Erosion Control in the Catalinas
June 7, 2024Join us up on Mt. Lemmon for a weekend of camping at Spencer Canyon and help build erosion-control structures. Our goal is to slow down precious water, so it can…
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Nuevo libro de actividades para junior buscadores de manantiales
August 15, 2022Read in English A principios de este año, trabajé con un grupo de estudiantes de la Universidad de Arizona para desarrollar un recurso que presentaría a los niños el mundo…
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New Activity Book for Junior Spring Seekers
Leer en español Earlier this year I worked with a group of students at the University of Arizona to develop a resource that’d introduce kids to the wild world of…
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Santa Cruz Watershed Gets New Restoration Plan
May 24, 2022In March 2022 the Santa Cruz Watershed Collaborative voted to adopt a new restoration plan. This is an exciting step forward in restoring formerly perennial rivers throughout Tucson and the…
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La cuenca Santa Cruz obtiene nuevo plan de restauración
En marzo de 2022, Santa Cruz Watershed Collaborative votó para adoptar un nuevo plan de restauración. Este es un emocionante paso adelante en la restauración de ríos anteriormente perennes en…
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Aravaipa Canyon: Field Report!
March 29, 2022Sky Island Alliance and our wonderful volunteers are back in Aravaipa Canyon! We’re continuing our work of the last several years to hand-pull Vinca major from the banks of Aravaipa…
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Supporting Pollinator Restoration in the Sky Islands
September 10, 2020The Sky Islands of southeastern Arizona and northern Sonora are home to a diverse range of pollinator species, including insects (like bees and butterflies), hummingbirds, and bats. U.S. Fish and…
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Rescuing Springs at the Border
July 15, 2020Rancho Los Fresnos is vital protected Mexican land directly south of Coronado Memorial and Coronado National Forest in the southern Huachuca Mountains. Managed by our partners, Naturalia, this ranch is part of…
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Responding to the extinction crisis in the Sky Islands
May 15, 2019It’s been a tough month of bad news for wildlife, water, and all of us that call the Sky Island region home. Amidst a raft of destructive proposals, the UN…
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Melissa’s intern photo essay: canyons, cliffs, and grasslands
July 19, 2018by Melissa Galindo, 2018 Doris Duke Conservation Scholar Halfway through my internship with Sky Island Alliance, and I’ve seen so much already! Is it hot out here? My attempt to…
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