Oak woodland in the Sky Islands

Sending Sky Island Love to Los Angeles

January 9, 2025

As 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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Tucson spring cleaning

A Look Ahead at 2025

January 7, 2025

We’re entering 2025 with our biggest portfolio of projects in recent years! We’ll be out in the Sky Islands working with you — our amazing volunteers and supporters — to…
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Javelinas

Best of 2024: SIA Wildlife Camera Photos

December 19, 2024

Every year we review hundreds of thousands of photos as part of our Border Wildlife Study, and in addition to the invaluable data we receive about the presence/absence of species…
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Black bear at border wall

Creating Passage for Wildlife Across the U.S.-Mexico Border

December 9, 2024

In this guest blog for the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, SIA Program Director Emily Burns shares details on our newly published analysis of animal crossing rates through different types of border…
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Lark buntings

New Project Launched to Restore Sonoran Grasslands for Neotropical Birds

November 26, 2024

Fall has fully arrived in the high desert grasslands of the Sky Island region, and we’re excited to announce the launch of a new project to benefit neotropical migratory birds,…
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Volunteers surveying fireflies

RMDs: Another Way to Give Back to the Sky Islands

November 14, 2024

As the year draws to a close, it’s a great time to do some financial planning. In this blog post, we will specifically discuss Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) and how…
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Border BioBlitz

The Path Ahead for Our Work in the Sky Islands

November 8, 2024

Dear friends, It’s been a difficult couple of days as SIA staff and I absorb the election results and what it means for the ecosystems and communities in the Sky…
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Drawing Contest: Reptiles of the Sky Islands

October 24, 2024

As part of the 3rd Annual Festival of the Sky Islands, recently held in Moctezuma, Sonora, we once again held a drawing contest. This year’s prompt: reptiles. This contest seeks…
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Photo Gallery: 3rd Festival of the Sky Islands

October 23, 2024

On Oct. 11-12 we hosted the 3rd annual Festival of the Sky Islands in Moctezuma, Sonora. So much fun! There was camping, field trips, educational talks and tables, good food,…
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Need a Halloween Costume? Try Our Javelina Mask!

October 21, 2024

Are you still looking for a Halloween costume, or are you just a crafty, javelina fan? You can make this fun javelina mask to wear and/or hang on your wall….
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