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- Library Collection RecordThis map provides information on the soil types present in the Altar Valley.Publication Date 2000
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Soil Type
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis map describes rangeland condition across the Altar Valley using seven categories that incorporate soil stability, biotic integrity and watershed function.Publication Date 2000
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- biotic integrity
- rangeland condition
- soil stability
- United States
- watershed function
- Library Collection RecordThis map provides information on land ownership within the Altar Valley.Publication Date 2000
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis map presents the Altar Valley as a patchwork of ecological sites, the basic mapping unit used for rangeland inventory. Each ecological site represents a unique type of rangeland that has the…Publication Date 2000
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- ecological sites
- rangeland inventory
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis map provides the location of wells, tanks, dams, grazing allotments, study areas, fences, roads and pipelines in the Altar Valley.Publication Date 2000
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis map shows the preliminary conservation action sites identified by the Resource Assessment Project Team.Publication Date 2000
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordRanchers and enviromentalists team up to agrue for the promotion of ranching to prevent further urban sprawl.Publication Date 1999
- ranching
- urban development
- land conservation
- Arizona
- open space
- Sprawl
- Library Collection RecordSue Chilton has lived and worked in the Altar Valley for many years, helping to run the Chilton Ranch and Cattle Company, a historic ranching operation with land at both the northern and southern…Publication Date 1999
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Southern Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: I determined density and habitat use of desert mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus crooki) on the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, a semidesert grassland in southeastern Arizona, in 1996…Publication Date 1999
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- grassland
- habitat use
- mule deer
- odocoileus hemionus crooki
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1999
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- Cattle Ranching
- cultural environment
- Environmental Changes
- Ranching Economy
- United States
- wildlife refuges
- Library Collection RecordThis report presents the findings of a study in which 300 nests of 37 species were examined alongside habitat measurements. Conducted on Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in southern Arizona,…Publication Date 1999
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- habitat selection
- nest-site selection
- songbirds
- United States
- Library Collection RecordEXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document was initially drafted by County staff and Dr. Bill Shaw from the University of Arizona in order to facilitate discussion about which species might be considered for…Publication Date 1999
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- conservation
- endangered species
- management
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn hundreds of communities in our eleven western states, ranchers, environmentalists and federal land managers are wrestling with each other's differences in values, motives, needs and cultures…Publication Date 1998
- ranchers
- environmentalists
- collaboration
- Southwest
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordDiscusses a proposal to limit urban growth and development.Publication Date 1998
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Sprawl
- Library Collection RecordDetails the award of the MacArthur prize to a conservation-minded rancher near Douglas, Arizona.Publication Date 1998
- land conservation
- ranching
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThe link takes you to the title page. Click on table of contents found on the left side bar to read the final report.Publication Date 1998
- grazing management
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: Masked bobwhites used sites with more structural diversity than what was available on the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge during 1994-96. Selected habitat variables that adequately…Publication Date 1998
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- desert grasslands
- Gambel's quail
- masked bobwhite quail
- range management
- scaled quail
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT Dendroecological, documentary, and ethnoecological evidence were combined to provide an integrated understanding of past natural and cultural fires in the Southwest Borderlands. Fire…Publication Date 1998
- Altar Valley
- Apache
- Arizona
- borderland
- dendrochronology
- dessert grassland
- fire history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordForest Service injunctions related to the protection of endangered species put pressure on logging industry.Publication Date 1997
- logging
- endangered species
- Arizona
- Forest Service
- Library Collection RecordNorthern Spotted Owl's protection leads to logging halt.Publication Date 1997
- endangered species
- logging
- Arizona
- National Forest
- New Mexico
- Northern Spotted Owl
- Library Collection RecordA comment on logging practices and recent events in Arizona's National Forests.Publication Date 1997
- logging
- grazing
- Arizona
- National Forest
- Library Collection RecordEnvironmental groups report that logging costs the state millions.Publication Date 1997
- logging
- Arizona
- National Forest
- Library Collection RecordThis document outlines the BLM's standards and guidelines for measuring rangeland health in Arizona.Publication Date 1997
- Arizona
- range condition
- Standard Techniques
- United States
- Utilization Standards
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: I predicted the likely effects of fire on the abundance of grassland birds by determining which vegetal features influenced the distribution and abundance of grassland birds at the Buenos…Publication Date 1997
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- fire regime
- grassland birds
- mesquite
- United States
- Library Collection RecordSummary: The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) determines endangered status for the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) in Arizona, pursuant to the Endangered Species …Publication Date 1997
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
- Endangered Species Act
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis document describes a 3 tiered survey method for detecting Pima Pineapple Cactus.Publication Date 1996
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: Pima pineapple cactus (Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina) (PPC) is listed as endangered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. This taxon occurs south of Tucson, Arizona and Sonora,…Publication Date 1996
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract This conference was designed to provide a non-confrontational setting for a variety of people from differing viewpoints to discuss the threats facing arid grasslands of the Southwest.…Publication Date 1996
- arid grasslands
- Arizona
- Arizona grassland
- erosion control
- exotic species
- invasive species
- United States
- water quality
- wildfire management
- wildlife
- Library Collection RecordThis document sets out recommendations for the recovery of the masked bobwhite, setting the goal of eventually delisting the species.Publication Date 1995
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- endangered species
- masked bobwhite quail
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis document provides information on the taxonomy, morphology, genetics, habitat, behavior, reproduction, growth and population structure of the Sonoran Desert Tortoise across its range.Publication Date 1995
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Desert Tortoise
- Gopherus agassizii
- United States
- Library Collection RecordHow some are reacting to the fact that the Moenkopi Wash dries up during the summer now and the winter flow is not what it used to be.Publication Date 1994
- coal
- water rights
- Arizona
- mining
- Library Collection RecordSUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) determines Coryphantha scheeri var, robustispina (Pima pineapple cactus) to be an endangered species under the authority of the Endangered Species Act…Publication Date 1993
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: Revegetation of semi-desert rangeland is dependent on rainfall, weather, and soil factors affecting seed germination and seedling establishment. To aid in predicting seed zone temperature…Publication Date 1992
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- hydrology
- range management
- soil moisture
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: Between 1865 and 1915, arroyos developed in the southwestern United States across diverse hydrological, ecological and cultural settings. That they developed simultaneously has encouraged…Publication Date 1990
- Arizona
- channel processes
- channel structure
- channel widening
- soil erosion
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: Â Â Â Home range, habitat use, and movements of reintroduced masked bobwhite (Colinus virginianus ridgewayi) were studied during 1986-88 on the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in…Publication Date 1989
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- habitat requirements
- masked bobwhite
- quail
- United States
- wildlife management
- Library Collection RecordINTRODUCTION Recent rapid population and industrial growth along the Arizona/Sonora boundary has increased competition for the region's limited water and has created waste disposal problems…Publication Date 1988
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- hydrology
- United States
- Water Distribution
- water rights
- watershed management
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: Community structure in backswimmers (Hemiptera: Notonectide), was investigated via extensive sampling throughout southern Arizona, USA, and Sonora, Mexico, from 1980 through 1985. Co-…Publication Date 1986
- Altar Valley
- Aquatic insects
- Arizona
- Sonoran Desert
- tiger salamander
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT Larval interactions of four anuran species were experimentally investigated. Artificial pools were used to simulate their temporary pond habitat. A comparison of varied-nutrient and varied-…Publication Date 1985
- Altar Valley
- amphibians
- anuran
- Arizona
- interspecific competition
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT The U. S. Geological Survey has been collecting hydrologic and geologic data in the major irrigated basins of Arizona for many years as part of a statewide ground-water survey. The…Publication Date 1966
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- groundwater
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT The U. S. Geological Survey has been collecting hydrologic and geologic data in the major irrigated basins of Arizona for many years as part of a statewide ground-water survey. The…Publication Date 1966
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- groundwater
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT Since the l880's a series of changes has taken place in the hydrologlc regimes of the streams of the desert region of Arizona and Sonora; the vegetation of the area has undergone…Publication Date 1963
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- climate change
- Environmental Changes
- grazing
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis doctoral dissertation lists over 1,000 algae species found as a result of stream sampling throughout the Sonoran Desert in Arizona.Publication Date 1961
- Algae
- Arizona
- Sonoran Desert
- United States
- Library Collection RecordQuantitative studies on the vegetation of the grazing ranges of northern Arizona.Publication Date 1924
- Arizona
- Artemisia bigelovii
- Atriplex
- historic grazing
- Historical
- Library Collection RecordThis document, signed on April 15, 1912, details the sale of 5 horses to the Arivaca Land and Cattle Company.Publication Date 1912
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- cattle
- United States
- Library Collection RecordYavapai County is one Arizona's original territorial counties formed in 1864. The County encompasses 8,122 square miles and 5 square miles of water. For comparison, the area is about the same…
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- Library Collection RecordOutlines a number of the issues raised with regards to the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan.
- endangered species
- urban development
- Arizona
- conservation
- Southern Arizona
- Tucson
- Library Collection RecordCriticisms against the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan.
- land conservation
- urban planning
- endangered species
- Arizona
- Sonoran Desert
- Southern Arizona
- Tucson
- Library Collection RecordFormer Attorney General Grant Woods led the creation of a petition to restrict urban growth.
- land use planning
- urban development
- Arizona
- Sprawl
- Tucson
- Library Collection RecordThe BLM moves ahead with a land swap to increase the size of Saguaro National Park.
- national parks
- land use
- Arizona
- Saguaro National Park
- Tucson
- Library Collection RecordHundreds of grazing leases voided in 11 National Forests in Arizona and New Mexico.
- grazing management
- Arizona
- grazing leases
- National Forest
- New Mexico
- public land