Border Wildlife Study Hits 1-Year Milestone
March 11, 2021This week is monumental for us. Exactly one year ago, our Border Wildlife Study camera array began clicking away to document the wildlife community along the U.S.-Mexico border. At the time we set the cameras up and left them to operate…
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The Border Wildlife Study Rodeo
February 24, 2021For many youngsters around the West, it is Rodeo Break. I hardly ever went to the actual Rodeo, but I sure miss having those two days off! In our Border…
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Notes from the Field: Round River Conservation Studies Sky Island Semester
February 18, 2021After spending the last few months planning for the Round River Conservation Studies (RRCS) first ever semester in the Sky Islands, I was ecstatic to finally spend time with them…
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Border Road Construction Tears Through Wash Frequented by Wildlife Species
February 17, 2021While out visiting the westernmost Patagonia Mountain cameras in the Border Wildlife Study, our field team discovered a lot of debris from previous border wall construction in a wash just north of the U.S.-Mexico border. As…
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What President Biden’s Border Wall Proclamation Means for The Borderlands
January 21, 2021Photo caption: Border wall construction in the Patagonia Mountains, taken January 16, 2021. Inauguration Day is finally behind us. The Biden-Harris administration took oath yesterday and ushered in new hope for many—hope that racial, economic, environmental, and…
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¡Hemos detectado más de 100 especies en las tierras fronteriza entre Estados Unidos y México!
December 11, 2020En marzo de 2020, Sky Island Alliance se asoció con la organización sin fines de lucro mexicana Naturalia, A.C. para documentar la vida silvestre que vive o migra a través…
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We’ve Detected Over 100 Species in the Borderlands!
In March 2020, Sky Island Alliance partnered with Mexican nonprofit Naturalia, A.C. to document the wildlife that lives in or migrates through the U.S.–Mexico borderlands, one of the last remaining…
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You’re Invited! Keeping Wildlife Thriving and Water Flowing in 2021
November 17, 2020Register for 4:30 PM and Receive the Zoom Link As one of our most dedicated supporters, you’re invited to join Sky Island Alliance Executive Director Louise Misztal, Program Director Emily…
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Sky Island Coffee Break: Border Wildlife Study 6 Month Update
Register for the Zoom Link Join us to learn the latest results from our Border Wildlife Study. With 84 species detected since March, you won’t want to miss seeing photographs…
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Notes from the Field: The Border Wall
September 18, 2020A large part of my job is maintaining our field cameras for the Border Wildlife Study stretching between the Patagonia Mountains and the Huachuca Mountains. I’ve always loved fieldwork—a chance to escape…
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