by Zachary Matchinski, of Lake Superior State University Saturday was set aside to finally do some hiking around the area for the first time. We left at around 8 am in hopes of getting back before the hottest part of…
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by Zachary Matchinski, of Lake Superior State University Saturday was set aside to finally do some hiking around the area for the first time. We left at around 8 am in hopes of getting back before the hottest part of…
by Alexandra De Sousa, of Ithaca College This week we jumped from Ruby, to the Galiuros, to Klondyke, and to Arivaipa! We had a very fun, hot, and a busy week planned. On Friday, we visited Kathy, who has a PhD…
by Brylee Stone, of Westminster College After having been in the Santa Catalina Mountain range for a few days and experiencing monsoon season rains two nights in a row, it seemed that we were ready for the hot dry climate…
by Emma Rosenau, of the University of Vermont Sky Island Borderlands program Summer 2021 This first week of Round River in the Sky Island Borderlands has had us experience the Arizona extremes. When we arrived at the Tucson airport, the…
by Olivia Sena, of University of Vermont ‘22 Sky Island Borderlands Program Spring ‘21 More than a month following my crazy, incredible experience in the Sky Island Borderlands of SW Arizona with Round River, I can confidently say it was…
A Collaboration Piece by Spring 2021 Sky Island Borderland Students: Olivia Sena (UVM), Perrin Milliken (Bowdoin College), Bethany Holland (Ithaca College), Walt Emann (Oberlin College), Benjamin Felser (Bowdoin College), and Wren Garrison (newly graduated from UVM!) Tomorrow we will all…
by Olivia Sena, of University of Vermont We woke up on the morning of Thursday, March 25 itching to get hiking again after being cooped up in our tents the entire day before due to the snowstorm. As Walt wrote…
by Walt Emann, of Oberlin College March 16. Outside the old schoolhouse museum at Ruby Ghost Town. While standing in the blistering afternoon sun-heat, my hands soaking in a washbin filled with suds and dust, a refreshing breeze picked up…
by Benjamin Felser, of Bowdoin College Returning to Ruby from our last field vegetation survey at the border, we knew we had a big day ahead of us. Bryon–the same SIA staff member who led our orientation to the Border…
Species account by Perrin Milliken, of Bowdoin College. Puma concolor, known as the puma, mountain lion, cougar, or catamount, is the largest cat (family Felidae) found in North America. The only exception is the endangered jaguar (Panthera onca) which exist…
by Benjamin Felser, of Bowdoin College Returning to Ruby after our suburban sojourn was like that first breath when you walk outside in the morning. Meeting the familiar face of Montana Peak rising over Ruby Ghost Town, I let the…
Species account by Bethany Holland, of Ithaca College. Also known as a camel spider, sun scorpion or solifugae, the sun spider is an arachnid found in tropical and desert environments around the world, including the arid south western US. Though…
Species account by Wren Garrison, of University of Vermont This species highlight is focused on the collared peccary. It is regionally referred to as the javelina, but its scientific name is Pecari tajacu. Javelinas are pig-like, with large heads and shoulders,…
Species account by Benjamin Felser, of Bowdoin College. Sky Island Borderlands Spring 2021 program. Yucca moth larvae come into quite a luxuriant world. They emerge from their eggs into a warm, moist cavity stocked with all the yucca seeds they…
Species account by Walt Emann, of Oberlin College. Sky Island Borderlands program, Spring 2021. If you find yourself wandering around the Sonoran Desert wilderness, you ought to keep a sharp eye out for dangerous mammals and stalking felines, especially mountain…
Species account by Olivia Sena, of University of Vermont. All photos credited to Sky Island Alliance. The common porcupine is a peculiar yet endearing rodent species of the Sky Islands region. Commonly known to inhabit deciduous, coniferous, and mixed forests…
By Perrin Milliken, of Bowdoin College RRCS Spring 2021 Sky Island Borderlands program Our semester so far has been characterized by many short trips away from Ruby. We’ve been to the east, towards the border city of Nogales where we…
By Bethany Holland, of Ithaca College. We continued our boarder wildlife vegetation surveys and camera checks in the Patagonia Mountains, and sometimes we’d find fun surprises inside and outside the cameras. Within the bear box of one camera, two giant…