An Offering for Día de los Muertos
October 23, 2025For much of this year, little rain fell across the Sky Island region. A dry winter in early 2025 gave way to a dry spring and disappointing monsoon season in…
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Sky Island Masks for Halloween
Need an easy Halloween costume? Or just want to try your hand at a Sky Island craft? Check out our new paper animal masks! Meagan Bethel, our wildlife specialist,…
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Desert Friends by Many Names
October 17, 2025It started with a simple question: Why would a skunk and a dove share the same name? I was reviewing photos for Sky Island Alliance’s FotoFauna project one afternoon, focused…
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Getting to Know Our Magical Springs
October 1, 2025This article first appeared in The Desert Leaf and is part of a series featuring the Sky Islands.
New Border Wall Is Underway; Our Sonoran Neighbors Offer Help
August 29, 2025Dear friends, I’m touching base with an update on border wall construction in the Sky Islands, impacts to our Border Wildlife Study, and actions to take below. For the past…
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Wildlife Research at the Border During Wall Construction
August 28, 2025Concerned about all the recent developments at the border and not sure where that leaves wildlife? In this virtual Coffee Break, Sky Island Alliance’s Program Director Emily Burns and Wildlife…
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Can the Border Wall Be Less Harmful to Wildlife?
August 21, 2025With new border wall construction starting this month in the Tucson Sector, wildlife will undergo further habitat fragmentation across the San Rafael Valley and Huachuca Mountains. Our research shows that border wall,…
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Welcoming the Wild Across Tucson
July 1, 2025This article first appeared in The Desert Leaf and is part of a series featuring the Sky Islands.
Wildlife Camera Workshops Inspire in Sonora
June 27, 2025Earlier this summer, Sky Island Alliance joined two separate events to help teach a new generation how to install and use remote cameras to promote wildlife conservation. On May 30-31…
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Oppose New Border Wall in the San Rafael Valley
June 25, 2025Plans are quickly moving forward to build 27 miles of new border wall in the San Rafael Valley, and we need your help to oppose this destructive plan. Earlier in…
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