Field Notes

Denise Moreno Ramírez

Mujeres Fronterizas, Episode 1: Denise Moreno Ramírez

May 18, 2023

Leer en español In this first installment of “Mujeres Fronterizas,” an environmental justice podcast for Sky Island Alliance featuring women in conservation in the borderlands, Sofia Rodriguez McGoffin interviews fellow…
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Rancho El Cajete

Getting Ready for Rain in Moctezuma, Sonora

April 4, 2023

Leer en español  Rainwater harvesting has been practiced for hundreds of years throughout the Sonoran Desert — so it’s nothing new. But in recent times there’s been an exciting resurgence…
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Agua de Enmedio

Border Coalitions for Environmental Justice: Two Cases

March 9, 2023

Leer en español  This is the second in a series of reflections on environmental justice from Mariana Sofia Rodriguez McGoffin, a member of Sky Island Alliance’s board of directors (see…
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Camping

Gear Drive: Help Support Our Sonora Work

March 8, 2023

Leer en español  This March, Sky Island Alliance is hosting a gear drive to benefit our work in the rural Sky Islands of Sonora, and there are several ways to…
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Border BioBlitz

This April, Join the 2023 Border BioBlitz

March 5, 2023

Leer en español  Since 2018, the Border BioBlitz has been an annual community science effort to record as many species as possible along the U.S.-Mexico border. This year Sky Island…
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Evans Canyon

UN-Funded Conservation Project Takes Off in Sonora

February 22, 2023

Leer en español  In 2022 the United Nations Development Program, Coca-Cola Foundation, and Ayuda en Acción in México launched a call for project proposals to enhance the health of rivers…
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Robert Bullard, the father of environmental justice movement.

Reflecting on Environmental Justice in the U.S. and Mexico

February 9, 2023

Leer en español  This is the first in a series of reflections on environmental justice from Mariana Sofia Rodriguez McGoffin, a member of Sky Island Alliance’s board of directors. Based…
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The Forever Fund

The Forever Fund: A New Way to Leave a Sky Island Legacy

February 7, 2023

Leer en español I’m grateful to work for Sky Island Alliance. The work we do and the region we do it in is so special. Six biotic influences meet here,…
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Monica Montaño

Sonora Program Continues to Grow With New Role

January 9, 2023

Leer en español Mónica Montaño joined Sky Island Alliance in 2021 as a summer intern and first started working with us on our wildlife-camera projects. In her current role, she…
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UniSierra Agreement

SIA, UniSierra Extend Partnership With New Agreement

December 15, 2022

Leer en español We couldn’t be more excited to be entering a new level of collaboration with our friends at the Universidad de la Sierra in Moctezuma, Sonora. This past…
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