Sierra Los Ajos fire

A Look Back at the Summer Fire in Sierra Los Ajos

August 1, 2025

Hello, I’m Michell Cordova, and I recently joined the Sky Island Alliance staff. I’m currently a tech with the Ranchos Regenerativos program, and I’m very happy to be part of…
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Prairie dog

Living in Balance at Rancho Los Ángeles

July 31, 2025

Hello, I’m Karen Aglaee Lopez Roman. I’m currently a regenerative ranch technician at Sky Island Alliance and recently joined the team in Sonora. I’ll be working closely with Michell Córdova…
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Learning About Springs: A First Experience for Our UNISON Practicants

July 30, 2025

Our new summer practicants from the Universidad de Sonora, Paz Tapia and Andrea Borbon, experienced their first field adventure recently with Sky Island Alliance. The outing took place the second…
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Mexican free-tailed bats

Mexican Free-Tailed Bats: A Summer Viewing Treat

July 29, 2025

If you haven’t gone to see the bats, please let me convince you to go see the bats. I love a long hike in the mountains, as well as a…
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Project Mountain Recharge

Project Mountain Recharge: Moving Rocks to Save the Rain on Mt. Lemmon

July 24, 2025

In response to the 2020 Bighorn Fire, Sky Island Alliance has been working with the Arizona Conservation Corps and Coronado National Forest to build more than 250 erosion-control structures out…
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Canelo Hills

Who Named the Mountains?

July 23, 2025

Guest Blog by Brit Rosso After I retired as a federal wildland firefighter in 2019, I decided to start volunteering with Sky Island Alliance. As part of my volunteer work,…
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Touring Sierra San José — An Area to Be Voluntarily Designated for Conservation

July 17, 2025

Recently we visited Sierra San José, a Sky Island located within the Ejido Naco in Sonora. For this expedition, our team was made up of volunteers from both sides of…
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Paz Tapia

Meet Our Summer 2025 Practicants

July 14, 2025

This summer, we’re pleased to welcome two biology students from the University of Sonora (UNISON) in Hermosillo: Paz Tapia and Andrea Borbon. They are joining our Sonora team for one…
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Project Mountain Recharge

Project Mountain Recharge: Moving Rocks to Save the Rain on Mt. Lemmon

July 1, 2025

Meeting regional water conservation goals starts at the top of our Sky Islands. Did you know, for instance, that 2.5 times more precipitation falls on top of Mt. Lemmon than…
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Bobcat lapping water

Welcoming the Wild Across Tucson

This article first appeared in The Desert Leaf and is part of a series featuring the Sky Islands.