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- Library Collection RecordIn this memorandum to the Pima County Board of Supervisors, C.H. Huckelberry, the current Pima County Administrator, clarifies the County's perspective on the continuation of ranching activities…Publication Date 2016
- endangered species
- ranching
- Endangered Species Act
- open space
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: The modern American West is one of the most contested landscapes in the world, yet anthropologists are just beginning to grapple with its dynamic political ecology. Since World War II, the…Publication Date 2007
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- endangered species
- ranching
- United States
- urban sprawl
- Library Collection RecordThis document is the transcript of a presentation given by Thomas Sheridan for one of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan Steering Committee's Education Sessions. In this presentation Dr.…Publication Date 1999
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- conservation
- open space
- ranching
- United States
- urban planning
- urbanization
- Library Collection RecordThis commentary compares two regions of the United States that differ drastically in physical attributes, but, in the authors' eyes, are united by a common "environment of risk."…Publication Date 2011
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- cultural landscapes
- ranching
- risk environment
- rural anthropology
- social sustainability
- Library Collection RecordApproaching rangelands as working landscapes begins from the premise that people and the environment shape each other over time. Sustainable management is therefore not only an ecological but also a…Publication Date 2007
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- ranching
- United States
- working landscapes
- Library Collection RecordRanching is as much a part of the West as its wide-open spaces. The mystique of rugged individualism has sustained this activity well past the frontier era and has influenced how we view—and valueâ…Publication Date 2002
- Arizona
- endangered species
- ranching
- Southwest
- United States
- urbanization
- Library Collection RecordIn this article, Sayre gives a history of the cattle boom in Southern Arizona, examining its political and environmental impacts.Publication Date 1999
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- cattle
- environmental impacts
- political ecology
- ranching
- Southern Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordA brief opinion piece, this article takes a closer look at the increasingly common policy debate surrounding the urban-rural interface, focusing particularly on the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan…Publication Date 2003
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- open space
- public policy
- ranching
- United States
- urban sprawl
- 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 RecordEXECUTIVE SUMMARY Compared to more productive rangelands, both domestic livestock grazing impacts and grazing management strategies are poorly documented in the scientific literature for the Sonoran…Publication Date 2005
- Arizona
- environmental impact
- grazing
- grazing management strategies
- ranching
- Sonoran Desert
- United States
- Library Collection RecordRanching is as much a part of the West as its wide-open spaces. The mystique of rugged individualism has sustained this activity well past the frontier era and has influenced how we view—and valueâ…Publication Date 2006
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- cattle
- endangered species
- ranching
- restoration
- United States
- urbanization
- 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 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 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 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 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 RecordThis article gives an overview of Arivaca history.Publication Date 2002
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordA brief overview of Arivaca history during the 1870s.Publication Date 2006
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- 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 RecordIn this article, Kasulaitis takes us through the life of John "Yank" Bartlett, the founder of the town of Oro Blanco. Bartlett arrived in Arizona in 1873. Born in New Hampshire, Bartlett…Publication Date 2006
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- history
- mining
- 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 RecordDescribing the Arivaca cemetery in colorful detail, Mary Kasulaitis provides readers with a history of the cemetery, the people buried there and the customs surrounding Dia de los Muertos.Publication Date 2006
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this article Kasulaitis follows Eugenio and Angelita Pina and their children as they make a new life for themselves in Southern Arizona in the early 1900s. Typical of the area, ranching and…Publication Date 2006
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- farming
- history
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe Arizona Small Mine Operators Association (ASMOA) was created to support the mining industry within the state. Founded in 1938 by Charles F. Willis, a professor of mining and engineering at the…Publication Date 2007
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- history
- mining
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this article Kasulaitis investigates the origins of some of the prominent names in the Arivaca region including Batamote Wash, Caviglia Tank and the name "Arivaca" itself.Publication Date 2006
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordBorn of the conflict between European settlers and the Apaches, the Arivaca area experienced a rash of murders in 1886 when Geronimo and 42 followers passed through the area, chased by General Crook…Publication Date 2006
- Altar Valley
- Apaches
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPrompted by the celebrations surrounding the 30th Anniversary of the Arivaca Clinic, Mary Kasulaitis presents us with a brief biography of some of the doctors who called the Arivaca area home between…Publication Date 2010
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- history
- medical services
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this article Mary Kasulaitis describes some of the more notable cottonwoods (Populus fremontii) in the Arivaca area and ponders what historical events they may have stood witness to and why so…Publication Date 2010
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- cottonwood
- Populus fremontii
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPhylena Wallace Tonge was born in 1827 in Pennsylvania. She trained to become a teacher and joined a wagon train heading to California in 1848 as a teacher for a family with young children. Soon…Publication Date 2005
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordBarbara Stockwell first visited Arivaca on the 4th of July, 1957. Her parents had moved there to open a cafe, and soon they introduced her to the man who would shortly become her husband, Edwin S.…Publication Date 2007
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this article, Mary Kasulaitis explores how history is being recorded in Southern Arizona and the individuals and organizations who play an important role in this process.Publication Date 2006
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- historiography
- history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article provides a brief history of several major roads in the Altar Valley from the initial community-led push for the development of improved roads to facilitate use of the newly available…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- erosion
- history
- road construction
- United States
- 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 RecordAs Kasulaitis puts it, in the early 1800s "Arivaca was a ranch, not a town." The Ortis family had a 8,896 acre land grant that covered most of the valley and raised cattle, but when three…Publication Date 2014
- ranching
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordOpening with the story of "Crazy Charley," a Chinese immigrant to Southern Arizona in the late 1800s, Mary Kasulaitis continues on to paint a picture of what life was like for Chinese…Publication Date 2007
- history
- mining
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- immigration
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAlthough cattle are what most people think of first when they think of the western ranching industry, sheep were grazed in Southern Arizona from the time of Father Kino. Large herds of sheep were run…Publication Date 2005
- sheep
- grazing
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article continues the story of the Kellner family, opening just as John F. Kellner leases his ranch, and sells the store and boarding house before moving the family to Casa Grande.Publication Date 2011
- ranching
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- 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 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 RecordAn isolated and beautiful valley located on the west side of the Atascosa Mountains, Bear Valley was first settled by John “Yank†Bartlett who, along with his partner Henry “Hank†Hewitt and…Publication Date 2011
- ranching
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordBefore being purchased by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1985, the Buenos Aires Ranch was home to one of the largest cattle operations in the United States. This article focuses on the Gill…Publication Date 2005
- ranching
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- 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 RecordDr. Noon arrived in Arizona in 1879 with his oldest son, looking for a place to settle. He eventually filed a for a homestead 7 miles south of Arivaca and moved the rest of the family to Arizona the…Publication Date 2006
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article covers the turbulent years between 1848 and 1853 which saw Tubac burned in by Apaches, Arivaca abandoned under threat of Apache raids, and increased traffic through Tucson as 49'ers…Publication Date 2014
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article follows William G. Poindexter, appointed Justice of the Peace in Arivaca in 1878, from his arrival in Arizona up until his death in 1887 from injuries sustained from a wagon accident.Publication Date 2005
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- 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 RecordReflecting on the allure of Arivaca as a destination for artists of all varieties, Kasulaitis takes us through the development of the art scene in Southern Arizona, highlighting some of the more…Publication Date 2009
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- art
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn 1952 Don Rowley purchased the Rancho Seco from Peggy and Jack Rubel, establishing the Carrow Cattle Company several years later after acquiring additional parcels. After his death, his sons sold a…Publication Date 2013
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States