Jaguar Coffee Break

Coffee Break: Unwinding the Regulatory Story of the Jaguar

February 29, 2024

In this virtual Coffee Break from Feb. 29, 2024, we were joined by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Marit Alanen, who is the agency’s jaguar expert and liaison to…
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Coffee Break on Invasive Plants

Invasive Plants: The Biggest Local Threats and What We Can Do

February 8, 2024

In this virtual Coffee Break from Feb. 8, 2024, Saguaro National Park botanist Dan Beckman presents on some of the most concerning invasive plants in the region, including buffelgrass, stinknet,…
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Sky Island talk with Sarah J. Love

Coffee Break: Using Sky Islands to Study Climate Change Across the Globe

November 16, 2023

In this Coffee Break from Nov. 16, 2023, our presenter, Sarah J. Love, dives into how sky islands across the world are being used to study ecological and evolutionary impacts…
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Road in Canelo Hills

Road Decommissioning Surveys: A How-To

October 31, 2023

In this Coffee Break from Oct. 31, 2023, SIA staff Bryon Lichtenhan and Sarah Truebe present on our new campaign to rewild old roads in the Coronado National Forest. They…
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Tanque Verde Falls

Protegiendo los origenes de agua en las Islas del Cielo

October 19, 2023

En este Coffee Break del 19 de octubre de 2023, nuestro presentador Joaquín Murrieta, PhD, analiza los orígenes del agua en las Islas del Cielo y el trabajo que realiza…
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Hog-nosed skunk

Skunks of the Sky Islands

October 5, 2023

Did you know that the Sky Island region has four different skunk species? Check out this virtual Coffee Break hosted by SIA Wildlife Specialist Meagan Bethel to learn more about…
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Aravaipa Creek

Arizona Water Law 101

September 14, 2023

In this virtual Coffee Break from Sept. 14, 2023, presenter Michael Van Alsburg, a Tucson lawyer who grew up in southern Arizona and who’s currently co-chair of Sky Island Alliance’s…
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Alejandro Aguilar Zeleny

Primeros guardianes: Una charla sobre los pueblos originarios de Sonora

June 29, 2023

El 29 de junio, Sky Island Alliance organizó un Coffee Break virtual con el Dr. Alejandro Aguilar Zeleny del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia de México. Hizo una presentación…
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Gila topminnows

The Future of Arizona’s Smallest Native Fish

May 4, 2023

In this virtual Coffee Break from May 4, 2023, biologist Betsy Grube with the Arizona Fish and Game Department presents on the future of the state’s smallest native fish. She…
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Black River

How Is Surface Water Quality Protected in Arizona?

April 13, 2023

In this virtual Coffee Break from April 13, 2023, Dr. Erin Jordan from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality shares how surface waters are protected in the state and what…
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