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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Volunteer Appreciation Party-Friday, April 12
March 15, 2019Join us as we celebrate YOU, our amazing volunteers!
Volunteer Dispatch: Sourcing Devotion: The art of nature, a sublime Sky Island natural spring, pt. 5
June 11, 2018by Valarie lee James, Sky Island Alliance Adopt-a-Spring volunteer Sky Island Alliance Volunteer Log Springtime 2018 Visit to the Spring “Nature is the Art of God.” – Dante Had we…
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