Friday Fauna Feature: Hog-nosed Skunk
May 24, 2022Written by Aleidys López Romero No, they don’t ‘oink, oink.’ But yes! they do have special powers and many endearing qualities. It’s the long, bare nose of American hog-nosed skunks…
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It’s World Bee Day. Time for Bee Bingo!
May 20, 2022May 20 is World Bee Day, and that’s something that we here in the Sonoran Desert have more reasons to celebrate than most. We live in a global hotspot of…
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Friday Flora Feature: Arizona Sycamore
May 16, 2022Written by Aleidys Lopez Romero This week our flora feature is the Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii). While this species was named after American botanist Charles Wright (1811-1885), this tree’s family…
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Friday Flora Feature: Fremont Cottonwood
Written by Aleidys Lopez Romero This week we turn our attention to an important indicator of water and a sight for sore eyes on long Spring Seeker trips: the Fremont…
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Unisierra Taller: “Monitoreo de Fauna con Cámaras Trampa”
El 28 de marzo del 2022, nuestro especialista en vida silvestre en Sonora, Miguel Enriquez con apoyo de nuestro gerente de proyectos de vida silvestre, Eamon Harrity, impartieron un taller…
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Taller de Manantiales en Unisierra para Estudiantes de Biología
April 29, 2022Nuestro especialista en manantiales de Sonora, Angel García, presentó un taller el día 28 de marzo de 2022 a estudiantes de la carrera Lic. en Biología en la Universidad de…
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History of Springs in a Northern Sky Island
April 11, 2022On March 31st we heard from Don Swann, at Saguaro National Park, on the history of springs throughout the Rincon and Catalina Mountains. Through his work over the years with…
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A Fond Farewell to Georgina
April 7, 2022This month we said a fond farewell to Georgina Waller as she sailed off into retirement. She first joined our staff in 2019 supporting fundraising work and we quickly realized…
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Aravaipa Canyon: Field Report!
March 29, 2022Sky Island Alliance and our wonderful volunteers are back in Aravaipa Canyon! We’re continuing our work of the last several years to hand-pull Vinca major from the banks of Aravaipa…
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Celebrating Zoe Fullem’s Contributions to the Borderland Community
March 25, 2022Zoe Fullem joined our staff in the very first days of Covid craziness of March 2020. She met me in Elgin, AZ for a few days of action-packed camera deployment…
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