Webinar Recap: Binational Experts Discuss Sky Island Biodiversity and Conservation
July 6, 2021In April, our Conservation Director Paulo Quadri had the pleasure of moderating the University of Arizona’s three-part webinar series on Sky Island biodiversity and conservation. Diverse panelists from different universities, nonprofits, research labs, and government agencies across…
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Sky Island FotoFauna: ¿Cómo influyen los seres humanos en la vida silvestre?
June 28, 2021Leyenda: ¡Una cámara del Estudio de Vida Silvestre Fronteriza de la directora del Programa SIA, Emily Burns, detecta un avistamiento poco común! ¿Te ha pasado esto? Te sientas para ver…
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Sky Island FotoFauna: How do Humans Influence Wildlife?
Caption: A Border Wildlife Study camera detects a rare sighting of SIA Program Director Emily Burns! Has this happened to you? You sit down to see which wildlife species have…
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Thank You for Making a Difference in Aravaipa Canyon
June 25, 2021Photo Caption: Volunteers removing vinca under the beautiful fall colors of Aravaipa Canyon. Years have passed since we first partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to remove invasive periwinkle (vinca) from the creek that flows through Aravaipa…
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Six Ways We can Help Save the Wild Cats of the Sky Islands
June 24, 2021Video Transcript: Every wild cat’s life is a journey in search of water, food, shelter, and mates. In our modern world, cats face many obstacles that cut them off from…
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Sky Island Spotlight: Meet the Local Tucson Project that Studies Urban Bobcat Behavior
June 22, 2021Photo Credit: Michael Baldwin Please enjoy this blog submitted by Kerry Baldwin from Bobcats in Tucson. Some of the original blog copy was altered by Sky Island Alliance for simplified…
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What Our Sky Island Fellow Learned about Springs in Sonora
June 21, 2021¿Hablas Español? Lee el blog en Español. Earlier this year, our 2021 Sky Island Fellow Ángel Garcia — who also spent the summer and fall of 2020 with us as…
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Notes From the Field: The Great Porcupine Search
June 10, 2021A North American porcupine detected on one of our Border Wildlife Study cameras. Guest Blog by SIA Volunteer Alicia Stout It all started with a feeling: Porcupines. Look up for…
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What are Sky Islands?
June 9, 2021The Sky Islands. You probably hear these islands mentioned a lot in southern Arizona and northern Sonora, or see us refer to them in our social messages and on our website. In fact, it’s even there in our…
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Border Wildlife Study: People on Our Trail Cameras
May 24, 2021Photo caption: A white-tailed deer rests near an oak tree (left) while an orange construction vehicle drives quickly along a the border road during active wall construction in the Huachuca…
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