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- Library Collection RecordAbstract—Conservation biologists, NGOs, and the USFWS have established a goal of returning a viable population of jaguars into the United States. The source population for this recovery will come…Publication Date 2013
- jaguars
- Arizona
- wildlife management
- population dynamics
- Library Collection RecordAn updated and revised version of an article published in 2010, Mary Kasulaitis presents us with a brief biography of some of the doctors who called the Arivaca area home between 1860 and 1940, many…Publication Date 2013
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordArticle and video by NBC News Investigators regarding the controversy and taxpayer cost of conducting wild horse roundups.Publication Date 2013
- Arizona
- BLM
- California
- holding facility
- Nevada
- roundup
- slaughter
- Utah
- Western United States
- wild horses
- Library Collection RecordThis article tells the story of Lucretia Roberts, the first female deputy sheriff in the state. Lucretia was elected to office in 1912 in Canelo, Arizona.Publication Date 2013
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Law enforcement
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis page contains mammal abstracts containing the taxonomy, biology, distribution, population trends, and management status of a wide variety of Arizona mammals.Publication Date 2013
- taxonomy
- biology
- distribution
- population change
- management
- wildlife
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThis article tells the story of the Santa Lucia Ranch and the people who called it home. Originally homesteaded by Gabriel E. Angulo, Jr. in 1921, the Santa Lucia was located near the confluence of…Publication Date 2013
- ranching
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordFederal Register 50 CRF Part 17. Proposed rule.Publication Date 2013
- wolves
- endangered species
- wildlife management
- Arizona
- Mexican gray wolf
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordMany regions of the globe are experiencing a simultaneous change in the dominant plant functional type and regional climatology. We explored how atmospheric temperature and precipitation control leaf…Publication Date 2013
- eddy covariance
- landscape position
- mesquite (Prosopis velutina)
- photosynthesis
- plant-climate interactions
- semi-arid
- temperature optima
- Vegetation Change
- woody plant encroachment
- indigenous encroaching species
- climate change
- temperature
- ecosystem ecology
- carbon flux
- rainfall
- grasslands
- savanna
- carbon dioxide
- San Pedro River
- Arizona
- USA
- Library Collection Record
109 Raising Arizona
In this featured article, Bree Collins explores the role the ranching community plays in environmental stewardship in the Southwest. Touching on the issues of endangered species protection, the…Publication Date 2013- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- conservation
- endangered species
- energy development
- New Mexico
- Ranching Economy
- United States
- wildfire
- Library Collection RecordThis presentation provides a brief summary of Feldman's Master's thesis work in the Altar Valley.Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- culture
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge is a 117,464-acre refuge that sits within the Altar Valley. Established in 1985, the refuge is primarily made up of semi-desert grasslands, ribboned by a…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection Record
112 V bar V Program
The Encyclopedia Britannica defines range or rangeland as any extensive area of land that is occupied by native herbaceous or shrubby vegetation which is grazed by domestic or wild herbivores.†A…Publication Date 2013- Arizona
- V bar V Experiment Station
- Yavapai County
- Library Collection RecordTranscript of the public hearing held on December 3, 2013 in Pinetop, Arizona.Publication Date 2013
- wolves
- endangered species
- wildlife management
- Arizona
- Mexican gray wolf
- New Mexico
- Wolf management
- wolf reintroduction
- Library Collection RecordA chronological overview of significant events related to the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program. Â Last updated in July 2013.Publication Date 2013
- wolves
- Arizona
- Mexican gray wolf
- New Mexico
- Southwest
- United States
- wildlife management
- Wolf management
- wolf reintroduction
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT: Residents of the region just north of the U.S.-Mexico border experience migration and smuggling activities through constantly changing found objects on the desert landscape--a pair of…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- cultural impact
- human activity
- illegal immigration
- litter
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis report focuses on final demand, employment, income and tax revenue effects recreational visitors to refuges have on the economies of local regions. In addition to the economic effects of refuge…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- ecosystem services
- ecotourism
- United States
- wildlife refuges
- Library Collection RecordFederal Register 50 CFR Part 17. Proposed rule, extension of public comment period, and annoucement of public hearing.Publication Date 2013
- wolves
- endangered species
- wildlife management
- Arizona
- Mexican gray wolf
- New Mexico
- Wolf management
- wolf reintroduction
- Library Collection RecordThis article provides an overview of the notable events of 1918 including the filming of two westerns, The Trail to Yesterday and The Light of Western Stars, the drafting of several Arivaca residents…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThese stories provide examples of how University of Arizona Cooperative Extension (UACE) translates research-based information to help people solve real, everyday problems and improve the quality of…Publication Date 2012
- cattle
- grazing management
- ranching
- economics
- profitability
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Not Available.Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- Border Security
- conservation
- immigration
- migration
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe relative effects of tree clearing, increased livestock densities and nutrient enrichment have rarely been compared across markedly different organism types, but negative effects are generally…Publication Date 2012
- agriculture
- livestock
- Native Pasture
- nutrient enrichment
- rotational grazing
- woodland
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Although rock check dams have been used for centuries to control erosion and support subsistence agriculture on western US rangelands, there is a lack of measured data to quantify their…Publication Date 2012
- Alluvial fan
- Arizona
- Check dam
- grassland
- Landscape degradation
- restoration
- southeast Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article provides a brief overview of what life was like in Arivaca from its early years in the 1860s to 1912 when Arizona gained statehood.Publication Date 2012
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article follows the Ronstadts, a prominent family in early Southern Arizona history, from Frederick Augustus Ronstadt's arrival in Mexico in the 1850s to the present day.Publication Date 2012
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection Record"The purpose of this book is to insure a deep appreciation of the eight-valley region in southern Arizona and to raise awareness of the various watershed organizations taking action to improve…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- land management
- land use
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article provides a brief overview of what life was like in Arivaca after 1912. Arivaca was essentially a company town of the Arivaca Land and Cattle Company (ALCC). The ALCC owned the town store…Publication Date 2012
- ranching
- history
- cattle
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordDesignated by the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 1990, the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness and Coyote Mountains Wilderness areas total 7,145 acres and are located approximately 40 miles southwest of…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Baboquivari Peak
- Coyote Mountains
- United States
- wilderness
- wilderness management
- Library Collection RecordIn this installment of Arivaca Yesterdays Mary Kasulaitis investigates the question of Arivaca's origins through a dissection of "Harvey's Historic Hyperbole," a claim made by…Publication Date 2012
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordUS policies for securing the border with Mexico are driven by multiple political concerns, including the desire to control illegal trade and immigration in a way that conveys “border security†to…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Security
- environmental justice
- migration
- Library Collection RecordThis historical data set consists of 178 permanent 1-m2 quadrats located on semi-desert grasslands at the Santa Rita Experimental Range, Arizona, USA. Individual plants in these quadrats were…Publication Date 2012
- climate
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- livestock grazing
- plant community
- plant demography
- Sonoran Desert
- species interactions
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- Arizona
- USA
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: CBP proposes to maintain and repair existing tactical infrastructure along the U.S./Mexico international border in Arizona. The existing tactical infrastructure includes fences and gates…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- Environmental Impact Statement
- masked bobwhite quail
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: CBP proposes to maintain and repair existing tactical infrastructure along the U.S./Mexico international border in Arizona. The existing tactical infrastructure includes fences and gates…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- Environmental Impact Statement
- masked bobwhite quail
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article provides the background for the construction of Ruby Road and details the politics surrounding its placement and maintenance over the years. As with many of the road projects in the late…Publication Date 2012
- mining
- road construction
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: CBP proposes to maintain and repair existing tactical infrastructure along the U.S./Mexico international border in Arizona. The existing tactical infrastructure includes fences and gates…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- Environmental Impact Statement
- masked bobwhite quail
- United States
- Library Collection RecordEarly in 1896 the owners of the Montana Mine requested the contruction or repair of a road over which they could haul ore. This led Pima County to declare the road from Amado to Oro Blanco a County…Publication Date 2012
- road construction
- erosion
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Monitoring is a critical component of adaptive management but often weak or missing in practice. We examined grazing allotment files to identify patterns in monitoring and management…Publication Date 2012
- adaptive management
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- coronado national forest
- grazing allotments
- monitoring
- Southern Arizona
- Library Collection RecordWhile finalizing the Multi-species Conservation Plan (MSCP), Pima County created this 18 page summary to enhance the public's understanding of the extensive plan. The MSCP was created to…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- conservation
- endangered species
- Endangered Species Act
- National Environmental Policy Act
- Pima County
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAltar Valley is included in this USGS study examining nitrate and arsenic concentrations in basin-fill aquifers of the southwestern United States.Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- arsenic
- nitrates
- United States
- water pollution
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: CBP proposes to maintain and repair existing tactical infrastructure along the U.S./Mexico international border in Arizona. The existing tactical infrastructure includes fences and gates,…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- environmental impacts
- illegal immigration
- NEPA
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: CBP proposes to maintain and repair existing tactical infrastructure along the U.S./Mexico international border in Arizona. The existing tactical infrastructure includes fences and gates,…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- environmental impacts
- illegal immigration
- NEPA
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: CBP proposes to maintain and repair existing tactical infrastructure along the U.S./Mexico international border in Arizona. The existing tactical infrastructure includes fences and gates,…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- environmental impacts
- illegal immigration
- NEPA
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPart of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, Pima County's Multi-species Conservation Plan deals with the management of the various endangered species found in the area.Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- conservation
- endangered species
- management
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe City of Tucson owns 21,000 acres within Avra Valley which sits west of the City limits and supports several federally recognized species. In order to comply with the Endangered Species Act, the…Publication Date 2012
- Arizona
- Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
- Desert Tortoise
- endangered species
- lesser long-nosed bat
- pale Townsend's big-eared bat
- Tucson shovel-nose snake
- United States
- western burrowing owl
- western yellow-billed cuckoo
- Library Collection RecordThis biological opinion was issued in response to a request for formal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the potential impacts resulting from the proposed Multi-Unit Burn…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Chiricahua leopard frog
- Colinus virginianus ridgwayi
- Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina
- endangered species
- Endangered Species Act
- masked bobwhite quail
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- Rana chiricahuensis
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis document includes the Biological Opinion issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the potential impacts of the proposed multi-unit burn plan on species of concern within…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Chiricahua leopard frog
- endangered species
- Endangered Species Act
- masked bobwhite
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- prescribed fire
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIncreasing world human population, declining reserves of cheaply extracted fossil fuels, fresh water scarcity, and climatic instability will put tremendous pressure on world rangelands as the…Publication Date 2012
- forage
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordPart of the National Environmental Policy Act process, this Environmental Impact Statement presents a number of alternative action options related to endangered species management within Pima County…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- endangered species
- National Environmental Policy Act
- natural resource management
- Pima County
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article provides a brief but entertaining overview of life in the Arivaca area in 1917. Many of the more exciting events were born of the tensions surrounding the impending prohibition of…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordSummarizes proactive management tactics that were carried out during 2012. Â Tactics include purchasing hay and supplements, contracting range riders to monitor cattle, radio telemetry, and…Publication Date 2012
- wolves
- wildlife management
- Arizona
- Mexican gray wolf
- New Mexico
- Southwestern United States
- Library Collection RecordThe Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 requires the USDA Forest Service to conduct assessments of resource conditions. This report fulfills that need and focuses on quantifying extent,…Publication Date 2012
- remote sensing
- grazing
- livestock
- rangeland health
- Renewable Resources Planning Act
- United States