Field Notes
The Endangered Species Act Turns 50
May 19, 2023Leer en español In 1973, following the first Earth Day celebrations and as part of a movement toward greater environmental awareness, the Endangered Species Act was established to prevent the…
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Photo Gallery: 2023 Earth Day Border BioBlitz
April 25, 2023Leer en español This past weekend for Earth Day, Sky Island Alliance joined the 2023 Border BioBlitz, a month-long event held each April that seeks to document the diversity of…
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Animals That Love the Night and Dark Skies
April 19, 2023Leer en español Night provides essential habitat for many wildlife species here in the Sky Islands, from bats and owls to rats and ringtails. Over time these species have evolved…
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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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The Great Backyard Bird Count Is Here — So Are All These Other Beauties
February 8, 2023Leer en español Guest Blog by Randy Serraglio When my partner and I moved into our house about 11 years ago, we saw great potential for creating urban habitat, even…
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Season’s Greetings, Nocturnal Creatures!
October 24, 2022Leer en español As Halloween approaches, images of werewolves, chupacabras, and all sorts of other scary-spookies are everywhere. Definitely in my head; maybe in yours. Throughout the year we here…
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A Big Month for Coyotes
September 28, 2022Leer en español When reviewing photos from Sky Island Alliance’s FotoFauna wildlife cameras each month, I always get excited to see which species will show up and what story they’ll…
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An Unforgettable Encounter With Arizona Fireflies
September 19, 2022Leer en español Guest Blog and Photos by Julius Schlosburg On the East Coast many of us grew up catching fireflies or “lightning bugs.” We’d contain them in jars or…
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Marvelous Monsoon Hawkmoths
September 7, 2022Leer en español Guest Blog by Justin Schmidt and Jillian Cowles We take for granted in the Sky Islands that the summer monsoons bring flowers. But beautiful flowers as we…
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