Border BioBlitz

April 2023 — Border BioBlitz Report

Sky Island Alliance participated in a series of events as part of the annual Border Bioblitz. This report shares results from this year’s efforts. To learn more, visit N-Gen’s website.

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Border storymap

February 2022 — Comment Letter on Border Barrier Remediation Plan

On Feb. 3, 2022, Sky Island Alliance submitted a letter to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding their Border Barrier Remediation Plan for Pima, Santa Cruz, and Cochise counties. The 119 miles of border within the plan’s scope runs through a world-renowned biodiversity hotspot and is home to many imperiled species. This letter contains an overview of feedback on the plan. SIA also made more geographic-specific recommendations on the CBP storymap. View this map created by Wildlands Network for more details.

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Coronado National Memorial

February 2021 — Stopping the Border Wall: Criteria and Priority Areas for Conservation and Restoration

On Feb. 23, 2021, Sky Island Alliance joined 70 other groups in sending this document to the White House. It calls for the Biden administration to cancel border wall contracts, mitigate construction damage, remove sections of built wall, and restore equal protection under the law along the U.S-Mexico border.

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