Field Notes

Sonora Program Continues to Grow With New Role
January 9, 2023Leer en español Mónica Montaño joined Sky Island Alliance in 2021 as a summer intern and first started working with us on our wildlife-camera projects. In her current role, she…
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Arizona Border Update
January 6, 2023Ring in the new year with us as we discuss the evolving situation with the state of Arizona’s illegal shipping-container wall on the Coronado National Forest. Our Program Director Emily…
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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal
January 4, 2023Join us over Memorial Day weekend for another volunteer camping trip in the beautiful Aravaipa Canyon Preserve. We’ll be continuing work to remove invasive vinca along the banks of the…
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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal
December 22, 2022Come join us in the beautiful Aravaipa Canyon Preserve this February for a fun and meaningful weekend with other volunteers. We’ll be continuing work to remove invasive vinca along the…
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Reflexionando sobre nuestro trabajo en la frontera en 2022
December 21, 2022Read in English Fue todo un año en la frontera entre Sonora y Arizona. Desde las enormes lluvias de verano que reverdecieron los pastizales de la zona hasta un muro…
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Reflecting on Our Work at the Border in 2022
Leer en español It was quite a year on the border between Sonora and Arizona. From huge summer rains that greened up the area’s grasslands to an illegal shipping-container wall…
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Highlights From Our 3rd Annual FotoFauna Contest
December 15, 2022On Dec. 15, 2022, we hosted our 3rd annual FotoFauna Contest, in which Sky Island Alliance supporters voted on best photos captured by our volunteers’ remote cameras. Watch the recording…
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SIA, UniSierra amplian alianza con nuevo acuerdo
Read in English No podríamos estar más emocionados de ingresar a un nuevo nivel de colaboración con nuestros amigos de la Universidad de la Sierra en Moctezuma, Sonora. El mes…
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SIA, UniSierra Extend Partnership With New Agreement
Leer en español We couldn’t be more excited to be entering a new level of collaboration with our friends at the Universidad de la Sierra in Moctezuma, Sonora. This past…
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Cascanueces del desierto de Sonora 2022
December 13, 2022Read in English Cada año, nuestra directora de programas Emily Burns hace un video de momentos destacados de la vida silvestre en su patio trasero y luego le pone música…
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