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SKY ISLAND ALLIANCE
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March 10, 2011
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I have been volunteering at the office and have gone on many of their outdoor landscape restoration volunteer weekend trips. The staff are the best of their field and the work they do is not only protecting and conservation the Sky Island region but they are active in restoration, which many nonprofits don't do as much of.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
seeing all the data entry I have done go up on the MABA database as well as seeing successful re-vegetation in the riparian areas that SIA volunteers have worked on.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
have more volunteer opportunities in January
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March 7, 2011
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I first learned of Sky Island Alliance when I visited Southern Arizona 7 years ago. Several SIA staffers worked on a mountain lion track count project at Saguaro National Park for which I was volunteering. I was impressed by their knowledge, vision and passion for the Sky Islands -- and also by their very "doable" plan for preserving the area with the help of the community. I live on the East Coast, but I continue to support the SIA and the work they're doing to keep the unique and biologically diverse Sky Islands area healthy.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
helping preserve wild places and wildlife in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
not make any.
March 5, 2011
The mountains of Southern Arizona are a unique ecology, differing from the dry valley floor. The Sky Island Alliance multiplies the impact of various agencies working to protect the birds, animals and plants in the mountains. Cooperation in education, advocacy and research is a way to maximize the work of all.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
By going on nature hikes.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Expand their staff. They do a fantastic job with a limited. staff. Imagine what they could do with more help!
April 9, 2010
I first learned about Sky Island Alliance as an undergrad in college. I was looking for a class project combining my interest in wildlife research and photography. Over coffee I met with two SIA staff, Mike and Sergio, to talk about my ideas, and we set up a date to go out in the field setting remote camera traps for a mountain lion and jaguar study... a turning point for me and the best weekend of my life. In the course of three days of rough hiking and great food, I saw my first lion tracks. In the evening, watching the sun set over the rugged mountains - jaguar country - I felt a powerful connection to the land and the people who were working to protect it. I returned home sore, tired, scratched and bloody, and knowing exactly what I wanted to do for my life and career. I continued to volunteer with the organization for the next two years with wildlife tracking, jaguar conservation and Wilderness designation, eventually getting a part-time job with SIA doing Wilderness outreach for the Tumacacori Highlands in 2008. Today, I work full time as a wildlife biologist for Sky Island Alliance and am gearing up to take on a position as their Wildlife Linkages Program Coordinator. It all began with good people doing good work to protect and restore a region special for its great biodiversity, and special to me as my home. There is a great sense of camaraderie and scientific work ethic with this small organization, which relies on volunteers and big ideas to achieve conservation action in a region that spans four states in two countries. I greatly admire this organization and the work it does.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
knowing one rancher in Mexico, Carlos, whose ranch, home to over 30 threatened and endangered species, including ocelot and jaguar, is an example of wise land stewardship. Resulting from our partnership, his ranch will be made into a private reserve
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
friendly, eager and committed to conservation. Despite differences in background or beliefs, they reach common ground and work together effectively.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
secure the continuation of its current work to restore, protect and connect the Sky Islands in the future, and increase its capacity to conduct on-the-ground habitat and wildlife research, achieve policy changes and land protections, and engage the public
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
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