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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 document serves as the final report to the Arizona Department of Water Resources on a restoration project undertaken along the Puerto Cito Wash. The project involved the construction of gabions…Publication Date 1999
- erosion control
- revegetation
- restoration
- 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 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: This paper describes a partnership of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the University of Arizona, and the Arizona Department of Water Resources…
- watershed management
- erosion control
- restoration
- 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 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 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 RecordAbstract: This paper reports on the results of a 3-year field study of the effects of spring/summer burning and cattle grazing on wintering sparrows in the grasslands of southeastern Arizona. The…Publication Date 2000
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Avian conservation
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- desert grasslands
- grazing
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIncludes appendices. Describes the partnerships with federal, state, local and tribal agencies to clean up damages caused by the illegal immigrants including removal of almost 1.2 million pounds of…Publication Date 2006
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- immigration
- mitigation
- restoration
- United States
- 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 RecordABSTRACT Since the l880's a series of changes has taken place in the hydrologlc regimes of the streams of the desert region of Arizona and Sonora; the vegetation of the area has undergone…Publication Date 1963
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- climate change
- Environmental Changes
- grazing
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT Public debate about how, and whether, to graze southern Arizona's desert grasslands has been ongoing for decades. Increases in ecological knowledge and the creation of public…Publication Date 2003
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- grazing
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT Â Aim Using a long-term data set we investigated the response of semi-desert grasslands to altered disturbance regimes in conjunction with climate patterns. Specifically, we were…Publication Date 2005
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- climate
- disturbance
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- fire
- grazing
- Lehmann lovegrass
- long-term monitoring
- non-native plant species
- Semi-Desert Grassland
- 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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 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 RecordThis edition of The Rainmaker, the first electronic publication by the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance, provides an introduction to the valley and AVCA's activities in the area. Topics…Publication Date 2003
- Altar Valley
- Australia
- conservation
- fire management
- restoration
- 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 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 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 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 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