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- Library Collection RecordFocuses on the problems and experiences of a small group of Papago Indians who have left the reservation to live in a ghetto in Tucson, Arizona. Source: http://www.worldcat.org/title/yes-is-better-…Publication Date 1977
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Papago Indian Reservation
- Tohono O'Odham Indians
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe arrival of Anglo settlers in the 1870s marked the beginning of major vegetation changes in southeastern Arizona, including an increase in woody plants in rangelands, the degradation of riparian…Publication Date 1991
- Arizona
- Environmental Changes
- human impact
- landscape assessment
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis book examines the "arroyo problem" faced by much of the American Southwest. With many of the chapters focused on conditions in southern California and Arizona, the Altar Valley…Publication Date 1976
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Arroyos
- California
- Entrenchment
- Environmental Changes
- erosion
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis book is the most up to date and thorough account of the natural history of the plants that comprise the most important food crop on Earth, the grasses and grasslands. Source: OCLC WorldCat (http…Publication Date 2009
- grasses
- grassland ecology
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordWith the Midwest under water, America had a chance to see how effectively it had "improved" its rivers. We've straightened and dredged them, revetted and rerouted them, made massive…Publication Date 1994
- Geomorphology
- river channels
- rivers
- sediment transport
- Library Collection RecordThe mixed grass and shrub vegetation known to scientists as desert grassland is common to the basins and valleys that skirt the mountain ranges throughout southwestern North America, extending from…Publication Date 1995
- desert grasslands
- deserts
- Southwestern United States
- United States
- Library Collection RecordSavannas are ecosytems with a continuous grass layer and scattered trees or shrubs. These lands occupy nearly a third of the earth’s land surface and are an important resource not only in world…Publication Date 1997
- range management
- Savanna ecology
- savannas
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAs a guide to determining historic reference conditions of a landscape, this text makes connections between past and future ecosystems, bringing together leading experts to offer an introduction to…Publication Date 2001
- biotic communities
- conservation
- human ecology
- Library Collection RecordAims to advance the science behind the practice of restoring ecosystems, while exploring ways in which restoration ecology can inform basic ecological questions. This work provides a comprehensive…Publication Date 2006
- restoration ecology
- Library Collection RecordDryland degradation and desertification now affect almost a billion people around the world. Tragically, the biological resources and productivity of millions of acres of land are lost to…Publication Date 2007
- arid ecosystems
- deserts
- restoration ecology
- United States
- Library Collection RecordRangeland ecosystems support half of the world's livestock while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures on rangeland…Publication Date 2010
- grassland animals
- grazing
- livestock
- range management
- Library Collection RecordLaying the foundations for a more thorough understanding of stream restoration, this guide introduces the reader to the basic concepts and terminology of streams and continues on to describe…Publication Date 2006
- stream restoration
- Library Collection RecordLaying the foundations for a more thorough understanding of stream restoration, this guide introduces the reader to the basic concepts and terminology of streams and continues on to describe…Publication Date 2006
- stream restoration
- Library Collection RecordLaying the foundations for a more thorough understanding of stream restoration, this guide introduces the reader to the basic concepts and terminology of streams and continues on to describe…Publication Date 2006
- stream restoration
- Library Collection RecordThis field guide is intended to inform those who depend on the soil and its life-giving properties. This guide discusses ways to regenerate soil so that it holds more water, supports more vegetation…Publication Date 2009
- Arizona
- erosion control
- Landscape degradation
- New Mexico
- United States
- water harvesting
- Library Collection RecordThis field guide is intended to inform those who depend on the soil and its life-giving properties. This guide discusses ways to regenerate soil so that it holds more water, supports more vegetation…Publication Date 2009
- Arizona
- erosion control
- Landscape degradation
- New Mexico
- United States
- water harvesting
- Library Collection RecordThis field guide is intended to inform those who depend on the soil and its life-giving properties. This guide discusses ways to regenerate soil so that it holds more water, supports more vegetation…Publication Date 2009
- Arizona
- erosion control
- Landscape degradation
- New Mexico
- United States
- water harvesting
- Library Collection RecordThis field guide is an introduction to grazing management designed to help landowners, contractors, and agency personnel make better grassland management decisions. Grazing can have a deleterious…Publication Date 2009
- Arizona
- grazing
- New Mexico
- range management
- rangeland health
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis field guide is an introduction to grazing management designed to help landowners, contractors, and agency personnel make better grassland management decisions. Grazing can have a deleterious…Publication Date 2009
- Arizona
- grazing
- New Mexico
- range management
- rangeland health
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis field guide is an introduction to grazing management designed to help landowners, contractors, and agency personnel make better grassland management decisions. Grazing can have a deleterious…Publication Date 2009
- Arizona
- grazing
- New Mexico
- range management
- rangeland health
- United States
- Library Collection Record"Between 2001 and 2005, a collaborative, science-based restoration treatment project - called Rincon Ortiz CFRP - was successfully implemented on three hundred acres of ponderosa/pinon-juniper…Publication Date 2006
- Community involvement
- forest health
- New Mexico
- restoration
- United States
- Library Collection Record"Between 2001 and 2005, a collaborative, science-based restoration treatment project - called Rincon Ortiz CFRP - was successfully implemented on three hundred acres of ponderosa/pinon-juniper…Publication Date 2006
- Community involvement
- forest health
- New Mexico
- restoration
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis report examines the issues surrounding public land ranching and current grazing policy and practice. Calling for broader environmental justice in Northern New Mexico, Atencio discusses the…Publication Date 2004
- collaborative management
- grazing
- New Mexico
- public lands
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis report examines the issues surrounding public land ranching and current grazing policy and practice. Calling for broader environmental justice in Northern New Mexico, Atencio discusses the…Publication Date 2004
- collaborative management
- grazing
- New Mexico
- public lands
- United States
- Library Collection Record"There is a story almost totally unknown outside the West, but urgently discussed every day now in the western press: the story of a steadily growing number of local agreements among western…Publication Date 2003
- New Mexico
- ranching
- range management
- rangeland ecology
- United States
- Library Collection Record"This curriculum provides opportunities for youth to learn many aspects of science, including some principles of forest restoration, observation and measurement skills, problem solving, and how…
- educational materials
- forest health
- New Mexico
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe Quivira Coalition has published 28 newsletter since 1997 until switching to a journal format in 2006. The newsletters cover a wide range of topics related to ranching and conservation.
- Arizona
- conservation
- grazing
- New Mexico
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis field guide aims to provide landowners and managers with the techniques necessary to prevent and reverse soil erosion.Publication Date 2010
- erosion control structures
- New Mexico
- soil erosion
- soil loss
- United States
- water harvesting
- Library Collection RecordBy the mid-1990s, debates over the region's damaged land had devolved into political wrangling, bitter lawsuits, and even death-threats. Those who wanted to work the land and those who wanted to…Publication Date 2008
- Arizona
- conservation
- grassland restoration
- New Mexico
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordBy the mid-1990s, debates over the region's damaged land had devolved into political wrangling, bitter lawsuits, and even death-threats. Those who wanted to work the land and those who wanted to…Publication Date 2008
- Arizona
- conservation
- grassland restoration
- New Mexico
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis book tackles an increasingly crucial question: What can we do about the seemingly intractable challenges confronting all of humanity today, including climate change, global hunger, water…Publication Date 2014
- biodiversity
- carbon sequestration
- climate change
- Composting
- conservation
- no-tillage
- soil carbon
- United States
- water scarcity
- Watershed Restoration
- 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 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 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 RecordThis document provides answers to some of the more common questions that arise during discussions of the Multi-species Conservation Plan.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- development
- endangered species
- grazing
- management
- Pima County
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis memorandum discusses the proposed designation of Critical Habitat as required by the Endangered Species Act for the jaguar in Pima County.Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Critical Habitat
- endangered species
- Endangered Species Act
- Jaguar
- Pima County
- 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 RecordLet the Water Do the Work is an important contribution to riparian restoration. By "thinking like a creek," one can harness the regenerative power of floods to reshape stream banks and…Publication Date 2009
- Arizona
- erosion control
- erosion control structures
- New Mexico
- stream restoration
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis document, created by AVCA, provides a list of resources that contain information on the Altar Valley--its history, natural resources and its people.
- Altar Valley
- anthropology
- Arizona
- natural resource management
- United States
- Library Collection RecordCollected by the AVCA board members, this is a list of regional literature.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Literature
- United States
- Library Collection Record
191 Kids Books
Collected by AVCA board members, this is a list of regional children's books.- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- children's literature
- United States
- Library Collection Record
192 Field Guides
This document, created by AVCA, is a list of useful field guides for the Altar Valley area.- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- bird identification
- field guides
- Plant Identification
- United States
- Library Collection RecordCollected by AVCA board members, this is a reference list of scientific resources useful for understanding the biotic community of the valley and the management of its natural resources.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- biotic communities
- erosion control
- management
- natural resources
- United States
- Library Collection RecordEchoes of the Conquistadores tells the story of the Aguirres family, one of the first families to live in the Altar Valley. The Aguirres played an important role in the valley, running a store, a…Publication Date 1983
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Buenos Aires Ranch
- history
- ranching
- settlement
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAdventures in the Apache Country: A Tour through Arizona and Sonora provides a description of the Arivaca and Altar Valleys as well as the Papagueria.Publication Date 1974
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- cultural resources
- history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPhotographer and western writer Dane Coolidge visited Arivaca and the Altar Valley in 1914 and described ranch life, recorded corridos and stories and photographed roundups and people. Originally…Publication Date 1985
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- cultural resources
- history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPowerful case studies from the borderlands indicate people’s willingness and ability to move beyond simplistic dichotomies of ‘use’ vs. ‘conservation,’ and toward a working West that…Publication Date 1995
- collaboration
- conservation
- grazing
- management
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPowerful case studies from the borderlands indicate people’s willingness and ability to move beyond simplistic dichotomies of ‘use’ vs. ‘conservation,’ and toward a working West that…Publication Date 1995
- collaboration
- conservation
- grazing
- management
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordLand and water management is especially critical as the use of upstream watersheds can drastically affect large numbers of people living in downstream watersheds. This work examines the institutional…
- United States
- watershed management
- Library Collection RecordErma Fiske recounts her adventures living at the foothills of the Baboquivaris, recording and banding birds for the Nature Conservancy.Publication Date 1983
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Baboquivari Mountains
- bird banding
- bird surveys
- United States