A Sky Island Love Letter from 6th Grader Lucy Goepfrich

January 27, 2022

A few months ago, as I was reading through the notes that were left with the end-of-year donations given to Sky Island Alliance, I came across this one from a…
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Spring

Whence Water Flows (aka The Different Types of Springs in the Sky Islands)

October 18, 2021

Have you ever wondered what a spring is?  Well, a spring is a place where groundwater is exposed or emerges at the surface. Springs are classified into two main categories — lentic and lotic — based on…
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¿Qué son las islas del cielo?

October 1, 2021

Las islas del cielo.  Probablemente escuche que estas islas se mencionan mucho en el sur de Arizona y el norte de Sonora, o nos vea referirnos a ellas en nuestros mensajes…
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10 Sky Island Questions to Use at Trivia Night

July 28, 2021

Were trivia nights postponed or canceled at your local gathering place due to the pandemic? We’re here to keep your mind sharp with a handful of questions — some easy and some a bit more challenging — about our…
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What are Sky Islands?

June 9, 2021

The Sky Islands. You probably hear these islands mentioned a lot in southern Arizona and northern Sonora, or see us refer to them in our social messages and on our website. In fact, it’s even there in our…
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Los Lugares Favoritos de Nuestros Pasantes en las Islas del Cielo de Sonora

January 26, 2021

Hacia el final de su pasantía, le preguntamos a Elizabeth, Miguel y Ángel sobre sus lugares favoritos en la región de Sonoran Sky Island. Meses de búsqueda de manantiales y…
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Celebrating World Habitat Day

October 7, 2020

This year’s World Habitat Day was on Monday, October 5th! As communities around the globe take a moment to observe and appreciate the species and ecosystems that make up our planet, let’s also…
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10 datos interesantes – Sierra Patagonia y Sierra Huachuca

April 9, 2020

Nuestro Estudio de Fauna Fronteriza  mide la diversidad de la vida silvestre a lo largo de 54 kilómetros montañosos de la frontera de los Estados Unidos con México en el sur de Arizona. El…
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10 Fun Mountain Facts

Our Border Wildlife Study is measuring wildlife diversity along 34 mountainous miles of the U.S. border with Mexico in southern Arizona. The camera array spans the foothills of the Patagonia and Huachuca Mountains—two fascinating binational Sky Island mountain ranges! Here are…
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Get the special release Sky Island IPA today!

December 14, 2019

Is your next week as full of office parties and holiday gatherings as mine is? Tis the season! This year you can celebrate the amazing Sky Islands and Sky Island…
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