Fall in the Sky Islands
November 25, 2019The days are getting cooler, and there is a chill in the air at night. Winter is right around the corner. While the desert isn’t as famous for its fall…
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Creature Feature: Ringtail
November 22, 2019The ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) is a small omnivorous mammal that can be found across the West. Ringtails prefer rocky habitats in desert, and in oak and pine woodlands. In the…
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Abriendo nuevos senderos en las Islas Serranas
November 20, 2019Este verano tuvimos la suerte de trabajar con dos estudiantes de UNISIERRA – Inés Montaño Griego y Miguel Francisco Enríquez Galaz – y una recién graduada de la Universidad de…
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Blazing new trails in the Sky Islands!
This summer we were lucky enough to be working with two students from UNISIERRA – Inés Montaño Griego and Miguel Francisco Enriquez Galaz – and a recent graduate from Universidad…
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32 Walnut trees planted in Bear Canyon!
November 18, 2019Two weeks ago Sky Island Alliance partnered with Earth Camp students and the Forest Service to plant 32 native black walnuts in Bear Canyon. These trees were gathered from seed…
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Construyendo puentes, no muros
November 16, 2019En el verano de 2019, Sky Island Alliance ratificó una asociación formal con la Universidad de la Sierra (UNISIERRA) en Moctezuma, Sonora, al actualizar el acuerdo existente en el que…
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Building bridges not walls
In summer 2019, Sky Island Alliance ratified a formal partnership with Universidad de la Sierra (UNISIERRA) in Moctezuma, Sonora by updating the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in which we…
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Hardworking volunteers removed vinca from Aravaipa Canyon!
November 14, 2019A huge thank you to the volunteers who came with us to the Aravaipa Canyon Preserve this past weekend to help remove invasive periwinkle (Vinca major) from the canyon. Our…
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Tracking Saguaros—75 Years of Change in the Cactus Forest
November 11, 2019The cactus forest at Saguaro National Park is changing. In 1941, concerned park researchers established 6 plots containing saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) in the Rincon Mountain District to track park populations…
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Construyendo Puentes a través de la Hermandad: Proyecto de Parques Hermanos
November 8, 2019Durante años, Sky Island Alliance ha desempeñado un papel clave en la construcción de amistades profesionales entre reservas naturales en Arizona y el norte de México que comparten comunidades y…
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