Field Notes
How to check your wildlife camera
February 5, 2020If you haven’t read the previous post about setting up a camera, I highly recommend it, find it here: How SIA Sets Up Our Wildlife Cameras If you have read…
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Hardworking volunteers removed vinca from Aravaipa Canyon!
November 14, 2019A huge thank you to the volunteers who came with us to the Aravaipa Canyon Preserve this past weekend to help remove invasive periwinkle (Vinca major) from the canyon. Our…
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Tracking Saguaros—75 Years of Change in the Cactus Forest
November 11, 2019The cactus forest at Saguaro National Park is changing. In 1941, concerned park researchers established 6 plots containing saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) in the Rincon Mountain District to track park populations…
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Vinca in Aravaipa Canyon
November 7, 2019Periwinkle (Vinca major) Greater periwinkle (Vinca major) is a flowering vine native to the Mediterranean and is popular in homes and gardens for its attractive purple flowers. While it looks…
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Call for Volunteers- 2020 Saguaro Census
October 18, 2019Join Sky Island Alliance in helping Saguaro National Park with their 2020 saguaro census! Saguaro National Park conducts their saguaro census every 10 years using citizen science. This effort is…
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Saguaro Census Survey: 3-mile Hike January 11th @ Saguaro West
October 15, 2019Join Sky Island Alliance in helping Saguaro National Park with their 2020 saguaro census! This will be a longer hike in Saguaro West Click Here Register on our Eventbrite Page…
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Saguaro Census Survey: 1-mile Hike January 10th @ Saguaro West
Join Sky Island Alliance in helping Saguaro National Park with their 2020 saguaro census! This will be a shorter hike in Saguaro West Click Here Register on our Eventbrite Page…
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Saguaro Census Survey: 1-mile Hike December 10th @ Saguaro East
Join Sky Island Alliance in helping Saguaro National Park with their 2020 saguaro census! This will be a shorter hike in Saguaro East Please Register on our Eventbrite Page About…
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Saguaro Census Survey: 3-mile Hike December 7th @ Saguaro East
Join Sky Island Alliance in helping Saguaro National Park with their 2020 saguaro census! This will be a longer hike in Saguaro East Please Register on our Eventbrite Page About…
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The Success of National Public Lands Day!
October 1, 2019Fifteen hard working Sky Island Alliance volunteers celebrated National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on Saturday. They helped remove fountain grass and other invasive plants from the Bear Canyon and Sabino…
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