Oppose New Border Wall in the Sky Islands

December 15, 2025

Plans are quickly moving forward to build new border wall in several parts of southern Arizona, and we need your help to oppose this wasteful, destructive plan. The Trump administration…
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Seeding

Road Rewilding in the Patagonias

July 21, 2025

Join SIA as we physically decommission closed roads in the southeastern foothills of the Patagonia Mountains.

San Rafael Valley

Oppose New Border Wall in the San Rafael Valley

June 25, 2025

Plans are quickly moving forward to build 27 miles of new border wall in the San Rafael Valley, and we need your help to oppose this destructive plan. Earlier in…
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Patagonia Mountains

Demand Due Diligence for the Proposed Hermosa Mine in the Patagonia Mountains

June 18, 2025

The U.S. Forest Service is moving ahead with approvals for the proposed Hermosa Mine in the Patagonia Mountains, and the project is being fast-tracked by the feds. But right now…
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Four Myths About Mining the Patagonia Mountains

September 28, 2020

Roughly 60 miles southeast of Tucson—past Sonoita, Elgin, and Mt. Wrightson in the Santa Ritas—rests an eight-mile stretch of canyons and corridors known as the Patagonia Mountains. One of the largest transboundary Sky…
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Conservation in the Patagonia Mountains

August 13, 2020

Join a discussion with Patagonia Area Resource Alliance (PARA)—one of Sky Island Alliance’s Border Wildlife Study partners—to learn about wildlife conservation efforts in Arizona’s Patagonia Mountains. For nearly a decade,…
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