Workshop: Springs Trip Planning and Navigation
May 4, 2026Join SIA staff for an evening at our Tucson office getting ready for upcoming volunteer trips to visit springs within the Sky Islands. Topics covered will include: reading maps and satellite images, navigation aids on desktop computers and smartphones, making tracks and reading elevations and contours on maps, planning backcountry vs. trail walks, etc. With these skills, you’ll be ready to volunteer with confidence.
Our Work Ahead After a Record-Breaking Winter and Spring
March 31, 2026Across the Sky Islands, the past six months have been a strange brew of climate disruption. Plants that typically flower during monsoon bloomed in November, and we had a record-breaking winter that felt…
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Workshop: Springs Trip Planning and Navigation
March 3, 2026Join SIA staff for an evening at our Tucson office getting ready for upcoming volunteer trips to visit springs within the Sky Islands. Topics covered will include: reading maps and satellite images, navigation aids on desktop computers and smartphones, making tracks and reading elevations and contours on maps, planning backcountry vs. trail walks, etc. With these skills, you’ll be ready to volunteer with confidence.
Spring Seeking in the Catalinas
February 26, 2026Join us for some wild and beautiful hikes on the east side of the Catalinas, near Redington Pass, as we survey springs by day and car camp at night.
Workshop: Springs Trip Planning and Navigation
January 20, 2026Join SIA staff for an evening at our Tucson office getting ready for upcoming volunteer trips to visit springs within the Sky Islands. Topics covered will include: reading maps and satellite images, navigation aids on desktop computers and smartphones, making tracks and reading elevations and contours on maps, planning backcountry vs. trail walks, etc. With these skills, you’ll be ready to volunteer with confidence.
Workshop: Springs Trip Planning and Navigation
January 12, 2026Join SIA staff for an evening at our Tucson office getting ready for upcoming volunteer trips to visit springs within the Sky Islands. Topics covered will include: reading maps and satellite images, navigation aids on desktop computers and smartphones, making tracks and reading elevations and contours on maps, planning backcountry vs. trail walks, etc. With these skills, you’ll be ready to volunteer with confidence.
A Look Ahead at 2026
January 6, 2026We made it through the wild ride that was 2025 and find ourselves looking ahead as Sky Island winter settles around us. This year is already off to a different…
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Workshop: Springs Trip Planning and Navigation
December 10, 2025Join SIA staff for an evening at our Tucson office getting ready for upcoming volunteer trips to visit springs within the Sky Islands. Topics covered will include: reading maps and satellite images, navigation aids on desktop computers and smartphones, making tracks and reading elevations and contours on maps, planning backcountry vs. trail walks, etc. With these skills, you’ll be ready to volunteer with confidence.
Workshop: Springs Trip Planning and Navigation
November 5, 2025Join SIA staff for an evening at our Tucson office getting ready for upcoming volunteer trips to visit springs within the Sky Islands. Topics covered will include: reading maps and satellite images, navigation aids on desktop computers and smartphones, making tracks and reading elevations and contours on maps, planning backcountry vs. trail walks, etc. With these skills, you’ll be ready to volunteer with confidence.
Mescal Spring Invasive Plant Removal
September 15, 2025Let’s get our hands dirty and help restore this beautiful spring southeast of Tucson by removing invasive plants. Note: Carpooling from Tucson is available, and we’ll be camping at the Bar V Ranch Headquarters.