Bufflegrass saguaro

How to Become an Environmentalist (By Accident)

October 25, 2022

I started with activism in 2017 not by grand design but mostly by just being in the right place at the right time. I was a computer engineer by trade…
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Aravaipa Canyon vinca removal

Cañón Aravaipa: Actualización de vinca

October 24, 2022

El trabajo para eliminar la invasiva Vinca major (también conocida como bígaro o simplemente vinca) en el espectacular Cañón Aravaipa del sur de Arizona ha estado en curso desde nuestra…
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Aravaipa Canyon vinca removal

Aravaipa Canyon: Vinca Update

Work to remove invasive Vinca major (aka periwinkle or simply vinca) in southern Arizona’s spectacular Aravaipa Canyon has been ongoing since our last update in March 2022. In fact, we’ve…
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Tarantula

¡Felices fiestas, criaturas nocturnas!

A medida que se acerca Halloween, las imágenes de hombres lobo, chupacabras y todo tipo de otros fantasmas aterradores están en todas partes. Definitivamente en mi cabeza; tal vez en…
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Tarantula

Season’s Greetings, Nocturnal Creatures!

As Halloween approaches, images of werewolves, chupacabras, and all sorts of other scary-spookies are everywhere. Definitely in my head; maybe in yours. Throughout the year we here at Sky Island…
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Moctezuma festival

Galería de fotos: 1er Festival de las Islas del Cielo

October 20, 2022

El 14 y 15 de octubre, varios miembros de nuestro personal de ambos lados de la frontera se unieron en Moctezuma, Sonora, para el primer Festival de las Islas del…
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Moctezuma festival

Photo Gallery: 1st Festival of the Sky Islands

On Oct. 14-15 several of our staff from both sides of the border united in Moctezuma, Sonora, for the first annual Festival of the Sky Islands. So much fun! Thanks…
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Dark Skies Webinar

Help Document Dark Skies in the Sky Islands, Oct. 17-26

October 19, 2022

In this short talk, Sky Island Alliance staff discuss how artificial lighting threatens the region’s spectacular dark skies, as well as the diversity of life here that needs the dark…
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Dark Skies of the Sky Islands

Join the Challenge: Help Document Our Dark Skies

October 3, 2022

Join us for this special event in appreciation of the spectacular dark skies of the Sky Islands. We’ll explain how artificial lighting threatens the nocturnal environment that wildlife need to…
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Vinca pull in Aravaipa

Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal

September 26, 2022

Come join us in the beautiful Aravaipa Canyon Preserve this fall for a fun and meaningful weekend with other volunteers. We’ll be continuing work to remove invasive vinca along the…
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