Canelo Hills

How Nature Supports Southern Arizona’s Economy

June 12, 2025

People from all over the world come to southern Arizona to experience the great outdoors, recreate, and just be among the area’s scenic landscapes and wildlife. But how much is…
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Pronghorn

Coffee Break: Improving Borderlands Wildlife Corridors

May 8, 2025

Only a few sections of the U.S.-Mexico border within the Path of the Jaguar are still passable to most wildlife. One of these sections is the San Rafael Valley between…
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Western bluebird

Update on Our Migratory Bird Monitoring in Sonora

April 1, 2025

In this virtual Coffee Break, SIA Wildlife Program Manager Eamon Harrity and Mexico Program Manager Zach Palma share latest news with our new project bridging grassland bird conservation and regenerative…
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Fire in the Sonoran Desert

Saving Our Saguaros: Managing Grassification of the Sonoran Desert

March 3, 2025

Learn more about a pressing issue in our region and what we can do to help in this virtual Coffee Break with guest speaker Kim Franklin, associate director of conservation…
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Sonoran desert

Tracking Urban Emissions Through Plant Radiocarbon and Traffic Modeling

February 12, 2025

We’re back this spring with another community science project that builds on last year’s efforts and brings two volunteer opportunities to the Tucson area. In this virtual talk, we share…
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Coffee Break: Updates From Our Border Wildlife Study

October 24, 2024

Through our Border Wildlife Study, Sky Island Alliance has monitored wildlife along nearly 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border for 4.5 years, and we are excited to share some of…
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The Arizona We Want: The Decade Ahead

The Arizona We Want: The Decade Ahead

September 12, 2024

In this virtual Coffee Break, we’re joined by Dr. Sybil Francis and Ian Dowdy from Center for the Future of Arizona. Our guest speakers review the results of their groundbreaking…
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Sonoran Desert bee

The Sonoran Desert: A Bee Diversity Hotspot

August 22, 2024

Did you know that the Sonoran Desert is a hotspot of bee diversity, home to more than 1,000 species!? How many of these can you name? In this virtual Coffee…
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Southwest spring fireflies

Coffee Break: Searching for the Southwest Spring Firefly

July 11, 2024

In this virtual Coffee Break, our featured topic is the Southwest spring firefly (Bicellonycha wickershamorum), a nocturnal species associated with permanent streams and marshy areas in the Sky Islands and…
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Porcupine

Coffee Break: Porcupines in the Sky Island Borderlands

June 20, 2024

In this virtual Coffee Break, SIA Wildlife Specialist Meagan Bethel presents on an often overlooked species in the Sky Islands: porcupines. North American porcupines are found across Arizona, but little…
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