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Saving Our Saguaros: Managing Grassification of the Sonoran Desert
Learn more about a pressing issue in our region and what we can do to help in this virtual Coffee Break with guest speaker Kim Franklin, associate director of conservation at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
Tracking Urban Emissions Through Plant Radiocarbon and Traffic Modeling
In this virtual talk, our guest speaker Ashley Cadena, a PhD student at Northern Arizona University, shares more about a community science project and how supporters can get involved by collecting invasive plants and counting traffic.
Coffee Break: Updates From Our Border Wildlife Study
Through our Border Wildlife Study, we have monitored wildlife along nearly 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border for 4.5 years, and we are excited to share some insights we’ve learned along the way.
The Arizona We Want: The Decade Ahead
In this virtual Coffee Break, we're joined by Dr. Sybil Francis and Ian Dowdy from Center for the Future of Arizona. Our guest speakers review the results of their groundbreaking Gallup Arizona Project and share more on Arizonans' shared values when it comes to our air, land, water, and wildlife.
The Sonoran Desert: A Bee Diversity Hotspot
In this virtual Coffee Break, we're joined by Dr. Kim Franklin, associate director of conservation at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. She takes us on a tour of our region’s incredible bee diversity and shares some of the threats to their survival and small things each of us can do to help them thrive.
Coffee Break: Searching for the Southwest Spring Firefly
In this virtual Coffee Break, our featured topic is the Southwest spring firefly, a nocturnal species associated with permanent streams and marshy areas in the Sky Islands and surrounding foothills of southern Arizona and New Mexico.
Coffee Break: Porcupines in the Sky Island Borderlands
In this virtual Coffee Break, SIA Wildlife Specialist Meagan Bethel presents on an often overlooked species in the Sky Islands: porcupines.
Coffee Break: Protecting the Patagonia Mountains From Destructive Mining
In this virtual Coffee Break, SIA staff share latest updates on our work to protect southern Arizona’s Patagonia Mountains from South32's Hermosa project.
Coffee Break: Mediating Wildlife-Human Relationships Through Behavioral Ecology
In this virtual Coffee Break, we were joined by Allie Burnett, Ph.D. candidate within the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment, to learn more about wildlife-human relationships and ways to reduce conflict.
Coffee Break: Unwinding the Regulatory Story of the Jaguar
In this virtual Coffee Break, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service jaguar expert Marit Alanen discusses the regulatory history of jaguars in the U.S., recovery planning, critical habitat designations, and more.
Invasive Plants: The Biggest Local Threats and What We Can Do
In this virtual Coffee Break, Saguaro National Park botanist Dan Beckman presents on some of the most concerning invasive plants in the region, including buffelgrass, stinknet, tamarisk, and more.
Coffee Break: Using Sky Islands to Study Climate Change Across the Globe
In this virtual Coffee Break our presenter, PhD candidate Sarah J. Love, dives into how sky islands across the world are being used to study ecological and evolutionary impacts of global climate change.
Road Decommissioning Surveys: A How-To
In this virtual Coffee Break, SIA staff Bryon Lichtenhan and Sarah Truebe present on our new campaign to rewild old roads in the Coronado National Forest.
Protegiendo los origenes de agua en las Islas del Cielo
En este Coffee Break virtual, Joaquín Murrieta analiza los orígenes del agua en las Islas del Cielo y el trabajo que realiza un grupo binacional de organizaciones para proteger este preciado recurso.
Painting Sky Island Landscapes with Jorge Obregón
Tune in for an interview with Mexican artist Jorge Obregón about his landscapes of sky island mountain ranges in central Mexico and other regions of the world! During this discussion, you’ll see several of Jorge’s paintings up close and hear how Mexico’s mountain ranges inspired him to pursue a lifetime of art.
Celebrating Three Decades of Sky Island Conservation
The new year marks a huge milestone for Sky Island Alliance—2021 is the organization’s 30th anniversary! Join SIA Executive Director Louise Misztal and Communications Manager Anna Sofia for the first coffee break of 2021 and embark on a trip down memory lane. You’ll learn about the long-spanning history of Sky Island Alliance, get to know some of the incredible people and partners that have worked with us to support the health of this region, explore the various iterations of program work we’ve done in the U.S. and Mexico, and maybe even hear from a few special guest speakers. Finally, we’ll wrap up by discussing some of our organizational goals for 2021.
My Wanderings in the Sonoran Sky Islands—Conservation Stories with Mario Cirett
A natural-born naturalist who began camping solo at the age of 10, Mario Cirett has been working to protect the Sky Islands in Sonora for nearly 3 decades. He has been a fundamental actor in the conservation of Sonoran species and ecosystems, including working as the director of the Ajos-Bavispe Wildlife Reserve. Throughout his career and his personal adventures, he has experienced everything that is to be experienced in one of the most remote regions of Mexico—from fascinating encounters with wildlife, to the vicissitudes of working in the territories of the drug cartels.
Signs of Life - Forest Recovery After Fire
Join us for this Coffee Break to find hope in the ashes after wildfire. Across the west, fires are burning in a multitude of forests this year. We will discuss how different forest types recover after burning, from the Sky Island pine forests of the Southwest to the coast redwood forests of California. We will take inspiration from nature’s resilience to recharge ourselves so that we can rise and meet the challenge of stewarding the lands we love through climate change.
Conservation in the Patagonia Mountains
Join a discussion with Patagonia Area Resource Alliance (PARA)—one of Sky Island Alliance's Border Wildlife Study partners—to learn about wildlife conservation efforts in Arizona's Patagonia Mountains.
A Stroll on the San Pedro River
Executive Director, Louise, immersed us in an enchanting virtual tour of the San Pedro River during our first Coffee Break with Sky Island Alliance. During the webinar, we walked alongside Louise listening to soothing running water, birds singing in the riparian canopy overhead, saw a lively troop of coati, a swimming Sonoran mud turtle, and a host of other amazing creatures inhabiting this important river habitat at the U.S.-Mexico border
The Next Generation of Sky Island Leaders
During this Coffee Break, we share how our Sister Parks Project in collaboration with the National Park Service led to the creation of a binational internship program for undergraduate students and hear from Universidad de la Sierra students as they explain how our program inspired them to take action in their local Sonoran communities! This Coffee Break is presented bilingually in English and Spanish.
Key Messages and Comment Writing on the Border Barrier Remediation Plan
Come learn how to write comments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) about their Remediation Plan for the Tucson Sector! Submit your comments by Feb 3, 2022 and make your voice heard for the wildlife and landscapes of the Sky Island borderlands.