Tips for Protecting Wild Cats #2: Brake for Bobcats!
October 22, 2021We believe in a world where iconic wild cats thrive, a world where park staff and local communities are united and provide safe passage for wildlife across public lands and…
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Whence Water Flows (aka The Different Types of Springs in the Sky Islands)
October 18, 2021Have you ever wondered what a spring is? Well, a spring is a place where groundwater is exposed or emerges at the surface. Springs are classified into two main categories — lentic and lotic — based on…
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Friday Flora Feature: Arizona Fishhook Pincushion (Mammillaria grahamii)
October 14, 2021When hiking through southeastern Arizona in the desert or woodlands, it’s a real treat to see the Arizona Fishhook Pincushion cactus (Mammillaria grahamii) growing cryptically under palo verde trees, creosote shrubs, or even under other cacti. Over the course…
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Welcome Micah Kaufmann, Our 2021-22 Earth Grant Intern
Sky Island Alliance is pleased to welcome Micah Kaufmann (they/them) to our wildlife program team for the 2021-2022 school year. Micah is a part of the University of Arizona’s Earth Grant internship program, an opportunity that places students…
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Summer Intern Stories: How Fauna and Flora can be Used Sustainably on Sonoran Cattle Ranches
October 7, 2021Written by Mónica Montaño, a 2021 Sky Island Alliance Binational Internship Program participant. A rancher’s main concern is the production of either goat or bovine cattle, either for the sale…
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Historias de pasantes de verano: Cómo la fauna y la flora se pueden utilizar de manera sostenible en los ranchos ganaderos de Sonora
Escrito por Mónica Montaño, participante del Programa Binacional de Pasantías de Sky Island Alliance. Las principales preocupaciones de un ganadero es la producción ya sea de ganado caprino o bovino…
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¿Qué son las islas del cielo?
October 1, 2021Las islas del cielo. Probablemente escuche que estas islas se mencionan mucho en el sur de Arizona y el norte de Sonora, o nos vea referirnos a ellas en nuestros mensajes…
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Community’s Choice: The Three Best FotoFauna Photos of Summer 2021
September 28, 2021With autumn’s cooler temperatures rolling into the Sky Island region, let’s pause and look back at the warmer months of 2021: the monsoon storms, the greening trees and shrubs, the…
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Meet an SIA Staff Member: Zoe Fullem
September 24, 2021Have you met our Community Science Manager Zoe Fullem? Zoe joined the team in March 2020, just before the pandemic hit, to help lead our Border Wildlife Study. We’ve loved…
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Love Bats? This Fall, Help Us Monitor Their Activity
September 21, 2021At some point over the summer, did you wake up to discover that your hummingbird feeder had been drained and emptied seemingly overnight? If so, how exciting! You may have…
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