Physiological Conservationism: How Protecting the Health of the Desert Also Protects Human Health
August 5, 2024Guest 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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A Farewell Field Trip With UniSierra Volunteers
July 9, 2024Earlier this summer, in May, SIA visited Rancho Nuevo in Moctezuma, Sonora, where we were accompanied by students from the Universidad de la Sierra. On this occasion, we said goodbye…
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Bats of the Moctezuma Lava Tube
In 2016, I had the opportunity to visit one of the most iconic volcanic landscapes in Sonora: El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve. The invitation came from…
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A Spring Seeking Adventure in Sierra Los Ajos
July 8, 2024From June 12-14, Sky Island Alliance’s Mexico team and interns, along with staff from the Bavispe Flora and Fauna Protection Area, carried out a field trip in Sierra Los Ajos,…
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