island FotoFauna photo contest — this time starring some exciting new species (including Gila monster and a Sonoran desert toad). Help…
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Acabamos de Tener Nuestro Primer Avistamiento de Serpientes en el Estudio de Vida Silvestre Fronteriza
September 16, 2021El 11 de julio, casi 16 meses después del inicio de nuestro Estudio de Vida Silvestre Fronteriza, nuestras cámaras trampa detectaron la primera serpiente del estudio: ¡una Culebra chirrionera de Sonora (Masticophis bilineatus)! …
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Summer Intern Stories: Camera Traps, Experiences, and Sightings / Cámara Trampa, Experiencia y Avistamientos
September 9, 2021Escrito por Maybeth Yulissa Pinto Santana, participante del Programa Binacional de Pasantías de Sky Island Alliance 2021. / Written by Maybeth Yulissa Pinto Santana, a 2021 Sky Island Alliance Binational…
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Finding Springs to Protect and Restore in the Bighorn Fire Area of the Santa Catalina Mountains
September 7, 2021One year after the colossal Bighorn Fire burned 120,000 acres in Tucson’s Santa Catalina Mountains, ecosystems are recovering. In these ecosystems, springs are a critical feature of the post-burn landscape and provide water for wildlife and opportunities for…
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Concurso de fotografía: Celebre el verano con sus fotografías favoritas de FotoFauna
September 1, 2021A medida que el verano llega a su fin, ¡hagamos una pausa para celebrar las especies que hemos visto en nuestras cámaras de vida silvestre! Este año, el personal de Sky Island…
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Watch Six Weeks of Wildlife at the Border during Monsoon
August 26, 2021I remember how loud the crunchy sound of extremely dry grass underfoot was in the San Rafael Valley near the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this year. For months, we had watched…
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Summer Intern Stories: G’ashdla a cho o aa
August 20, 2021Written by Cassandra Villegas, a 2021 Sky Island Alliance Binational Internship Program participant. Aravaipa Canyon is one of the Sky Island region’s treasured memories that will always be etched in my…
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Conoce a un miembro del personal: Sarah Truebe
August 19, 2021Estamos encantados de darle la bienvenida a Sarah Truebe, nuestra nueva Gerente de Conservación de Hábitat de Sky Island Alliance. Sarah comienza en julio de 2021 y llega a nosotros…
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