2018 BioBlitz & BBQ
Chiricahua Desert Museum & Geronimo Event Center Highway 80 and Portal Road, Rodeo, NM, United StatesThe CHARLIE W. PAINTER BIOBLITZ & BBQ is an annual event to honor the life and work of Charlie and as a fundraiser to support research through the CHARLES W. PAINTER GRANT in HERPETOLOGY Where?: The Chiricahua Desert Museum, NM 80 & Portal Road; Rodeo, NM 88056 When?: July 27-28, 2018 A BioBlitz is an intense period of biological surveying...
SIA: Native Plantings at Ramsey Canyon Ponds
SIA Native Plantings at Ramsey Canyon Ponds July 30, 2018 @ 3:00pm - August 1, 2018 @ 6:00pm SIA is partnering with The Nature Conservancy’s Ramsey Canyon Preserve to install native plants around some newly created ponds. Many native animals are sure to benefit from this new habitat, and we want to jump start...
SIA: Water Roots: Exclusive screening of Andy Goldsworthy’s Rivers & Tides
Loft Cinema 3233 E. Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ, United StatesSIA Water Roots: Exclusive screening of Andy Goldsworthy's Rivers & Tides July 31, 2018 @ 7:30pm - 9:30pm Join us for a special screening and panel discussion, hosted by the Loft Cinema in partnership with Sky Island Alliance and University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center. Andy Goldsworthy’s Rivers and Tides is a truly beautiful,...
SIA Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal August 9th, 2018 @ 2:30pm - August 12th, 2018 @ 6:00pm THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping TNC and the BLM in Aravaipa Canyon for several years on a variety of projects to increase watershed health along this perennial riparian area. During this trip we are continuing our...
16th Annual on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles
Hilton Fort Worth 815 Main Street, Fort Worth, TX, United States16th Annual on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles August 12 - 15, 2018 Hilton Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX The 16th annual Symposium will be hosted in Fort Worth, Texas at the historic Hilton Fort Worth. The meeting, sponsored by Zoo Med Laboratories, Inc., is co-hosted by the Turtle Survival Alliance...
SIA Walnut Collection Trip
Walnut Collection Trip August 15th, 2018 @ 8:30am - 4:30pm BACKGROUND Sky Island Alliance is partnering with the National Forest Service and Borderlands Restoration to create a diverse plant palette for restoration work in Bear Canyon! Walnuts are especially important because they provide food for the Santa Catalina gray squirrel, a sub-species of the Arizona...