Learning About Springs: A First Experience for Our UNISON Practicants
July 30, 2025Our new summer practicants from the Universidad de Sonora, Paz Tapia and Andrea Borbon, experienced their first field adventure recently with Sky Island Alliance. The outing took place the second…
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Mexican Free-Tailed Bats: A Summer Viewing Treat
July 29, 2025If you haven’t gone to see the bats, please let me convince you to go see the bats. I love a long hike in the mountains, as well as a…
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Project Mountain Recharge: Moving Rocks to Save the Rain on Mt. Lemmon
July 24, 2025In response to the 2020 Bighorn Fire, Sky Island Alliance has been working with the Arizona Conservation Corps and Coronado National Forest to build more than 250 erosion-control structures out…
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Who Named the Mountains?
July 23, 2025Guest Blog by Brit Rosso After I retired as a federal wildland firefighter in 2019, I decided to start volunteering with Sky Island Alliance. As part of my volunteer work,…
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Road Rewilding in the Patagonias
July 21, 2025Join SIA as we physically decommission closed roads in the southeastern foothills of the Patagonia Mountains.
Festival por la vida y el agua del río Sonora
Join us and our allies this Aug. 3 from 5-9 p.m. for the 3rd annual festival for the life and water of the Río Sonora. Our allies at Cuenca Río Sonora will be hosting the event, and we’ll be there tabling along with many other partner groups. It will be a gathering place to celebrate life and defend the river with live music, workshops, exhibitions, talks, and activities for the whole family. For almost 11 years, communities in the watershed have fought for clean water, health, and environmental justice following the Grupo México toxic spill in 2014. This festival is to remember, share, and strengthen collective memory.
Touring Sierra San José — An Area to Be Voluntarily Designated for Conservation
July 17, 2025Recently we visited Sierra San José, a Sky Island located within the Ejido Naco in Sonora. For this expedition, our team was made up of volunteers from both sides of…
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Meet Our Summer 2025 Practicants
July 14, 2025This summer, we’re pleased to welcome two biology students from the University of Sonora (UNISON) in Hermosillo: Paz Tapia and Andrea Borbon. They are joining our Sonora team for one…
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Project Mountain Recharge: Moving Rocks to Save the Rain on Mt. Lemmon
July 1, 2025Meeting regional water conservation goals starts at the top of our Sky Islands. Did you know, for instance, that 2.5 times more precipitation falls on top of Mt. Lemmon than…
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An Unforgettable Sunset at Montezuma Pass
June 30, 2025Hi, all! I’m Becca Thompson, the new field coordinator for Sky Island Alliance. You’ll see me helping Sarah and Bryon with fieldwork and volunteer support. I wanted to introduce myself by…
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