Field Notes
Who are the Protectors of the Sky Islands?
November 27, 2019After completing the internship program with us, Inés Griego Montaño and Miguel Enriquez Galaz took the initiative and leadership of forming their own student club at Unisierra called Protectores de…
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Abriendo nuevos senderos en las Islas Serranas
November 20, 2019Este verano tuvimos la suerte de trabajar con dos estudiantes de UNISIERRA – Inés Montaño Griego y Miguel Francisco Enríquez Galaz – y una recién graduada de la Universidad de…
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Blazing new trails in the Sky Islands!
This summer we were lucky enough to be working with two students from UNISIERRA – Inés Montaño Griego and Miguel Francisco Enriquez Galaz – and a recent graduate from Universidad…
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Construyendo puentes, no muros
November 16, 2019En el verano de 2019, Sky Island Alliance ratificó una asociación formal con la Universidad de la Sierra (UNISIERRA) en Moctezuma, Sonora, al actualizar el acuerdo existente en el que…
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Building bridges not walls
In summer 2019, Sky Island Alliance ratified a formal partnership with Universidad de la Sierra (UNISIERRA) in Moctezuma, Sonora by updating the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in which we…
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The Mexican Origin of Pumpkins
October 28, 2019Did you know that the pumpkins we decorate to celebrate Halloween trace their early origins to pre-Hispanic Mexico? A crop that dates back more than 7,500 years, the earliest pumpkins…
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Big Win for Wildlife in Northern Mexico
October 25, 2019In early October, legislation to make wildlife crossings mandatory for roads in Sonora, MX was unanimously passed into state law by Sonoran Congress. This is the first state law of…
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¡Ajos-Bavispe obtiene un ascenso!/Ajos-Bavispe gets a promotion!
June 8, 2017English text below. por Mirna Manteca ¡Estamos celebrando buenas noticias sobre uno de nuestros colaboradores más grandes en Sonora! La Reserva Forestal Nacional y Refugio de Fauna Silvestre Ajos-Bavispe ha…
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Sky Island Alliance volunteers are turning heads in Sonora!
March 28, 2017Our Alianza Mariposa Monarca volunteers are working hard to raise awareness of monarch and pollinator conservation in the Sky Island communities of Sonora, Mexico. Alianza Mariposa Monarca is a group…
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Embattled Borderlands: A Virtual Visit to the U.S.-Mexico Border
March 14, 2017Tour the stunning natural and cultural richness of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands in this story map created by award winning photographer and writer Krista Schlyer. Krista collaborated with researchers, filmmakers, photographers…
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