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!
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Your values. Our water future.

Your values. Our water future.

Join us for a series of presentations, discussions, and citizen science events in Tucson to hear and share stories about water and nature in the Sky Islands.

Join us for a series of presentations, discussions, and citizen science events in Tucson to hear and share stories about water and nature in the Sky Islands.
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Join us for MadCon2018 May 14 - 18!

Join us for MadCon2018 May 14 - 18!

Early Bird Registration ends April 15th! Don’t miss this premier event for sharing science and building collaboration in the Borderlands.

Early Bird Registration ends April 15th! Don’t miss this premier event for sharing science and building collaboration in the Borderlands.
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People Powered Conservation

People Powered Conservation

Explore your Sky Islands! Join the Alliance as a volunteer. From day trips to camping weekends, there is something for everyone.

Explore your Sky Islands! Join the Alliance as a volunteer. From day trips to camping weekends, there is something for everyone.
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Wildlife on the Move

Wildlife on the Move

Bears and other animals need room to roam. Learn how Sky Island Alliance volunteers are using tracks, scat, and wildlife cameras to find out where they travel between our Sky Island mountain ranges.

Bears and other animals need room to roam. Learn how Sky Island Alliance volunteers are using tracks, scat, and wildlife cameras to find out where they travel between our Sky Island mountain ranges.
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Water in a Hotter Place

Water in a Hotter Place

See out how springs monitoring and adaptive management strategies are helping to keep our waters clean and available, and our Sky Islands more resilient to climate change.

See out how springs monitoring and adaptive management strategies are helping to keep our waters clean and available, and our Sky Islands more resilient to climate change.
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Improving Land and Water

Improving Land and Water

Sky Island Alliance is an active part of the Sky Island Restoration Cooperative (SIRC). We've been busy with so many projects, we are inspired to share them all! Read our first report and learn how collaborative hands-on conservation really make a difference.

Sky Island Alliance is an active part of the Sky Island Restoration Cooperative (SIRC). We've been busy with so many projects, we are inspired to share them all! Read our first report and learn how collaborative hands-on conservation really make a difference.
Our Mission

Our Mission

Sky Island Alliance is a collaborative, people-powered conservation organization working to protect and restore the biodiversity and natural heritage of your Sky Islands. Learn more about what we do and get involved!

Sky Island Alliance is a collaborative, people-powered conservation organization working to protect and restore the biodiversity and natural heritage of your Sky Islands. Learn more about what we do and get involved!
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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, 2018

Thursday, May 17, 2018 Day 4 – Big thinking and grand visions Inspired by field trips on Wednesday and pumped full of ideas from three days of engaging sessions, Thursday at MadCon was all about BIG thinking. The day kicked off with author Mary Ellen Hannibal sharing her take on the big power of citizen…
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CALL TO ACTION: Speak out to protect our Outstanding Arizona Waters!

May 2, 2018

Davidson 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, 2018

by 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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Wed Jun 6

Southern Galiuro Pond Check-up – June 6

June 6 @ 1:00 pm - June 8 @ 7:00 pm
Tue Jun 12

Tracking Tuesday: June 12th

June 12 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Thu Jun 14

Gila Cliff Dwellings Hillside Restoration – June 14

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Donate to support young scientists protecting our Sky Islands!

Donate to support young scientists protecting our Sky Islands!

Your values. Our water future.

Your values. Our water future.

Join us for MadCon2018 May 14 - 18!

Join us for MadCon2018 May 14 - 18!

People Powered Conservation

People Powered Conservation

Wildlife on the Move

Wildlife on the Move

Water in a Hotter Place

Water in a Hotter Place

Improving Land and Water

Improving Land and Water

Our Mission

Our Mission

Sky Island Heroes

Bill Bemis, Sky Island Hero

Sky Island Blog

Your #MadCon2018 Daily Digest is here!

CALL TO ACTION: Speak out to protect our Outstanding Arizona Waters!

Volunteer Dispatch: Ecology as contemplative practice, pt. 4

Get Involved

Upcoming Events

Southern Galiuro Pond Check-up – June 6

Tracking Tuesday: June 12th

Gila Cliff Dwellings Hillside Restoration – June 14

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Second local March for Science rally on Sunday at Reid Park

Along the border, 500 miles of desert species

The desert, divided

Border BioBlitz documents Santa Ana wildlife in binational science effort

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