Remembering and Honoring Raúl Grijalva
March 19, 2025We were deeply saddened last week to learn of the death of longtime Tucson Congressman Raúl Grijalva. Congressman Grijalva was a stalwart champion for so much that Sky Island Alliance has…
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Update on Our Work in the Trump Era + Next Steps
March 7, 2025As an alliance, we work together with a wide range of land managers and partners to protect the Sky Islands. The last few weeks have been a real gut punch…
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Share Your Appreciation for Our National Parks
February 18, 2025Do you have a favorite place or memory in one of the Sky Island region’s multitude of parks that’s special to you? Or have you connected with or been inspired…
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Realities of the Federal Funding Freeze — Q&A
February 6, 2025Sky Island Alliance receives federal funding through multiple land management agencies to implement conservation science, restoration, and community programs both in the U.S. and Mexico. The Trump administration’s unprecedented/illegal pause…
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Support Arizona’s Attorney General in Standing Up to Feds’ Illegal Funding Freeze
January 31, 2025Just two weeks into the Trump administration’s second term, an onslaught of executive orders and a federal funding freeze have brought confusion and chaos, affecting more than 25,000 nonprofits across…
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Update: Our Work Amid the Federal Funding Freeze
Dear friends, I’m touching base with an update and actions to take below. It has been a long and tumultuous 10 days for me and Sky Island Alliance, and I’m…
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Help Study Tucson’s Fossil Fuel Emissions by Counting Traffic and Collecting Invasive Plants
January 30, 2025Did you know that we can identify fossil fuel emissions in the air by sampling annual plants and counting cars? Knowing where greenhouse gases are and at what concentrations can…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Bill Thornton
January 15, 2025Please introduce yourself! Where are you from, and what do you do? My name is William C. (Bill) Thornton. I’m a second-generation Arizona native, lifelong outdoor enthusiast, and conservationist. I’m a retired…
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Mexican Wolves: A Survival Story
January 13, 2025Guest Blog by Phil Hedrick Conservation of the Mexican wolf, a unique subspecies of gray wolf, has been a qualified success, with real progress made in the United States and…
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Sending Sky Island Love to Los Angeles
January 9, 2025As frightening winds blew through the heart of the Sky Islands yesterday, our neighbors in Los Angeles suffered through raging wildfires driven by similar angry winds. My heart is heavy…
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