Aravaipa Canyon: Vinca Update
October 24, 2022Work 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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¡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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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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Galería de fotos: 1er Festival de las Islas del Cielo
October 20, 2022El 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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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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Help Document Dark Skies in the Sky Islands, Oct. 17-26
October 19, 2022In 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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Nuevos nombres para nuestros viejos amigos los mezquites
September 25, 2022Si vives en las Islas del Cielo, es probable que hayas visto entre una y tres de nuestras especies locales de árboles de mezquite: mezquite de terciopelo, mezquite de miel…
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New Names for Our Old Friends the Mesquites
If you live in the Sky Islands, you’ve likely seen anywhere from one to three of our local mesquite tree species — velvet mesquite, honey mesquite, and screwbean mesquite. They’re…
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Training: Intro to Sky Island FotoFauna
September 21, 2022Do you love wildlife in the Sky Islands and have a place where you could place a backyard trail camera? Then this training is for you. In this talk we…
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An Unforgettable Encounter With Arizona Fireflies
September 19, 2022Guest Blog and Photos by Julius Schlosburg On the East Coast many of us grew up catching fireflies or “lightning bugs.” We’d contain them in jars or in our hands,…
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