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New Border Wildlife Study
With border wall actively under construction in Southern Arizona, it’s a race against time to document the wildlife community living in unwalled stretches of the international border today. We...
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Lessons from the Dark
From the starless night sky in urban environments (far left) to the best dark sky places in the world (far right), we all can help protect our night sky in our very own community. Photo Credit:...
View ArticleEarth Day Tips for Wildlife Watching at Home
One of my greatest joys while we shelter in place is to keep a closer look at the wildlife around my home. On this Earth Day 2020, I invite you to help scientists around the world better understand...
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Explore our Springs Map to Understand Conservation Need
Our Sky Island region is estimated to have 10,000 springs—places where groundwater comes to the surface and provide vital water for plants, wildlife, and people. That is a huge number of water sources...
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Wall Construction at the San Pedro River
In July 2020, construction of a 30-foot steel border wall began across the last free-flowing river in Arizona. Despite monsoon floods that push water 140 miles from the San Pedro River’s headwaters in...
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Protecting Half of the Earth for Other Species
Sky Island Alliance Program Director Emily Burns and Renowned Naturalist E.O. Wilson. While the global pandemic was dramatically changing all our lives in March this year, the human population reached...
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Border Wildlife Study: Measuring Nighttime Habitats
The night sky quality measurements we took vary significantly between the border towns of Nogales and Douglas, Arizona, with the darkest skies and the least light pollution found in the San Rafael...
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Border Wildlife Study: Vegetation and Drought in the Borderlands
Round River Conservation Studies students working on a vegetation study within one of our Border Wildlife Study camera blocks. For the last year, the Border Wildlife Study cameras have documented an...
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Border Wildlife Study: People on Our Trail Cameras
A white-tailed deer rests near an oak tree (left) while an orange construction vehicle drives quickly along a the border road during active wall construction in the Huachuca Mountains in January 2021....
View ArticleSix Ways We can Help Save the Wild Cats of the Sky Islands
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT BY EMILY BURNS: Every wild cat’s life is a journey in search of water, food, shelter, and mates. In our modern world, cats face many obstacles that cut them off from resources they...
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