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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Help Survey Springs in the San Rafael Valley Ahead of Plans for 27 Miles of New Border Wall
June 17, 2025Note: Due to active border wall construction, parts of the Coronado National Forest are closed until Jan. 20, 2029. Please avoid this area when spring seeking until the closure is…
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The Importance of Springs in Times of Drought: What We Saw in Sierra Los Ajos
This time of year, after a long period of drought in our landscape and before the arrival of the monsoon rains, it’s important to recognize the key role springs have…
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Help Survey Springs Along the San Pedro
May 7, 2025This June, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, Sky Island Alliance is supporting a Spring Seeker campaign along the San Pedro River, and we’re in need of self-motivated volunteers to…
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A Look Ahead at 2025
January 7, 2025We’re entering 2025 with our biggest portfolio of projects in recent years! We’ll be out in the Sky Islands working with you — our amazing volunteers and supporters — to…
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My Sky Island Summer of Adventure and Learning
August 29, 2024Ever since I was a biology student at the Universidad de la Sierra in Moctezuma, Sonora, I began to get involved in activities with Sky Island Alliance. In 2020, I…
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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 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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Help Survey Wilderness Springs in the Sky Islands
February 2, 2024We’re excited to announce a big push in our campaign to survey springs in wilderness areas of the Coronado National Forest. As defined by the Wilderness Act of 1964, wilderness…
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Ayuda a inspeccionar manantiales en las montañas Patagonia antes de una nueva minería
July 10, 2023Actualización de julio de 2024: El Departamento de Calidad Ambiental de Arizona emitió el permiso de descarga para la mina Hermosa después de un período inicial de comentarios sobre el…
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