Our 2024 Sky Island Monsoon
September 13, 2024Every year the monsoon captivates all of us here in the Sky Island region. When the dew point reaches 54 degrees for three days straight (meaning there’s enough moisture in…
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The Arizona We Want: The Decade Ahead
September 12, 2024In this virtual Coffee Break, we’re joined by Dr. Sybil Francis and Ian Dowdy from Center for the Future of Arizona. Our guest speakers review the results of their groundbreaking…
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‘Spring Cleaning’ Weed Removal at Tucson Springs
September 3, 2024Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We’ll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.
‘Spring Cleaning’ Weed Removal at Tucson Springs
Join our campaign to remove invasive species at nine priority springs in the Tucson area. Together, we can restore these crucial wildlife oases! We’ll meet every Tuesday morning and be working mostly in the Sabino Canyon area on the northeast side of town and near Vail and Davidson Canyon on the southeast side. Stay as long as you like, and leave for work if you need to. This is a great way to create an impact, get in a workout, and meet other volunteers.
My Sky Island Summer of Adventure and Learning
August 29, 2024Ever since I was a biology student at the Universidad de la Sierra in Moctezuma, Sonora, I began to get involved in activities with Sky Island Alliance. In 2020, I…
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Chiricahua-Peloncillo Heritage Days
August 27, 2024Join us for this two-day festival full of food, music, and fun in the heart of the Sky Islands. Highlights include professional presentations, live music, a farmer’s market, regional field…
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The Sonoran Desert: A Bee Diversity Hotspot
August 22, 2024Did you know that the Sonoran Desert is a hotspot of bee diversity, home to more than 1,000 species!? How many of these can you name? In this virtual Coffee…
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From ‘Perrito’ to ‘El Jefe’: My Work With the Northern Jaguar Project
Guest Blog by Dr. Carmina E. Gutiérrez González The jaguar is such an imposing, beautiful, and important species that it’s an honor to be part of projects that support its…
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Huachuca Tanks Restoration Nearly Complete
August 19, 2024In 2021 the Sierra Vista district of the Coronado National Forest approached Sky Island Alliance with a project idea to improve water sources for wildlife in the southwestern foothills of…
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The Arizona We Want: The Decade Ahead
August 15, 2024Join SIA staff for a virtual Coffee Break as we host Dr. Sybil Francis and Ian Dowdy from Center for the Future of Arizona. Our guest speakers will review the results of their groundbreaking Gallup Arizona Project. And they’ll share more on what they learned about what an overwhelming majority of Arizonans agree on related to shared appreciation, concern, and aspirations for our air, land, water, and wildlife — plus how Arizonans’ shared public values can shape the decade ahead. Don’t miss this informational talk as we head into election season!