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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 powerpoint document contains aerial images of the Altar Wash taken by the King Family.Publication Date 2015
- Aerial Photographs
- Altar Valley
- Library Collection RecordThis presentation includes photos from 1999 and 2015 of gabions constructed in the Altar Valley located south of Tucson, Arizona.Publication Date 2015
- erosion control
- Altar Valley
- Library Collection RecordThis map shows the locations, type, and current status of various restoration projects in the Altar Valley.
- ecological restoration
- Altar Valley
- Library Collection RecordThe Elkhorn/Las Delicias Watershed Restoration Demonstration Project (Elk/LD Demo Project) showcases planning, installation, and monitoring of watershed restoration practices in ephemeral arroyos and…Publication Date 2014
- erosion control
- watershed management
- Altar Valley
- Library Collection RecordThis presentation contains tables and figures of precipitation and temperature data collected at a variety of locations throughout the Altar Valley.Publication Date 2015
- precipitation
- Rainfall patterns
- Library Collection RecordThis presentation includes photos taken by Steve Carson as he traveled south in the Altar Wash from the Anvil Ranch Headquarters.Publication Date 2015
- erosion
- ephemeral
- Library Collection RecordThis timeline includes the dates of major events that have affected the Altar Valley watershed.Publication Date 2015
- watershed management
- Altar Valley
- 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 document presents several options for restoration projects along Brawley Wash in the Altar Valley. The main objective of the study was to develop alternatives to control erosion along the…Publication Date 1992
- erosion control
- watershed management
- Altar Valley
- Library Collection RecordThis document includes maps of vegetation cover, precipitation, land ownership, air quality, and other landscape components in the Altar Valley from the Rapid Watershed Assessment (RWA) for the…Publication Date 2008
- watershed management
- erosion control
- Altar Valley
- Library Collection RecordThe proceedings of the High Altitude Revegetation Workshop include various articles presented at the conference regarding oil, gas, and mining reclamation, wetland and riparian area concerns,…Publication Date 2008
- revegetation
- reclamation
- invasive species
- mining
- erosion control
- Soil improvement
- Library Collection RecordThis report, based on field investigations completed in 1917, describes the land forms of southwestern Arizona. The authors discuss the processes involved in the production of the present desert…Publication Date 1922
- geology
- desert soils
- Soil formation
- arid soils
- Alluvial soils
- Altar Valley
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT: Of the writers known to have considered the problem, Hough alone has attempted to give a date for the whole area. He says that the process began with the active occupancy of the region by…Publication Date 1925
- erosion
- Arroyos
- trenching
- Library Collection RecordThis short presentation includes a description of the drop structure installed on Greenbush draw at Naco, Arizona and includes several photos of the erosion control structure and the surrounding…Publication Date 2015
- erosion control
- riparian vegetation
- Library Collection RecordWorld Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) is focused on the development and dissemination of sustainable land management (SLM) practices. The organization is recognized by…Publication Date 2015
- sustainable land management
- erosion control
- Sustainable development
- sustainable agriculture
- management techniques
- Best Practices
- Library Collection RecordThe International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) was founded in 1966 and serves the international community by providing information on the world's soils to help address major…Publication Date 2016
- soil
- soil management
- sustainable land management
- Library Collection RecordThis decision document contains the text of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) nationwide permit (NWP) 27 which covers the restoration, establishment, and enhancement of aquatic habitat…Publication Date 2012
- aquatic environment
- Habit improvement
- Habitat restoration
- stream enhancement
- Library Collection RecordAbstract In the north Ethiopian highlands, gully erosion is a significant land degradation process. Although the protective role of vegetation has been demonstrated in many studies, efforts…Publication Date 2009
- Autecology
- Growth regulation
- gully erosion
- plant establishment
- Acacia
- Sesbania sesban
- Library Collection RecordThis report relates erosion control practices to the broader objective of range conservation. Data was collected in the high summer range of the Manti Forest in central Utah which experiences similar…Publication Date 1918
- erosion
- erosion control
- range management
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: Gully erosion attracts increasing attention from scientists as reflected by two recent international meetings [Poesen and Valentin (Eds.), Catena 50 (2–4), 87–564; Li et al., 2004.…Publication Date 2005
- gully erosion
- land use
- Sediment
- soil crusts
- erosion control
- Reservoirs
- Library Collection RecordThis presentation begins with an overview of some of the changes that have already been observed on grasslands in southeastern Arizona including increased occurrence of winter droughts and decreased…Publication Date 2015
- drought
- perennials
- grassland management
- range management
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: Arroyos, entrenched ephemeral streams that form in desert environments, first appeared in the arid and semiarid American Southwest after 8000 14C yr B.P. For at least 7 k.y. prior to that…Publication Date 2001
- climate
- Arroyos
- southwestern U.S.
- Library Collection RecordThis report presents options for sustainable land management that were developed through DESIRE, a EU-funded program focused on fighting land degradation and desertification around the globe. After a…Publication Date 2012
- sustainable land management
- Sustainable development
- desertification
- arid zones
- Library Collection RecordThis field guide provides extensive examples of soil bio-engineering structures that can be used for slope stabilization including vegetated retaining walls, hedge layering, sodding, gully head…Publication Date 2012
- erosion control
- Erosion control plants
- soil stabilization
- Soil stabilizing plants
- gully erosion
- Library Collection RecordThis document sets out to evaluate the potential for treating 230 acres of abandoned farmland in the Northern Altar Wash Project Area and contains an assessment of treatment techniques used in the…Publication Date 2015
- erosion control
- revegetation
- floodplains
- desert soils
- Library Collection RecordThis tour takes participants to several stops throughout the Altar Valley including the Contest Well, the San Simone Fan Structure, the Timber Draw Dam Site,the Goat Well Drop Structure, and the San…Publication Date 2015
- watershed management
- erosion control
- grassland management
- 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 RecordA brief overview of the ecology of North American Pronghorn in Arizona.Publication Date 2014
- ecology
- wildlife management
- pronghorn
- Library Collection RecordIn this letter, Steve Carson gives a brief overview of the history of roads in the West and the role they have played in altering watershed dynamics. With the widespread damage to watersheds that…Publication Date 2014
- erosion control
- drainage systems
- road construction
- watershed management
- Library Collection RecordA list of names of historic and contemporary residents of the Altar Valley area.Publication Date 2015
- history
- Altar Valley
- Library Collection Record
34 Antelope
Part of the Big Game Hunting section of the Arizona Game and Fish Department's website, this page contains information on the life history, hunting history, and ecology of the American Pronghorn.Publication Date 2016- wildlife management
- wildlife conservation
- Antelope
- Library Collection RecordThis research was conducted because of concerns surrounding the fragmentation of Pronghorn habitat in the Big Chino Valley, Arizona. To promote the long-term viability of the resident pronghorn herd…Publication Date 2013
- habitats
- wildlife management
- GIS
- movement
- ecology
- Library Collection RecordThis Animal Abstract contains information on the taxonomy, identification, range, biology, management, and population trends of Antilocapra americana sonoriensis.Publication Date 2002
- wildlife management
- ecology
- Antilocapra americana sonoriensis
- Library Collection RecordThis Animal Abstract contains information on the taxonomy, identification, range, biology, management, and population trends of the Chihuahuan Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana mexicana).Publication Date 2002
- wildlife management
- ecology
- Antilocapra americana mexicana
- Library Collection RecordThis page contains mammal abstracts containing the taxonomy, biology, distribution, population trends, and management status of a wide variety of Arizona mammals.Publication Date 2013
- taxonomy
- biology
- distribution
- population change
- management
- wildlife
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThe Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide for Pronghorn Antelope provides a scoring rubric for pronghorn habitat which includes plant community, landscape, cover, food, water, and fragmentation…Publication Date 2015
- wildlife
- habitats
- wildlife management
- pronghorn
- 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 report was compiled from data reported by the Arizona State Land Department, the US Forest Service, Arivaca Fire, and the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge.Publication Date 2014
- prescribed burning
- fires
- Altar Valley
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: This report presents the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) findings and recommendations for assessing natural resource conditions and evaluating the effectiveness of conservation…Publication Date 2013
- assessment
- Natural resources management
- natural resources
- watersheds
- water management
- Library Collection RecordThis report on wetland conditions along the lower Santa Cruz river is presented in a very accessible format and includes information on assessment methods, water quality, aquatic wildlife, riparian…Publication Date 2014
- water management
- wetlands
- assessment
- Flow rate
- Sediment
- water quality
- riparian vegetation
- Library Collection RecordThis is the final signed agreement between Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC, Pima County, and the Pima County Regional Flood Control District regarding the Sierrita Gas Pipeline Project. A long-term…Publication Date 2014
- permits
- land management
- reclamation
- monitoring
- mitigation
- Library Collection RecordThis document details Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC's approach to the restoration and revegetation of lands affected by their construction activities and includes monitoring goals and techniques,…Publication Date 2014
- monitoring techniques
- revegetation
- Environmental restoration
- 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 press release covers an agreement signed by the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance (Alliance) and Sierrita Gas Pipeline, LLC (Sierrita) regarding the Sierrita Lateral Pipeline Project in Altar…Publication Date 2014
- erosion control
- revegetation
- ecological restoration
- 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 settlement agreement details the arrangement between Altar Valley Conservation Alliance (AVCA) and Sierrita Gas Pipeline, LLC which provides $1,000,000 to AVCA to oversee projects that promote…Publication Date 2014
- ecological restoration
- 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