5th Festival of the Sky Islands Drawing Contest
November 2, 2026Each year, we hold a drawing contest as part of the Sky Islands Festival. For this fifth edition, focused on the amphibians of the region, we were thrilled to receive…
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Highlights From the 5th Festival of the Sky Islands
This Oct. 15-17, Moctezuma, Sonora, once again became a gathering place to celebrate the natural and cultural richness of the Sky Islands. Hundreds of people came together and took part…
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Springs Bird Watch: Following the Water and the Life It Supports
October 28, 2026Calling all birders in the Sky Islands! We’re launching a new bird-monitoring project, Springs Bird Watch, to document the region’s avian diversity and the water sources that birds and other…
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Tending Environmental Grief: Exercise #1
This fall, with the help of Maria Renée, a Tucson-based artist, conservationist, and grief consultant, SIA is hosting a series of talks and exercises on tending environmental grief. In case…
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Honoring Lost Trees at the U.S.-Mexico Border for Día de los Muertos
October 26, 2026We grieve as a community for the loss of the majestic cottonwoods in Lochiel, Arizona, that were cut down this fall to make way for more border wall. Brave land defenders…
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Help Restore Lewis Springs: A Rare Cienega in Southern Arizona
To help protect this site, see our events calendar and volunteer dates below. When you first walk up to southern Arizona’s Lewis Springs, about 10 miles south of Tombstone, it…
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Tending Environmental Grief: Part One
October 15, 2026We are living in an era of significant environmental change and loss. In recognizing that these times are challenging to live in, adapt to, and cope with, it’s essential that…
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Valentina Ocampo: A Sonoran Summer to Remember
October 14, 2026My name is Valentina Ocampo, and I’m a student of Natural Resources at the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo in Texcoco, Mexico. This summer I had the opportunity to complete an internship…
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Wildlife Cameras Reveal Unexpected Visitors
October 13, 2026This article first appeared in The Desert Leaf and is part of a series featuring the Sky Islands. I keep shallow bowls of water out for wildlife in my front…
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Springs of the Chiricahua Mountains
October 8, 2026Springs emerge throughout the Chiricahua Mountains, a beloved sky island on the border between southeast Arizona and New Mexico. Thanks to the efforts of dozens of Spring Seeker volunteers who…
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