UN-Funded Conservation Project Takes Off in Sonora
February 22, 2023 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 in priority…
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Reflecting on Environmental Justice in the U.S. and Mexico
February 9, 2023 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 in Tucson,…
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The Forever Fund: A New Way to Leave a Sky Island Legacy
February 7, 2023I’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, and it’s the…
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Sonora Program Continues to Grow With New Role
January 9, 2023Mónica 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 is our full-time…
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SIA, UniSierra Extend Partnership With New Agreement
December 15, 2022We 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 month we met…
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Esqueda Festival Marks Another First in Sonora
December 5, 2022On Nov. 24-25 the town of Esqueda, Sonora, hosted its first conservation festival — a huge success. It was organized by the wildlife club at the University Estatal de Sonora,…
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Farewell to Maggie Trinkle
November 30, 2022This November our longtime employee Maggie Trinkle, who served as our chief operations officer, said goodbye to Sky Island Alliance. I’ve had the wonderful pleasure of working alongside Maggie for…
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A Work of Art Inspired by the Border Wall
November 29, 2022In August 2022 our Sonoran Springs Specialist Ángel Garcia, originally from Esqueda, Sonora, decided to follow his dream of studying dance and arts in Mexicali, Baja California, for which he…
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Photo Gallery: Team Building in Naco, Sonora
November 7, 2022On Nov. 4 several of our U.S. and Mexico staff met up in Naco, Sonora, for some team building, big-picture planning, and, of course, tasty treats! So much fun. For…
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How to Become an Environmentalist (By Accident)
October 25, 2022I started with activism in 2017 not by grand design but mostly by just being in the right place at the right time. I was a computer engineer by trade…
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