Keep Parks Public: Arizona’s Public Lands and the Border Wall
August 13, 2026This live podcast recording, hosted by the Center for Western Priorities, will feature Sky Island Alliance’s Emily Burns, along with Russ McSpadden (Center for Biological Diversity), Matt Nelson (Arizona Trail Association), and a representative of the Tohono O’odham Nation. They’ll be discussing border wall impacts to wildlife corridors and Indigenous sites, plus staffing/funding cuts at land management agencies and rollbacks of environmental protections.
Springs Restoration in the Whetstones
July 31, 2026Join us for a day of removing invasive species at McGrew Spring in southern Arizona’s beautiful Whetstone Mountains. Closed to the public, the spring is more than two miles from any other water source and is a favorite haunt of coatis, black bears, mountain lions, coyotes, and birds.
Our First Time Spring Seeking in Sierra San Diego
July 29, 2026As part of our goal to expand our Spring Seeker project into new sections of the Bavispe Flora and Fauna Protection Area, we recently had the opportunity to explore the…
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Searching for Springs in Sierra Los Ajos: A Challenging and Wonderful Experience
July 21, 2026Hi, we are Nayeli and Sofía, students of Environmental Sciences Engineering at the University of Sonora in Hermosillo, and we’re doing our professional internships with Sky Island Alliance. We just…
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A New Stage for Spring Monitoring in APFF Bavispe
July 7, 2026In recent years, water has become a very scarce resource in the region, due to several factors, including the overexploitation of aquifers, rivers, and reservoirs for mining, overgrazing, climate change,…
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Springs: A Vital Network for Wildlife
April 29, 2026The Sky Islands region is made up of high-altitude mountains that appear as “islands” separated by grasslands and deserts. These mountains are well known and beloved for their biodiversity and…
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Spring Restoration in Bear Canyon
April 9, 2026Help us restore a wildlife oasis by removing invasive grasses and oleander along the Bear Canyon drainage around Rancho Fundoshi Spring. We’ll be working in the soil, bending, kneeling, and using hand tools, picks, and lots of elbow grease.
Giant Reed Removal Reveals a Hidden Ciénega
February 27, 2026This article first appeared in The Desert Leaf and is part of a series featuring the Sky Islands. Ornamental grasses from around the world can wreak havoc in the Sonoran…
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Barrel Spring Arundo Removal
February 20, 2026Join us for a morning at a historic Tucson spring, now in an urban setting, as we remove this invasive plant and restore a wildlife oasis.
Spring Restoration in Bear Canyon
Help us restore a wildlife oasis by removing invasive grasses and oleander along the Bear Canyon drainage around Rancho Fundoshi Spring. We’ll be working in the soil, bending, kneeling, and using hand tools, picks, and lots of elbow grease.