
Project Mountain Recharge: Moving Rocks to Save the Rain on Mt. Lemmon
July 1, 2025In response to the 2020 Bighorn Fire, Sky Island Alliance has been working with the Arizona Conservation Corps and Coronado National Forest to build more than 250 erosion-control structures out of loose rocks. This helps protect springs, conserve soils, limit fire risk, and infiltrate rainwater and snowmelt in areas that were burned. Now, we’re planning to continue this restoration work around more springs, the community of Summerhaven, and other inhabited areas in the Catalina Mountains. Join SIA Stewardship Manager Bryon Lichtenhan for our next virtual Coffee Break to learn more about this project and how to get involved.