Road decommissioning

Road Decommissioning in the Huachucas

April 4, 2024

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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Western diamondback rattlesnake

Snake Season’s Here: Get to Know Local Species

March 21, 2024

It’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 on wildlife-human relationships

Coffee Break: Mediating Wildlife-Human Relationships Through Behavioral Ecology

March 13, 2024

Join 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 with gilded flicker

Saguaro Stewardship Experience

February 27, 2024

Saguaro 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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Jaguar

Protecting the Path of the Jaguar: Why It Matters

February 22, 2024

To 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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Pajarita Wilderness spring survey

Help Survey Wilderness Springs in the Sky Islands

February 2, 2024

We’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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Aravaipa vista

A Look Ahead at 2024

January 11, 2024

It’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 volunteers

Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal

December 20, 2023

Come 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!

Aravaipa Canyon

Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal

Come 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!

Wildlife ofrenda

An Offering for Día de los Muertos

October 27, 2023

We at Sky Island Alliance recently had the opportunity to honor wildlife killed at the U.S.-Mexico border wall by creating a Día de los Muertos ofrenda, or altar, on display…
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