Javelina

Making Way for Springs (and Javelinas)

September 30, 2025

Over my first few weeks working with Sky Island Alliance as a fellow, I’ve had the opportunity to join several community events, including a Sunday weeding tamarisk in Davidson Canyon…
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Oswaldo

UniSierra Biology Students Develop New Thesis Projects in Collaboration With SIA

September 24, 2025

We’re excited to welcome four students from the Universidad de la Sierra in Moctezuma, Sonora, who are completing their thesis research projects with the support and guidance of our Sonora…
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Beekeeping at Rancho La Cieneguita

September 16, 2025

Recently, Sky Island Alliance’s Sonora team visited Rancho La Cieneguita near Cananea. This ranch is part of our Regenerative Ranches network, and I had the opportunity to speak with the…
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Ranchos Regenerativos: Improving Production by Taking Care of the Land

September 11, 2025

By Zach Palma and Karen Lopez Roman Before talking about regenerative ranches, it’s important to understand the major challenges that livestock farming faces today in general, such as the demand…
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Laura Gutiérrez

Congrats to Laura Gutiérrez for Finishing Her Time With SIA and Graduating From UniSierra

September 4, 2025

At Sky Island Alliance we’re happy and proud to celebrate Laura Patricia Gutiérrez Velásquez, who after several months of work with our team, advised by our Habitat Conservation Manager Sarah…
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Road rewilding

Road Rewilding: Project Updates

September 2, 2025

Several years ago, the Coronado National Forest decided to decommission over 160 miles of old roads in the Sierra Vista Ranger District, which includes the Patagonia Mountains, Huachuca Mountains, and…
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Alma Guadalupe Téllez

New Border Wall Is Underway; Our Sonoran Neighbors Offer Help

August 29, 2025

Dear friends, I’m touching base with an update on border wall construction in the Sky Islands, impacts to our Border Wildlife Study, and actions to take below.  For the past…
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Mountain lion stuck at border wall

Can the Border Wall Be Less Harmful to Wildlife? 

August 21, 2025

With new border wall construction starting this month in the Tucson Sector, wildlife will undergo further habitat fragmentation across the San Rafael Valley and Huachuca Mountains. Our research shows that border wall,…
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Young plants ready for riparian reforestation

Riparian Reforestation at Rancho Agua de Enmedio

August 13, 2025

By Michell Cordova and Karen Aglaee Lopez Roman Having healthy arroyos and creeks full of native plants and trees isn’t a luxury but a necessity, as our team recently learned…
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Return of the Jaguar

August 8, 2025

The remarkable news from the University of Arizona’s Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center of the jaguar’s return to Arizona this week is a powerful reminder of how the Sky…
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