Field Notes
Celebrate: Festival de las Islas del Cielo
September 18, 2023This Oct. 26-27 the town of Moctezuma, Sonora, will host the second annual Festival of the Sky Islands. Come join us and help celebrate our region’s incredible biodiversity and culture….
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Arizona Water Law 101
September 14, 2023In 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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Coffee Break: Skunks of the Sky Islands
September 12, 2023Did you know that the Sky Island region has four different skunk species? Come learn all about this family of stinkin’ cute creatures during our next virtual Coffee Break, hosted…
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Saguaro Stewardship Experience
Join us at Saguaro National Park for a day of activities including invasive species removal, plant and animal ID, fencing removal, and reseeding. Part one of six in this volunteer…
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Coffee Break: Arizona Water Law 101
August 23, 2023Join us for our next virtual Coffee Break on one of the most important topics in our region: water. Our presenter will be Michael Van Alsburg, a Tucson lawyer who…
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Art in the Park
August 22, 2023Join us for this free, family-friendly event — the first in a series hosted by Saguaro National Park. Each event will feature a different aspect of our Sonoran desert and…
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Help Move Rocks for Post-Fire Restoration in the Catalinas
August 3, 2023Skip your workout for the day, and come join us in the pines as we move rocks ahead of future restoration work. In 2020, the Bighorn Fire swept the Catalinas…
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Wildlife-Friendly Fence Installation in Huachucas
August 1, 2023Help us complete new wildlife-friendly fencing around an old cattle tank to protect water for wildlife at the edge of the beautiful San Rafael Valley. We’ll be camping in Scotia…
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Erosion Control on North Slope of Catalinas
Join us for a day of building erosion-control structures near a priority drainage on the north slope of the Catalinas that was damaged in the 2020 Bighorn Fire. We’ll be…
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Critter Night at Tucson’s Mission Garden
Every year in August, Tucson’s Mission Garden invites experts from wildlife agencies, local nonprofits, and the University of Arizona to come teach about wildlife in our area. Some groups bring…
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