‘Souls in Flight’: An Interpretive Dance at the Sky Islands Festival
November 4, 2025This year I participated, along with two of my friends, Daana Leal and Dalia Ruíz (we’re all dance students at the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California), in the Sky Islands…
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A Hike and Surprise in Sierra La Madera During the Sky Islands Festival
November 3, 2025Guest Blog by Adrían Moran Adrian Moran is a student of Environmental Science Engineering at the Universidad de Sonora and a member of the Caminantes del Desierto collective. The following…
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Highlights From the 4th Festival of the Sky Islands
October 28, 2025This Oct. 16-19, we celebrated the 4th Festival of the Sky Islands in Moctezuma, Sonora — an annual event that uses environmental education, art, and culture as tools to connect…
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Cattle and Ecological Restoration
October 1, 2025Natural ecosystems throughout the world sustain biodiversity, regulate climate, and capture carbon. In many places, they’re also the space for livestock production. However, many of these ecosystems are being degraded…
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Beekeeping at Rancho La Cieneguita
September 16, 2025Recently, Sky Island Alliance’s Sonora team visited Rancho La Cieneguita near Cananea. This ranch is part of our Regenerative Ranches network, and I had the opportunity to speak with the…
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Ranchos Regenerativos: Improving Production by Taking Care of the Land
September 11, 2025By Zach Palma and Karen Lopez Roman Before talking about regenerative ranches, it’s important to understand the major challenges that livestock farming faces today in general, such as the demand…
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Riparian Reforestation at Rancho Agua de Enmedio
August 13, 2025By Michell Cordova and Karen Aglaee Lopez Roman Having healthy arroyos and creeks full of native plants and trees isn’t a luxury but a necessity, as our team recently learned…
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A Look Back at the Summer Fire in Sierra Los Ajos
August 1, 2025Hello, I’m Michell Cordova, and I recently joined the Sky Island Alliance staff. I’m currently a tech with the Ranchos Regenerativos program, and I’m very happy to be part of…
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Volunteer Outing at Rancho El Sahuaro
November 6, 2024Join us for a volunteer camping weekend at the picturesque Rancho El Sahuaro, just 15 minutes south of the U.S.-Mexico border town of Naco, Sonora. As part of our larger Ranchos Regenerativos program, which aims to integrate traditional ranching practices with land stewardship, we will be working with the landowners on restoration activities at this mixed grassland ranch.
Salida de voluntariado en rancho El Sahuaro
November 4, 2024Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We’ll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.