Field Notes

Mujeres Fronterizas, Episode 1: Denise Moreno Ramírez
May 18, 2023Leer 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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Getting Ready for Rain in Moctezuma, Sonora
April 4, 2023Leer 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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Border Coalitions for Environmental Justice: Two Cases
March 9, 2023Leer 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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Gear Drive: Help Support Our Sonora Work
March 8, 2023Leer 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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This April, Join the 2023 Border BioBlitz
March 5, 2023Leer 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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UN-Funded Conservation Project Takes Off in Sonora
February 22, 2023Leer 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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Reflecting on Environmental Justice in the U.S. and Mexico
February 9, 2023Leer 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: A New Way to Leave a Sky Island Legacy
February 7, 2023Leer 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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Sonora Program Continues to Grow With New Role
January 9, 2023Leer 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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SIA, UniSierra Extend Partnership With New Agreement
December 15, 2022Leer 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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