Coffee Break: Updates From Our Border Wildlife Study

October 24, 2024

Through our Border Wildlife Study, Sky Island Alliance has monitored wildlife along nearly 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border for 4.5 years, and we are excited to share some of…
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Drawing Contest: Reptiles of the Sky Islands

As part of the 3rd Annual Festival of the Sky Islands, recently held in Moctezuma, Sonora, we once again held a drawing contest. This year’s prompt: reptiles. This contest seeks…
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Photo Gallery: 3rd Festival of the Sky Islands

October 23, 2024

On Oct. 11-12 we hosted the 3rd annual Festival of the Sky Islands in Moctezuma, Sonora. So much fun! There was camping, field trips, educational talks and tables, good food,…
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Need a Halloween Costume? Try Our Javelina Mask!

October 21, 2024

Are you still looking for a Halloween costume, or are you just a crafty, javelina fan? You can make this fun javelina mask to wear and/or hang on your wall….
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Barfoot Park

Sky Island Hikes: Wandering at Barfoot Park

October 17, 2024

In 2011, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar designated Barfoot Park in southern Arizona’s Chiricahua Mountains as a national landmark. In particular, he noted its unusual mix of Sierra Madre and Rocky…
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Ofrenda

An Offering for Día de los Muertos

October 15, 2024

We at Sky Island Alliance recently had the opportunity to honor wildlife killed at the U.S.-Mexico border wall by creating a Día de los Muertos ofrenda, or altar, on display…
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Survey Springs in the Catalinas

October 3, 2024

Join us for this Spring Seeker day trip as we bushwhack to springs along the Mt. Lemmon control road on the north side of the Catalinas.  

Survey Springs in the Rincon Wilderness

Join us for a weekend of car camping and hiking as we survey springs in the Rincon Mountain Wilderness.  

Border Wildlife Study

Coffee Break: Updates From Our Border Wildlife Study

October 1, 2024

Through our Border Wildlife Study, we have monitored wildlife along nearly 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border for 4.5 years, and we are excited to share some of the insights…
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Lesser long-nosed bat approaching an agave.

Flying Connections: The Story of Lesser Long-Nosed Bats and Agaves in the Sky Islands

September 24, 2024

Guest blog by Axhel Muñoz Great charismatic mammals like the jaguar and ocelot grace the Sky Island mountains of Sonora and Arizona, but there are other endearing creatures that inhabit…
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