Field Notes
Spring Seeker Stories: Agua Caliente Tank
July 16, 2021We’re back this month with another installment in our Spring Seeker Stories! This time, retired wildland firefighter and Sky Island Alliance volunteer Brit Rosso takes us on a rollercoaster of…
Read more »
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…
Read more »
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…
Read more »
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…
Read more »
Border Wildlife Study: Vegetation and Drought in the Borderlands
May 21, 2021For the last year, the Border Wildlife Study cameras have documented an amazing array of wildlife species across the San Rafael Valley and the Patagonia and Huachuca Mountains that flank…
Read more »
Spring Seeker Stories: Bear and Grapevine Spring in the Southern Rincon Mountains
April 28, 2021We’re back this month with another installment in our Spring Seeker Stories! This time, retired wildland firefighter and Spring Seeker volunteer Brit Rosso takes us on a visual journey through…
Read more »
Notes from the Field: Van Trap and Chimney Spring in the Southern Rincon Wilderness
March 29, 2021Volunteers lie at the heart of our Spring Seeker program. In 2020, 63 people helped us check over 220 springs in the U.S. and Mexico—a feat that would be impossible…
Read more »
We’re Rooting for Native Flora at Aravaipa Canyon Preserve!
March 22, 2021In early March, a team of six volunteers and three Sky Island Alliance staff braved the chilly spring evenings at Aravaipa Canyon Preserve to do two days of hard, earnest work: pull invasive…
Read more »
Notes from the Field: Searching for High Spring in the Huachuca Mountains
January 14, 2021Volunteers lie at the heart of our Spring Seeker program. In 2020, 63 people helped us check over 220 springs in the U.S. and Mexico—a feat that would be impossible for staff alone. Retired wildlands firefighter Brit…
Read more »
What We Learned from Monitoring Springs in 2020
January 8, 2021Since the launch of Spring Seeker in July 2020, Sky Island Alliance and its volunteers have been able to visit 256 springs throughout the Sky Island region of southern Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. Visitors of these springs completed a quick survey in an app on…
Read more »