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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 RecordAfter providing a brief introduction to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Section 10 permitting process, this memorandum continues on to detail the origins and successes of the Sonoran Desert…Publication Date 2016
- endangered species
- land management
- Endangered Species Act
- mitigation
- Library Collection RecordThis article describes how the listing of the ferruginous pygmy owl in 1997 led to the development of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, a comprehensive and innovative approach to species…Publication Date 2015
- endangered species
- land management
- Endangered Species Act
- open space
- conservation
- Library Collection RecordThis booklet explains the purpose and benefits of the Multi-Species Conservation Plan (MSCP) and the Section 10 permit that Pima County applied for with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Maps of the…Publication Date 2016
- endangered species
- development
- permits
- Endangered Species Act
- Library Collection RecordThis report presents the results of field surveys for Pima Pineapple Cactus (PPC) on the Las Delicias burn unit conducted after a 2006 prescribed burn.Publication Date 2007
- prescribed burning
- endangered species
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- Library Collection RecordThis document details Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC's plan to mitigate impacts within the project area resulting from construction. Short-term goals include minimizing erosion and sedimentation…Publication Date 2014
- reclamation
- erosion control
- revegetation
- endangered species
- Altar Valley
- Library Collection RecordThis proposal outlines several projects aimed at evaluating the impacts of the Sierrita Gas Pipeline on vegetation, erosion, and the geomorphic characteristics of washes bisected by the construction.Publication Date 2014
- revegetation
- erosion control
- reclamation
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- ecological restoration
- Library Collection RecordThis article details the capture of Macho B, a male jaguar, in the Atascosa Mountains of Arizona on February 18, 2009 and the controversy that followed his death from capture-related stress less than…Publication Date 2016
- endangered species
- jaguars
- Arizona
- Endangered Species Act
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: The designation of jaguar critical habitat in April 2014 in southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico created concern for livestock ranchers in the region. We interviewed ranchers to…Publication Date 2015
- jaguars
- Arizona
- endangered species
- management
- wildlife conservation
- attitudes
- human dimensions
- Endangered Species Act
- Panthera onca
- 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 RecordAbstract Recovery of threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is accomplished via federally mandated recovery plans. Unfortunately, many recovery plans are limited…Publication Date 2006
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Colinus virginias ridgwayi
- endangered species
- masked bobwhite
- 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 2002
- Arizona
- endangered species
- ranching
- Southwest
- United States
- urbanization
- Library Collection RecordA brief article, Czech gives an overview of the ecology and management concerns surrounding the masked bobwhite.Publication Date 2003
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- endangered species
- masked bobwhite quail
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article gives a brief overview of the social, ecological and managerial concerns surrounding Jaguar conservation along the U.S./Mexico border.Publication Date 2003
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- conservation
- Jaguar
- New Mexico
- United States
- 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 article describes Ranch Road Workshops led by Bill Zeedyk and hosted by the Quivira Collalition, as well as some of the water harvesting techniques they cover.Publication Date 2007
- erosion control
- New Mexico
- United States
- water harvesting
- Library Collection RecordThis book addresses the construction and maintenance of unpaved rural roads including strategies, techniques and practices for dealing with problems frequently encountered by landowners,…Publication Date 2006
- erosion control
- New Mexico
- soil erosion
- United States
- water harvesting
- Library Collection RecordThis book addresses the construction and maintenance of unpaved rural roads including strategies, techniques and practices for dealing with problems frequently encountered by landowners,…Publication Date 2006
- erosion control
- New Mexico
- soil erosion
- United States
- water harvesting
- Library Collection RecordThis book addresses the construction and maintenance of unpaved rural roads including strategies, techniques and practices for dealing with problems frequently encountered by landowners,…Publication Date 2006
- erosion control
- New Mexico
- soil erosion
- United States
- water harvesting
- Library Collection RecordThis book addresses the construction and maintenance of unpaved rural roads including strategies, techniques and practices for dealing with problems frequently encountered by landowners,…Publication Date 2006
- erosion control
- New Mexico
- soil erosion
- United States
- water harvesting
- Library Collection RecordGrasslands of central and southern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico and northern Mexico, an area known as the Apache Highlands Ecoregion, have undergone dramatic vegetation changes over the last 130…Publication Date 2003
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- conservation planning
- Desert Grassland
- native grasslands
- New Mexico
- Sonoran Desert
- United States
- Vegetation Change
- Library Collection RecordGrasslands of the Sky Islands region once covered over 13 million acres in southeastern Arizona and adjacent portions of New Mexico, Sonora, and Chihuahua. Roughly two-thirds of these remain as…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Desert Graslands
- grassland restoration
- New Mexico
- United States
- Vegetation Change
- Library Collection RecordFERC issues Final Environmental Impact Statement on Sierrita Pipeline Project (Docket Nos. CP13-73-000 and CP13-74-000) Issued: March 28, 2014 The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission…Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- endangered species
- energy development
- Environmental Impact Statement
- Sonoran Desert
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract—The Apache Highlands ecoregion incorporates the entire Madrean Archipelago/Sky Island region. We analyzed the current distribution of 223 target species and 26 terrestrial ecological…Publication Date 2004
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- biodiversity
- fire regime
- grasslands
- native plant diversity
- New Mexico
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract—The Apache Highlands ecoregion incorporates the entire Madrean Archipelago/Sky Island region. We analyzed the current distribution of 223 target species and 26 terrestrial ecological…Publication Date 2004
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- biodiversity
- fire regime
- grasslands
- native plant diversity
- New Mexico
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this letter, Nathan Sayre states his strong opposition to the Sierrita Pipeline Project. Having worked in and written about the area for many years,his firsthand experience complements his well…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- endangered species
- energy development
- fire regimes
- restoration
- revegetation
- 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 RecordThis news release documents the creation of the first private endangered species conservation bank approved by the US Fish and Wildlife Service for the Pima Pineapple Cactus. A parcel of land on the…Publication Date 2002
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Conservation Bank
- mitigation
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordGeneral information on the endangered cactus and its status in Pima County.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- Pima County
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis handout provides a brief description of the Pima Pineapple Cactus, its habitat needs, range, current management strategies and reasons for its decline.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- Pima County
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- 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 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 RecordThis press release provides a brief overview of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's review of the Pima Pineapple Cactus' endangered status. The Service determined that the species should…Publication Date 2007
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- endangered status
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract—Pima pineapple cactus (PPC) (Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina), a federally listed endangered species, occurs throughout southeastern Arizona and has relatively low population…Publication Date 2005
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- endangered species
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- pollination biology
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species page on the Pima Pineapple Cactus provides a summary of the cactus' status and distribution, placing the species in the "Least Concern" category.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- endangered species
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article covers the conviction of Mary Darling, an environmental consultant, for violating the federal Lacey Act. Darling admitted to moving 30 Pima Pineapple Cacti from land scheduled for…Publication Date 2003
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- Lacey Act
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serivice's Species Profile page for the Pima Pineapple Cactus provides general information on the cactus as well as an occurrence map, and links to related documentsPublication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis presentation covers the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance's fire management plans and their efforts to return prescribed fire to the Altar Valley while protecting the endangered Pima…
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- fire management
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- prescribed fire
- 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 RecordFollowing the Elkhorn Fire which burned 23,440 acres in the Altar Valley, the Natural Resources Conservation Service prepared this report to document the fire's effect on the endangered Pima…Publication Date 2009
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- fire management
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordFollowing the Elkhorn Fire which burned 23,440 acres in the Altar Valley, the Natural Resources Conservation Service prepared this report to document the fire's effect on the endangered Pima…Publication Date 2009
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- fire management
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Desert grasslands of the southwestern United States have experienced an increase in the abundance and distribution of woody plant species over the past century. Shrub encroachment has caused…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- black grama
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- broom snakeweed
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- invasive species
- Lehmann lovegrass
- New Mexico
- perennial grasses
- prescribed burn
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this article, Tana Kappel discusses the history and role of prescribed fire in the Altar Valley with a number of local stakeholders. Although fire historically played an important role in the…Publication Date 2011
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- desert grasslands
- endangered species
- prescribed fire
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this edition of the Rainmaker, articles cover topics including the Sierra Vista Ranch fire, restoration projects in the valley, the selection of David Seibert as Restoration Cooridinator, jaguar…Publication Date 2008
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- ecology
- education programs
- endangered species
- grass-fed beef
- Jaguar
- open space
- United States
- wildfire
- 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