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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Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal
Come join us for a weekend in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve as we resume the fight against invasive vinca!
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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Coffee Break: Wildlife Research at the Border During Wall Construction
August 7, 2025Concerned about all the recent developments at the border and not sure where that leaves wildlife? Join Sky Island Alliance’s wildlife team for our next virtual Coffee Break. We’ll take a virtual tour of southeast Arizona and describe the current status of border wall construction projects underway at the Santa Cruz River and across the San Rafael Valley. We’ll also share insights from our vast network of cameras that’s faithfully keeping watch on wildlife’s cross-border movement and tracking impacts.
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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Demand Due Diligence for the Proposed Hermosa Mine in the Patagonia Mountains
June 18, 2025The U.S. Forest Service is moving ahead with approvals for the proposed Hermosa Mine in the Patagonia Mountains, and the project is being fast-tracked by the feds. But right now…
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Coffee Break: Improving Borderlands Wildlife Corridors
May 8, 2025Only a few sections of the U.S.-Mexico border within the Path of the Jaguar are still passable to most wildlife. One of these sections is the San Rafael Valley between…
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