RESOURCES

Resources

Below is a list of reports, books, articles, documentaries, podcasts, and websites to dive into to familiarize yourself with the Sky Islands region. This is not an exhaustive list of resources so be sure to do your own research. If you find resources that you feel should be on this list, please email them to info@rutadeljefe.com.

N'dee/N'nee/Ndé Nation

• Article: Carrión, Lydiette. [2021, February]. Apaches: Alive and Well in 21st Century Mexico. Pie The Página.

• Facebook Page

• Instagram Account

Cuenca Los Ojos

• Website: Cuenca Los Ojos

• Film: Cuenca Los Ojos Foundation Promo. DSP Media 

• Film: Naturaleza Épica - National Geographic Latinoamérica

• Report: Reina-Guerrero, Anna L. Van Devender, Thomas R. [2017, Fall] 170 Years of Natural History in Cuenca Los Ojos, Sonora Mexico. The Planet Press. Arizona Native Plant Society.

Borderlands Restoration Network

• Website: Borderlands Restoration Network.

• Film: Small Seeds, Big Change - A collaboration between Borderlands Restoration Network and the University of Arizona School of Film, Theater, and Television Animation

Frontera De Cristo

• Website: https://fronteradecristo.org/

• Ministry Partners: https://fronteradecristo.org/ministries/

• Café Justo: https://www.justcoffee.org/

• Migrant Resource Center: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064740874527

• DouglaPrieta Works: https://www.douglaprietaworks.org/

Jaguars

• Video: The Bear Project - New Jaguar in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands

• Video: BEAR Project - Valerio, a second jaguar in the US-Mexico borderlands.

• Press Release: McSpadden, Russ [2023, September] Jaguar Caught on Camera in Southern Arizona’s Huachuca Mountains. Center for Biological Diversity. 

• Instagram The BEAR Project: https://www.instagram.com/bearproject2020/

• Petition: Time for the Return of Jaguars. Center for Biological Diversity. 

• Article: Grant, Richards. [2016, October]. The Return of the Great American Jaguar. Smithsonian Magazine.

• Article: Koprowski, John. Marin, Ganesh [2022, April]. Jaguars could return to the US Southwest – but only if they have pathways to move north. The Conversation

• Article: Main, Douglas [2021, March]. Why a new jaguar sighting near the Arizona-Mexico border gives experts hope. National Geographic. 

• Article: Main, Douglas [2022, July]. A few jaguars now roam the Arizona borderlands - why that’s a big deal. National Geographic. 

• Article: Davis, Tony [2021, March]. Juvenile male jaguar seen on camera just south of new border wall. Arizona Daily Star. 

• Website: Conservation CATalyst

• Website: Saving the Jaguar - Center for Biological Diversity

Border Wall

• Film: American Scar: The Environmental Tragedy of the Border Wall - The New Yorker Documentary 

• Article: Jordahl, Laiken. [2020, November]. A Year of Devastation in Arizona’s Wild Lands. The New York Times.

• Gonzalez, Valerie. [2023, October]. The Biden administration says it is using executive power to allow border wall construction in Texas. Associated Press. 

• Article: Moteil, Anya. [2017, Summer]. The Tohono O’odham and The Border Wall. American Indian Magazine.

• Article: Greenwald, Noah. Segee, Brian. Curry, Tierra. Bradley, Curt. [2017, May]. A Wall in the Wild: Disastrous Impacts of Trump’s Border Wall on Wildlife. Center for Biological Diversity. 

• Article: Gultch Magazine Issue Two “Walls” 

• Policy: Executive Order 13767: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements - The White House

• Report: No Border Wall - Center for Biological Diversity.l Diversity

• Website: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/gadsden-purchase

• Map: Land Lost By Mexico. Map of the United States and Mexico. National Geographic.

Humanitarian Crisis 

• Podcast: Radiolab Border Trilogy Part 1

• Podcast: Radiolab Border Trilogy Part 2

• Podcast: Radiolab Border Trilogy Part 3

• Book: The Undocumented Migration Project

• Border Patrol Strategic Plan 1994 and Beyond: National Strategy

• Report: Rubio-Goldsmith, Raquel. McCormick, Melissa. Martinez, Daniel. Duarte, Inez Magdalena [2007, February]. A Humanitarian Crisis at the Border: New Estimates of Deaths Among Unauthorized Immigrants Immigration Policy Center. 

• Documentary: Immigration Nation - Netflix Limited Series 

• Website: No More Deaths

• Film: Espera, Esperanza (Waiting, Hoping) - Wondercamp

Sky Islands Region 

• Bahre, Conrad J. 1977. Land-Use History of the Research Ranch, Elgin, Arizona. Journal of the Arizona Academy of Science.

• Book: Basso, Keith H. Wisdom Sits In Places: Landscape and Language Among The Western Apache.

• Book: Erickson, Winston P. Sharing the Desert: The Tohono O’odham in History

• Book: Amann, Andrew W. Jr. Bezy, John V. Ratkevich, Ron W. Witkind, Max. Ice Age Mammals of the San Pedro River Valley. Arizona Geological Survey, Tucson

• Book: Sayre, Nathan F. Ranching, Endangered Species, and Urbanization in the Southwest. 2005. The University of Arizona Press

• Book: Dimmitt, Mark A. Wentworth Comus, Patricia, and Brewer, Linda M. A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert. Second Edition. 2015. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press. University of California Press.

• Multi-Media: Dash, Jack. Swenson, Luke. Atacscosa Borderlands.

• Study: Connor Clark & Gyan P. Nyaupane (2023): Cross-Border Tourism and Community Solidarity at a Militarized Border: A Photo Elicitation Approach.

• Study: Connor Clark & Gyan P. Nyaupane (07 Oct 2023): Tourism and ecological restoration across borders: a political ecology approach, Current Issues in Tourism.

• Website: Sky Islands Alliance

• Website: Borderlands Restoration Network

• Website: Coronado National Forest 

• Website: Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge

• Website: Juan Bautista De Anza Trail

Ruta Del Jefe Event

• Ride with GPS: Routes that Tell a Story: Cuenca Los Ojos by Sarah Swallow, October 6, 2024

• The Radavist: Following the Footprints of the Jaguar: Ruta del Jefe Migrates to Cuenca Los Ojos by Sarah Swallow and Daniel Zaid, December 21, 2022

• SRAM: “Put Ruta del Jefe on your Radar: Top 6 takeaways from riding and learning in the Sky Islands region.” 

• Andarres: “Ruta del Jefe: A weekend of education, cycling, and community” by Karla Robles and Daniel Zaid

• Bikepacking.com: “Chasing the Jaguar: Reflections on Ruta del Jefe 2022” by Dominique Powers

• Breakfast with Boz Podcast presented by Wahoo: “Women of Ruta del Jefe” by Lael Wilcox 

• Patagonia Regional Times (page 11): “Biking where Jaguar may have walked” by Robert Gay

• Ride with GPS: “Reflections on Ruta del Jefe” by Beija Flor

• The Radavist: “Come together at the 2022 Ruta del Jefe” by John Watson 

• Video: Ruta del Jefe Film - Gus Morton and Samantha Sauri 

• Video: BIKES!!!! with Cheech and Nam: Ruta del Jefe

• Article: Madness and Mud: Ruta del Jefe 2020 - Tenzin Namdol

• Article: Racing the Ruta Del Jefe in the San Raphael Valley - John Watson

• Article:Raw Cycling Magazine: Interview with Sarah Swallow on Ruta Del Jefe

Sky Islands Odyssey Route Project

• Overview: Sky Islands Route Guide 

• Sky Islands Odyssey West Loop

• Sky Islands Odyssey Full Loop 

• Sky Islands Odyssey Grand Depart

• Sky Islands Adventure Rides

• Ruta del Jefe