Pronghorn

Coffee Break: Improving Borderlands Wildlife Corridors

May 8, 2025

Only a few sections of the U.S.-Mexico border within the Path of the Jaguar are still passable to most wildlife. One of these sections is the San Rafael Valley between…
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San Pedro River

Help Survey Springs Along the San Pedro

May 7, 2025

This June, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, Sky Island Alliance is supporting a Spring Seeker campaign along the San Pedro River, and we’re in need of self-motivated volunteers to…
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Wildlife and Walls in the Sky Islands

May 1, 2025

This article first appeared in The Desert Leaf and is part of a series featuring the Sky Islands.

Endangered species

Take Action: Endangered Species Act Under Attack

April 29, 2025

Wildlife habitats across the U.S. are under attack with a recent Trump administration proposal to change the wording of the Endangered Species Act. There are two key parts to the…
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Western bluebird

Update on Our Migratory Bird Monitoring in Sonora

April 1, 2025

In this virtual Coffee Break, SIA Wildlife Program Manager Eamon Harrity and Mexico Program Manager Zach Palma share latest news with our new project bridging grassland bird conservation and regenerative…
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Raúl Grijalva

Remembering and Honoring Raúl Grijalva 

March 19, 2025

We were deeply saddened last week to learn of the death of longtime Tucson Congressman Raúl Grijalva.   Congressman Grijalva was a stalwart champion for so much that Sky Island Alliance has…
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Saguaro

Update on Our Work in the Trump Era + Next Steps

March 7, 2025

As an alliance, we work together with a wide range of land managers and partners to protect the Sky Islands. The last few weeks have been a real gut punch…
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Fire in the Sonoran Desert

Saving Our Saguaros: Managing Grassification of the Sonoran Desert

March 3, 2025

Learn more about a pressing issue in our region and what we can do to help in this virtual Coffee Break with guest speaker Kim Franklin, associate director of conservation…
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Don Swann

Share Your Appreciation for Our National Parks

February 18, 2025

Do you have a favorite place or memory in one of the Sky Island region’s multitude of parks that’s special to you? Or have you connected with or been inspired…
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Sonoran desert

Tracking Urban Emissions Through Plant Radiocarbon and Traffic Modeling

February 12, 2025

We’re back this spring with another community science project that builds on last year’s efforts and brings two volunteer opportunities to the Tucson area. In this virtual talk, we share…
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