Erosion control

Moving Rocks to Save Rainwater

December 12, 2025

This article first appeared in The Desert Leaf and is part of a series featuring the Sky Islands.

Project Mountain Recharge

Project Mountain Recharge: Moving Rocks to Save the Rain on Mt. Lemmon

July 1, 2025

Meeting regional water conservation goals starts at the top of our Sky Islands. Did you know, for instance, that 2.5 times more precipitation falls on top of Mt. Lemmon than…
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Building Erosion Control Structures in the Galiuro Mountains

January 18, 2022

In 2017, Sky Island Alliance built two ponds on a ranch at the southern end of the Galiuro Mountains. The intention of this project was to provide a mid-elevation water…
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