Flores de primavera en las Islas del Cielo
March 13, 2023Hemos estado disfrutando de un invierno húmedo en las Islas del Cielo, y eso siempre me emociona por las flores silvestres de primavera. Con las temperaturas y la humedad adecuadas,…
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Este abril, únete al BioBlitz de la Frontera 2023
March 5, 2023Desde 2018, Border BioBlitz ha sido un esfuerzo científico comunitario anual para registrar tantas especies como sea posible a lo largo de la frontera entre EE. UU. y México. Este…
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This April, Join the 2023 Border BioBlitz
Since 2018, the Border BioBlitz has been an annual community science effort to record as many species as possible along the U.S.-Mexico border. This year Sky Island Alliance is…
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Nuevos nombres para nuestros viejos amigos los mezquites
September 25, 2022Si vives en las Islas del Cielo, es probable que hayas visto entre una y tres de nuestras especies locales de árboles de mezquite: mezquite de terciopelo, mezquite de miel…
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New Names for Our Old Friends the Mesquites
If you live in the Sky Islands, you’ve likely seen anywhere from one to three of our local mesquite tree species — velvet mesquite, honey mesquite, and screwbean mesquite. They’re…
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Marvelous Monsoon Hawkmoths
September 7, 2022Guest Blog by Justin Schmidt and Jillian Cowles We take for granted in the Sky Islands that the summer monsoons bring flowers. But beautiful flowers as we know them today…
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Coffee Break: “The Forgotten Botanist”
September 1, 2022On Sept. 1, 2022, Sky Island Alliance hosted an exciting conversation with independent scholar, editor, poet, and author Wynne Brown, who shared details from Sara Plummer Lemmon’s life and work,…
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Caminatas en las Islas del Cielo: Agua Caliente Hill
August 12, 2022Lo siguiente es parte de una serie de caminatas recomendadas en las Islas del Cielo. Cuídate, diviértete y no dejes rastro. En la esquina noreste de Tucson, el sendero de Agua…
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Sky Island Hikes: Agua Caliente Hill
The following is part of a series of recommended hikes in the Sky Islands — be safe, have fun, and leave no trace. In the northeast corner of Tucson,…
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Friday Flora Feature: Arizona Sycamore
May 16, 2022Written by Aleidys Lopez Romero This week our flora feature is the Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii). While this species was named after American botanist Charles Wright (1811-1885), this tree’s family…
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