Field Notes

Proyectos de conservación en marcha en primavera de 2023
March 31, 2023Read in English Hemos llegado a un punto emocionante aquí en Sky Island Alliance donde nuestros proyectos en Arizona y Sonora están tomando nueva forma y creciendo, y queríamos compartir…
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Conservation Projects Underway in Spring 2023
Leer en español We’ve reached an exciting point here at Sky Island Alliance where our projects in southeastern Arizona and northern Sonora are taking new shape and growing, and we…
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Spring Into Stewardship
February 9, 2023On Feb. 9, 2023, Sky Island Alliance program staff shared more about the range of upcoming projects we have planned specifically in Arizona and ways supporters can volunteer. Learn more…
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Cañón Aravaipa: Actualización de vinca
October 24, 2022Read in English El trabajo para eliminar la invasiva Vinca major (también conocida como bígaro o simplemente vinca) en el espectacular Cañón Aravaipa del sur de Arizona ha estado en…
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Aravaipa Canyon: Vinca Update
Leer en español Work to remove invasive Vinca major (aka periwinkle or simply vinca) in southern Arizona’s spectacular Aravaipa Canyon has been ongoing since our last update in March 2022….
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Looking Back at a Fantastic Year of Pulling Vinca Major in Aravaipa Canyon
November 5, 20212021 was a great year for pulling Vinca major, an invasive plant, from the creek beds of Aravaipa Canyon Preserve in Arizona. In collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), who…
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Thank You for Making a Difference in Aravaipa Canyon
June 25, 2021Photo Caption: Volunteers removing vinca under the beautiful fall colors of Aravaipa Canyon. Years have passed since we first partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to remove invasive periwinkle (vinca) from the creek that flows through Aravaipa…
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We’re Rooting for Native Flora at Aravaipa Canyon Preserve!
March 22, 2021In early March, a team of six volunteers and three Sky Island Alliance staff braved the chilly spring evenings at Aravaipa Canyon Preserve to do two days of hard, earnest work: pull invasive…
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Sky Island Coffee Break: Introduction to Aravaipa Canyon & Invasive Vinca
January 20, 2021Register Here Join us Thursday, January 28 at 9:30 a.m. MST to learn about The Nature Conservancy’s Aravaipa Canyon Preserve and the work Sky Island Alliance is doing there on…
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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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