Beekeeping at Rancho La Cieneguita
September 16, 2025Recently, Sky Island Alliance’s Sonora team visited Rancho La Cieneguita near Cananea. This ranch is part of our Regenerative Ranches network, and I had the opportunity to speak with the…
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Ranchos Regenerativos: Improving Production by Taking Care of the Land
September 11, 2025By Zach Palma and Karen Lopez Roman Before talking about regenerative ranches, it’s important to understand the major challenges that livestock farming faces today in general, such as the demand…
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Thesis Project by Laura Gutiérrez
September 4, 2025“Impact of livestock activity on water resources, soil and vegetation in Arizona” By Laura Gutiérrez, Universidad de la Sierra Project Summary The work consisted in studying seven springs in southern…
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Congrats to Laura Gutiérrez for Finishing Her Time With SIA and Graduating From UniSierra
At Sky Island Alliance we’re happy and proud to celebrate Laura Patricia Gutiérrez Velásquez, who after several months of work with our team, advised by our Habitat Conservation Manager Sarah…
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Road Rewilding: Project Updates
September 2, 2025Several years ago, the Coronado National Forest decided to decommission over 160 miles of old roads in the Sierra Vista Ranger District, which includes the Patagonia Mountains, Huachuca Mountains, and…
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New Border Wall Is Underway; Our Sonoran Neighbors Offer Help
August 29, 2025Dear friends, I’m touching base with an update on border wall construction in the Sky Islands, impacts to our Border Wildlife Study, and actions to take below. For the past…
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Wildlife Research at the Border During Wall Construction
August 28, 2025Concerned about all the recent developments at the border and not sure where that leaves wildlife? In this virtual Coffee Break, Sky Island Alliance’s Program Director Emily Burns and Wildlife…
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Can the Border Wall Be Less Harmful to Wildlife?
August 21, 2025With new border wall construction starting this month in the Tucson Sector, wildlife will undergo further habitat fragmentation across the San Rafael Valley and Huachuca Mountains. Our research shows that border wall,…
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Riparian Reforestation at Rancho Agua de Enmedio
August 13, 2025By Michell Cordova and Karen Aglaee Lopez Roman Having healthy arroyos and creeks full of native plants and trees isn’t a luxury but a necessity, as our team recently learned…
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Return of the Jaguar
August 8, 2025The remarkable news from the University of Arizona’s Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center of the jaguar’s return to Arizona this week is a powerful reminder of how the Sky…
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