Call for Art: Help Bear Witness to the Patagonia Mountains by Submitting Art of the Borderlands
January 15, 2021 Help us tell the story of the critical jaguar habitat in the Patagonia Mountains that is now threatened by border wall construction. If the Patagonias are cut off from…
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Notes from the Field: Searching for High Spring in the Huachuca Mountains
January 14, 2021Volunteers lie at the heart of our Spring Seeker program. In 2020, 63 people helped us check over 220 springs in the U.S. and Mexico—a feat that would be impossible for staff alone. Retired wildlands firefighter Brit…
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Seven Reasons Why We’re Thankful for Our Incredible Volunteers
December 1, 2020Never underestimate the power we have when we come together to serve the Sky Islands—to monitor water, eradicate invasive species, and restore the health of all flora, fauna, and people….
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Introduction to Sky Island FotoFauna
September 15, 2020Register Here Do you have a backyard wildlife camera and want to contribute your photos to help monitor wildlife movement? Join us for this Coffee Break to learn all about…
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Wilderness Springs Training
July 16, 2020Register Here Did you know that springs on U.S. Forest Service land might not be protected unless they are surveyed to validate the water rights? Come learn more about our…
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Social distancing at all levels
March 18, 2020We hope that you and your family are safe and comfortable as our community adjusts to Covid-19. As volunteers, you help us accomplish so much and nothing is more important…
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Cómo revisar su cámara trampa
February 11, 2020Si no ha leído la publicación anterior sobre la configuración de una cámara, se la recomiendo, encuéntrela aquí: Cómo instalamos cámaras trampa Este protocolo es cómo nosotros en SIA revisamos…
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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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