Exploring Nature Through the Camera Lens: A Photographic Adventure
April 8, 2024Guest Blog by Jeny Fernanda Ramos Rascón This blog was made possible thanks to a camera donation during SIA’s 2023 Sonora gear drive. Denia Valencia, Jeny Fernanda Ramos Rascón, and…
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Defend Arizona’s Santa Ritas From Copper Mining
April 4, 2024We need your help defending jaguar habitat and precious groundwater in southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains. Canadian mining giant Hudbay Minerals is once again pushing its dystopic “Copper World” mining…
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Road Decommissioning in the Huachucas
Join SIA as we physically decommission closed roads in the southern foothills of the Huachuca Mountains. We’ll be camouflaging roads with rocks and woody debris, reseeding native plants, building erosion-control…
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Snake Season’s Here: Get to Know Local Species
March 21, 2024It’s that time of year again: Snakes are awakening from their winter brumation (a snake version of hibernation). And one of our volunteers, Pat Cicero, who’s a snake enthusiast, put…
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Coffee Break: Mediating Wildlife-Human Relationships Through Behavioral Ecology
March 13, 2024Join us for our next virtual Coffee Break to learn more about some of the latest research being done to understand wildlife-human relationships and reduce conflict. Our presenter is Allie Burnett, Ph.D. candidate within the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment. For her research, she has focused specifically on the dynamics at play in Tucson.
Saguaro Stewardship Experience
February 27, 2024Saguaro National Park East, 3693 S Old Spanish Trail Tucson, AZ 85730 (see map) Join us at Saguaro National Park for a day of activities including invasive species removal, plant…
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Protecting the Path of the Jaguar: Why It Matters
February 22, 2024To promote wildlife resilience and land integrity in the face of relentless development and habitat fragmentation, Sky Island Alliance focuses our work within what we call the Path of the…
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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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A Look Ahead at 2024
January 11, 2024It’s the start of a new year, and our binational team has an exciting set of priorities for the year ahead. As always, we are dedicating ourselves to protect and…
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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal
December 20, 2023Come join us for one of our last volunteer camping weekends in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve as we finish this round in our fight against invasive vinca!