Volunteer Opportunity
SIA: Spring Assessments – Catalinas NE
Spring Assessments: Catalinas NE Friday, May 12th - 14th Sami Hammer: 520-624-7080 ext. 16 JURISDICTION: Coronado National Forest, Santa Catalina Ranger District BACKGROUND This weekend, we will be assessing springs on the northeastern side of the Galiuro Mountains. You should be comfortable hiking off-trail (bushwhacking). We will have spots for 3-5 people in the SIA...
Wild At Heart – Burrowing Owl Volunteers Wanted
Burrowing Owl Volunteers Wanted List of Burrowing Owl Events for 2017: February 25th, install 32 burrows in Laveen March 4th, construct one tent near Maricopa. Some same-day site prep also needed March 11th, construct one tent near Coolidge March 18th, construct two tents near Maricopa. Some same-day site prep also needed March 25th, construct one...
SIA: Walnut Planting in Spencer Canyon
Santa Catalina Mountains Summerhaven, AZ, United StatesWalnut Planting in Spencer Canyon May 27th @ 7:30AM - 6:00PM Bryon: 520-624-7080 ext. 27 Help us PLANT NATIVE WALNUTS to improve habitat for the Santa Catalina gray squirrel in a gorgeous riparian canyon right in our own backyard! BACKGROUND The Santa Catalina grey squirrel (a subspecies of the Arizona grey squirrel) is in decline throughout the...
AZGFD Black-tailed Prairie Dog Supplemental Feeding and Visual Counts
Help the Arizona Game and Fish Dept. with Black-tailed Prairie Dogs at Las Cienegas Supplemental Feeding Help feed prairie dogs at Las Cienegas until the monsoon rains come and the grasses grow in July! Walk around colonies and place a small handful of pellets in each active (fresh diggings, scat, or prairie dogs) burrow. Alfalfa...
Arizona Antelope Foundation: Greer Fence Modification Project
Greer, AZ Greer, AZ, United StatesArizona Antelope Foundation Habitat Project: Greer Fence Modification JUNE 10, 2017 Project Location: We will be working on the Apache National Forest a few miles north of Big Lake in the White Mountains. Project Begins: Saturday June 10th at 7AM (sunrise is 5:00am!) and possibly Sunday 7-11. Meet at camp for all start times. The...
SIA: Parker Canyon Seed Collection
Parker Canyon Lake AZ, United StatesParker Canyon Seed Collection June 16th @ 7AM - 5PM Carianne Campbell: [email protected] Sky Island Alliance is partnering with the National Forest Service and Borderlands Restoration to create a diverse pollinator plant palette of native under-story plants in Parker Canyon! The seeds we collect will be grown out to be re-planted after we rid the canyon...