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- 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 RecordThis article briefly details some of the tribe's objections to the Sierrita pipeline project which would run through the Altar Valley.Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- cultural sites
- development
- United States
- Library Collection RecordFounded in 1952, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is widely recognized throughout the world as a model institution for innovative presentation and interpretation of native plants and animals featured…Publication Date 2014
- Arizona
- educational resources
- environmental research
- Sonoran Desert
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Digital Library includes a catalog of images, narrative, and scientific nomenclature of plants, animals, minerals, and biotic communities of the Sonoran Desert…Publication Date 2014
- animal taxonomy
- Arizona
- educational materials
- native species
- photography
- plant taxonomy
- United States
- Library Collection Record
105 The Sonorensis
The Sonorensis is a magazine published by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Over the years it's articles have focused on a variety of topics central to the conservation of the flora and fauna of…Publication Date 2014- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- climate change
- conservation
- cultural traditions
- edible plants
- Jaguar
- Sea of Cortez
- tradional foods
- United States
- Library Collection RecordDescriptions of the Historical Range of Variation or Variability (HRV) characterize the change over time and space in the condition of the Southwest’s major vegetation types and the ecological…Publication Date 2007
- Arizona
- climate change
- environmental modeling
- land use change
- Semi-Desert Grassland
- United States
- Vegetation Change
- 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 RecordABSTRACT Apodemia mormo in the region of Nogales, Santa Cruz Co. Arizona, display variability unsual even in the A. mormo complex. At least five overlapping phenotype classes, some represented…Publication Date 1979
- Altar Valley
- Apodemia mormo
- Arizona
- Lepidoptera
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Ranches are being converted to exurban housing developments in the southwestern United States, with potentially significant impacts on biological diversity. We surveyed butterflies on 48…Publication Date 2007
- Arizona
- grassland
- Lepidoptera
- livestock grazing
- mesquite
- oak
- Rural
- United States
- Library Collection Record
110 Butterflies
A brief overview of the lifestyle, importance and variety of butterflies that reside in the Sonoran Desert.Publication Date 2014- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Butterflies
- Lepidoptera
- Sonoran Desert
- United States
- Library Collection RecordA survey of anthropological, archaeological, botanical, and historical literature reveals that two species of fox-tail millet were domesticated in the Old World ( S. italica , S. pumila ), and one…Publication Date 2006
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Cereals
- domesticated
- foods
- grasses
- harvested
- Setaria
- United States
- 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 RecordWith a cover letter written by C. H. Huckelberry, the Pima County Administrator, this letter of opposition outlines the county's arguement regarding the economic impacts of the planned Sierrita…Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- energy development
- natural gas
- Sonoran Desert
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this brief letter of opposition, Pat King urges the government officials responsible for permiting the construction of the pipeline to consider local cultural and environmental resources as they…Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- energy development
- natural gas
- Sonoran Desert
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: Identifying habitat characteristics that influence selection of nest sites can provide information necessary for understanding and managing songbird populations. We quantified patterns of…Publication Date 2002
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- bird communities
- habitat selection
- nest-site selection
- riparian vegetation
- songbirds
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract. Vegetation structure and floristic composition strongly influence the structure of bird communities. To assess the influence of vegetation and other environmental characteristics on…Publication Date 2000
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Bell's Vireos
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- habitat structure
- Molothrus ater
- nestng habitat
- United States
- 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 RecordThis report is a summary of numerous biological and ecological assements from Arizona and New Mexico whose intended purpose was to inform the United States Forest Service as it worked to update its…
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- biodiversity
- grassland
- native fish
- native plants
- United States
- vegetation types
- 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 RecordBased on an extensive literature review and the professional experience of experts in the field, this memorandum provides a professional analysis of the mitigation measures that Pima County feels…Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- ecological restoration
- energy development
- mitigation
- restoration
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this letter, Patricia King and Mary Miller of the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance communicate their concerns over the lack of specific watershed stability standards and monitoring protocol…Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- energy development
- erosion control
- monitoring techniques
- restoration
- United States
- Watershed Stability
- 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 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 RecordEmphasizing the critical role watershed stability monitoring will play in ensuring the success of post-construction restoration efforts, the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance (AVCA) urges the…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- energy development
- erosion control
- United States
- Watershed Stability
- Library Collection RecordIn this comment letter submitted by the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance, the authors express their concern over the narrow range of alternatives considered by the draft and the gaps in information…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- energy development
- mitigation
- restoration
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this comment letter submitted by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the author suggests additional steps that should be taken in order to minimize the impact of the project on the local…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- energy development
- mitigation
- restoration
- United States
- wildlife
- Library Collection RecordIn this comment letter submitted by the PNRCD, the author asserts that the draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) is incomplete to the extent that it does not provide adequate information on the…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- energy development
- grazing
- illegal immigration
- restoration
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this letter, the authors provide a well supported introduction to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, specifically the role alternatives play in the decision making process. From…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- energy development
- National Environmental Policy Act
- NEPA
- 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 RecordIn this letter, commissioned by the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance and Santa Margarita Ranch, Inc., Robertson urges the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission not to advance the issue date of the…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- energy development
- Environmental Impact Statement
- National Environmental Policy Act
- NEPA
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this letter, commissioned by the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance and Santa Margarita Ranch, Inc., Robertson urges the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission not to advance the issue date of the…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- energy development
- Environmental Impact Statement
- National Environmental Policy Act
- NEPA
- 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 RecordThis report, contracted by Pima County and completed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, analyzes the results of several years of field studies focused on the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl in…Publication Date 2000
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
- dispersal
- habitat corridors
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis report, contracted by Pima County and completed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, analyzes the results of several years of field studies focused on the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl in…Publication Date 2000
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
- dispersal
- habitat corridors
- United States