Endangered Ocelot Traverses 4 Sky Islands, Setting Record and Inspiring Conservation Efforts
April 20, 2026This March, Sky Island Alliance and Phoenix Zoo published a study describing the remarkable journey of a male ocelot across four mountain ranges in the Sky Islands of Arizona, the…
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Protect Our Public Lands and U.S. Forest Service Integrity
April 17, 2026On March 31, the Trump administration announced the closure of all U.S. Forest Service regional offices, the gutting of 57 research stations, and the relocation of headquarters from Washington, D.C.,…
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Our Work Ahead After a Record-Breaking Winter and Spring
March 31, 2026Across the Sky Islands, the past six months have been a strange brew of climate disruption. Plants that typically flower during monsoon bloomed in November, and we had a record-breaking winter that felt…
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A Weekend in the Mountains, Learning With SIA
March 26, 2026I’m Dariana Laurean Valdez, a student of Environmental Sciences Engineering at the Universidad de Sonora. During the weekend of March 13–15, we went up to the mountains of Moctezuma to…
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My First Field Internship With SIA in Moctezuma
March 25, 2026My name is Elva Nayeli Ocaña Miranda, and I’m a student of Environmental Sciences Engineering at the Universidad de Sonora. On this roughly two-day trip with Sky Island Alliance, we…
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A Fond Farewell From SIA Development Director Amy Amoroso
March 16, 2026Dear Friends, Supporters, and Partners, My time with Sky Island Alliance has come to a close. It’s been an honor to support the organization’s critical work in the Sky Island…
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Looking Back on My 20+ Years With SIA
March 5, 2026This year, as we celebrate our 35th anniversary and share visions and plans for the future, there’s a lot of fun reminiscing going on. For me personally, I’ve been looking…
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Oswaldo Valdez Graduates From UniSierra With Report on the Control of Invasive Catclaw
March 2, 2026Congrats to Oswaldo Valdez on graduating with a bachelor’s degree in biology from the Universidad de la Sierra, where he presented the results of his internship report on the efficacy…
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Daniel Moreno Graduates From UniSierra With Report on Precipitation at Rancho Nuevo
Congrats to Daniel Moreno on completing his internship report and bachelor’s degree in biology at the Universidad de la Sierra. During his internship with Sky Island Alliance, advised by Mónica…
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Natalia Ballesteros and Gema Sanez Graduate From UniSierra With Trail and Wildlife Reports
From Sky Island Alliance, we congratulate Natalia Ballesteros and Gema Sanez on completing their bachelor’s degree in biology at the Universidad de la Sierra in Moctezuma, Sonora. During their final…
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