Field Notes

Samai Bhojwani

Samai Bhojwani: Stories From Camp Week

July 10, 2022

Leer en español  Growing up in Belize’s tropical climate, I never saw myself as a person who would enjoy deserts and grasslands. But being immersed in the Sky Islands has…
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Taylor Lo

Taylor Lo: Stories From Camp Week

Leer en español  Last week I went on a great adventure: the highly anticipated camp week for the Path of the Jaguar internship. As a so-called East Coast “city slicker”…
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Nadira Mitchell

Nadira Mitchell: Stories From Camp Week

July 8, 2022

Leer en español  As someone who was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, I’ve always been aware of our proximity to the U.S.-Mexico border. I grew up in a city…
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Springsnails

Searching for Springsnails in Arizona

July 5, 2022

Leer en español “I found one! Wait, no, that’s a pebble.” That was my refrain recently when I went out in the field to search for springsnails with Jeff Sorensen,…
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McGrew Spring restoration

Summer Intern Stories: Spring Restoration

June 24, 2022

Leer en español SIA Stewardship Specialist Bryon Lichtenhan and I recently headed out to the field, delighted to be accompanied by our three Doris Duke conservation scholars — Taylor Lo,…
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Alejandra Tanori García

Summer Intern Stories: Setting Up a Wildlife Camera

June 23, 2022

Leer en español Alejandra Tanori García — above left, on an earlier trip planting native grasses — is one of our Path of the Jaguar interns this year. A few…
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Camino del Jaguar

New Cohort Arrives for Path of the Jaguar Internship

June 16, 2022

Leer en español We’re excited to begin another great summer of conservation work and fun with a new batch of Path of the Jaguar interns from Mexico and the United…
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Colecta de peces en redes

In Search of a Threatened Sonoran Minnow

June 15, 2022

Leer en español In May 2022 three Sky Island Alliance staff members from Sonora — Angel García, Miguel Enríquez, and Mónica Montaño — joined a group of native fish researchers…
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Monica Montaño

Meet an SIA Staff Member: Mónica Montaño

June 3, 2022

Leer en español Mónica Montaño started with Sky Island Alliance as a summer intern in 2021 and is now a Sky Island fellow working to advance our conservation projects in…
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Rio Cocospera in Sonora

Environmental Groups Look Forward at Gathering in Sonora

May 31, 2022

Leer en español In May 2022, Sky Island Alliance staff joined five other environmental organizations in Sonora, Mexico, for a weekend at the stunningly beautiful Aribabi Conservation Ranch, nestled among…
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