Sky Island Hikes: Mt. Wrightson in the Santa Ritas
August 13, 2024Guest Blog by Sofía Vargas The following is part of a series of recommended Sky Island hikes. Be safe, have fun, and leave no trace. Hiking is one of the best ways…
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Road Rewilding in the Huachucas (Test)
August 5, 2024Background In 2019, after a years-long public process, the Coronado National Forest decided to close 160 miles of old roads within southern Arizona’s Sierra Vista District that no longer served…
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Cueva La Mora: A Hidden Gem in Naco, Sonora
In early 2017, the Grupo Pionero Espeleológico de Sonora, a caving group I co-founded, embarked on a trip to the northeast of Sonora to explore Cueva La Mora. Unlike other…
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Physiological Conservationism: How Protecting the Health of the Desert Also Protects Human Health
Guest Blog and Photos by Sabine Harrington This is part of a series of blogs on “Wellness and Nature Connections.” Stay tuned for more insights from other voices throughout the…
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The Sonoran Desert: A Bee Diversity Hotspot
July 31, 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? Join us for our next virtual Coffee Break to learn more from Kim Franklin, associate director of conservation at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. She’ll take us on a tour of this incredible bee diversity, from the tiny Perdita species that pollinate our tiniest flowers to our gentle giants, the carpenter bees, which are both critical pollinators and pollen “thieves.”
Road Rewilding in the Huachucas
July 26, 2024Join SIA as we physically decommission closed roads in the southern foothills of the Huachuca Mountains. We’ll be camouflaging roads with rocks and woody debris, reseeding native plants, building erosion-control…
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Rewilding Roads for Wildlife: A Project Update
Several years ago, the Coronado National Forest made the decision to close about 160 miles of old roads within southern Arizona’s Sierra Vista District that no longer served the needs…
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Mujeres Fronterizas #8: Francesca Claverie
July 22, 2024Subscribe: Spotify / Apple Podcasts We’re excited to share today that we’re back with more episodes of “Mujeres Fronterizas” — our podcast featuring women in conservation in the borderlands. In…
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A Midnight Drive to Organ Pipe and Other Healing Interludes
Guest Blog by Bill Bemis This is the first in a series of blogs on “Wellness and Nature Connections.” Stay tuned for more insights from other voices throughout the Sky Islands. One…
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Coffee Break: Searching for the Southwest Spring Firefly
July 11, 2024In this virtual Coffee Break, our featured topic is the Southwest spring firefly (Bicellonycha wickershamorum), a nocturnal species associated with permanent streams and marshy areas in the Sky Islands and…
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