Sky Island Alliance
300 E. University Blvd.
Suite 270
Tucson, AZ  85705
624-7080
www.skyislandalliance.org

Art in Wilderness- Book with 2 CDs of Music and Spoken Word

 — a magical collection from
19 artists, poets, writers, photographers…
Over 100 pages of beautiful, full-color
reproductions of original art, essays and
poems… 2 CDs with music and readings…
As inspiring as the wild lands
they seek to protect…
The perfect holiday gift… for yourself,
for all your wild-places-lovin’ friends…

Featured artists and authors include Richard Shelton, Chuck Bowden, Alison Deming, Ken Lamberton, Kevin Pakulis, Cantrell Maryott and more.

Sky Island Alliance is a grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of the rich natural heritage of native species and habitats in the Sky Island region of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. We work with volunteers, scientists, land owners, public officials, and government agencies to establish protected areas, restore healthy landscapes, and promote public appreciation of the region's unique biological diversity.

“It was cold.
We were sitting
around a campfire.
We’d hiked all day; we were tired.
We were well fed. We were sharing
stories, and songs, and tequila.
We were photographers, writers, poets,
songwriters, scientists, naturalists, and
environmentalists. We were in the
Tumacacori Highlands of southern
Arizona. The firewood crackled,
the air shimmered…

One spring weekend, a group of artists and
conservationists gathered in the Coronado
National Forest to camp and hike, learn
and experience. The idea was to come
together, learn from and share with each
other, and then teach and share with others
the values of a special place in our own
backyard…
The idea became Art in Wilderness…”