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Donate to support young scientists protecting our Sky Islands!
Donate to support young scientists protecting our Sky Islands!
It takes many voices to protect the Path of the Jaguar. Will you join us in raising the voices of young scientists in our community!
It takes many voices to protect the Path of the Jaguar. Will you join us in raising the voices of young scientists in our community!
Sky Island Heroes
Bill Bemis, Sky Island Hero
Bill exemplifies everything a nonprofit could hope to have as a donor, volunteer, and all-around supporter. Bill has attended numerous field outings over the past three years, from pond plantings to seed collections; he also participates in our Adopt-a-Spring program, visiting a spring site in Parker Canyon five times a year to record vital data…
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Your #MadCon2018 Daily Digest is here!
May 10, 2018Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Day 3 – Herp, Herp, Hooray! MadCon Wednesday was a dedicated to all things scaly, slimy, and slithery! While lots of MadCon attendees were out and about, exploring science on the ground in the Madrean Sky Islands (special blog post on the field trips to come later), dozens more were at…
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CALL TO ACTION: Speak out to protect our Outstanding Arizona Waters!
May 2, 2018Davidson Canyon, one of our most vital Sky Island pathways for wildlife, and Cienega Creek, a riparian oasis, are designated as Outstanding Arizona Waters. This designation protects unique habitats and perennial flow and safeguards our drinking water in Tucson! At the behest of Hudbay Minerals, a Canadian company seeking to build Rosemont Copper Mine in…
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Volunteer Dispatch: Ecology as contemplative practice, pt. 4
March 21, 2018by Valarie lee James, Sky Island Alliance Adopt-a-Spring volunteer “Darwin’s manner of deep watchfulness allowed the ordinary ground of life to become sanctified, to be brought into Sensus plenoir—a fuller sense—through the offering of simple attention.” – Lyanda Lynn Haupt, author and naturalist. “…what would it mean for contemplative practice to be considered an integral…
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In the News
Second local March for Science rally on Sunday at Reid Park
April 12, 2018: Arizona Daily StarAlong the border, 500 miles of desert species
April 3, 2018: High Country NewsThe desert, divided
March 19, 2018: High Country NewsBorder BioBlitz documents Santa Ana wildlife in binational science effort
March 10, 2018: The Monitor
