Microscopic View of a Cholla Fruit
November 1, 2020When you zoom in closer and closer to living things you encounter in the Sky Island region, it’s amazing what you find! I was recently drawn to look more closely…
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Can You Get a Sky Island Skunk Bingo?
October 29, 2020After eight months of running the Border Wildlife Study, we’ve finally detected all four Sky Island skunks on our remote cameras! These four skunks are: the western spotted skunk, the hog-nosed skunk, the hooded skunk, and the striped skunk. Here…
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10 Fun Facts for International Bat Week
October 27, 2020Don your capes and fangs and grab your wings (but make sure to leave the garlic behind): it’s International Bat Week! Is there any better way to celebrate spooky season than with bats, one of the…
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Coati Felt Mask: A DIY Tutorial
October 26, 2020Halloween might be a little different this year, staying home watching scary movies and keeping yourself and the community healthy. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still get in costume! This year, I decided to celebrate…
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Seep Willow or Willow Species?
October 22, 2020Is seep willow part of the willow family? How can I tell a seep willow plant from a willow tree? Today’s flora feature explores these commonly asked questions. We’ll break…
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Protecting Half of the Earth for Other Species
October 21, 2020While the global pandemic was dramatically changing all our lives in March this year, the human population reached 7.8 billion people on Earth. It’s a staggering number and testament to…
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Introducing FotoFauna: Our New Wildlife Monitoring Network
October 14, 2020Dust off your backyard wildlife cameras—a new volunteer opportunity is here! Sky Island Alliance is excited to announce the launch of Sky Island FotoFauna, a wildlife monitoring network powered by residents and organizations in the Sky Island region….
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Submit Your Best Photos to the Desert Visions Contest
Calling all desert dwellers and nature lovers: your photos are needed! Sky Island Alliance has partnered with the new outdoor desert wear company Erem on their Desert Visions photo contest, and your submissions to the contest…
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Sky Islands Spotlight: Rodolfo Dirzo
October 13, 2020This month, Sky Island Alliance is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month. National Hispanic Heritage Month has been observed in the United States since 1968. From September 15 to October 15…
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Arizona’s First Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 9, 2020What does it mean to decolonize conservation? Why does mainstream environmentalism still recognize the 1960s as the “birth of the environmental movement” when communities all around the world have protected Earth’s ecosystem for centuries? How do we as…
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