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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Hermosa Mine coffee break

Coffee Break: Protecting the Patagonia Mountains From Destructive Mining

May 30, 2024

In this virtual Coffee Break from May 30, 2024, Sky Island Alliance staff share latest updates on our work to protect southern Arizona’s Patagonia Mountains from destructive mining. A company…
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Tanque Verde Falls

Protegiendo los origenes de agua en las Islas del Cielo

October 19, 2023

En este Coffee Break del 19 de octubre de 2023, nuestro presentador Joaquín Murrieta, PhD, analiza los orígenes del agua en las Islas del Cielo y el trabajo que realiza…
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Aravaipa Creek

Arizona Water Law 101

September 14, 2023

In this virtual Coffee Break from Sept. 14, 2023, presenter Michael Van Alsburg, a Tucson lawyer who grew up in southern Arizona and who’s currently co-chair of Sky Island Alliance’s…
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History of Springs in a Northern Sky Island

March 31, 2022

This webinar aired on march 31, 2022. Springs are natural features in the Sky Islands that provide life-saving water in a very dry place, which has always made them incredibly…
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Snail

Get to Know Your Slimy Neighbors — Desert Snails

February 17, 2022

This webinar aired on Feb. 17, 2022. Did you know Arizona has over 200 native species of mollusks? Join us for a special Sky Island Coffee Break with Arizona’s “snail…
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Watershed Management Group—How Local Communities Restore and Track Tucson’s Flowing Rivers

September 16, 2021

Watch this coffee break recording to learn about two local water conservation projects hosted by our friends at the Watershed Management Group (WMG)! During the event, Lauren Monheim, Program Manager…
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Introducción a Spring Seeker en Español

September 9, 2021

Prefer to watch in English? Check out our English Introduction to Spring Seeker webinar. ¡Únase a nosotros para un Coffee Break de Sky Island en español sobre nuestro proyecto Spring…
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