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- Library Collection RecordThis field guide aims to provide landowners and managers with the techniques necessary to prevent and reverse soil erosion.Publication Date 2010
- erosion control structures
- New Mexico
- soil erosion
- soil loss
- United States
- water harvesting
- Library Collection RecordThis annotated bibiography brings together the available literature on Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lemanniana Nees.), an influential invasive species in the Altar Valley and across the West.Publication Date 2010
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe Baboquivari Mountains, long considered to be a sacred space by the Tohono O'odham people who are native to the area, are the westernmost of the so-called Sky Islands. The mountains form the…Publication Date 2010
- botany
- plant communities
- Botanical description
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Plant Identification
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn the 1860s Arivaca was abandoned for a time, but just as its streets were starting to grow over Colonel M. Oliver Davidson was arriving in the area, the newly appointed superintendent of the Cerro…Publication Date 2010
- history
- mining
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPowell, Summary While we may view climate change issues as a more global or national problem, our unique Sonoran Desert ecosystem is a recognized global resource; hence climate change is an important…Publication Date 2010
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Southern Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article tells the story of Etta and C.B. Ruggles, an adventurous couple who spent their retirement years in Arivaca.Publication Date 2010
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this article Kasulaitis recounts some of the more notable events that have taken place within Las Guijas Valley. Now dotted with abandoned mines, the valley was once the scene of extensive mining…Publication Date 2010
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- 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 book is the most up to date and thorough account of the natural history of the plants that comprise the most important food crop on Earth, the grasses and grasslands. Source: OCLC WorldCat (http…Publication Date 2009
- grasses
- grassland ecology
- grasslands
- 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 RecordConservation for a New Generation highlights the dynamic state of how natural resources management is being practiced in the United States today as it transitions from top-down programs and federal…Publication Date 2009
- conservation
- management
- natural resources
- United States
- Library Collection RecordLet the Water Do the Work is an important contribution to riparian restoration. By "thinking like a creek," one can harness the regenerative power of floods to reshape stream banks and…Publication Date 2009
- Arizona
- erosion control
- erosion control structures
- New Mexico
- stream restoration
- United States
- Library Collection Record
164 The Rainmaker
In this Winter 2009 edition of the Rainmaker, topics include restoration, fire and the new AVCA Scientific Research Fellowship.Publication Date 2009- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract A previous report recommended that land cover and land-use change be incorporated into the Pima County Ecological Monitoring Plan (Fonseca 2008). The monitoring plan, currently in the design…Publication Date 2009
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Southern Arizona
- United States
- 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 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 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 RecordOne of the final steps in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, this Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) recommends the implementation of the Altar Valley Fire Management Plan.Publication Date 2009
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- fire management
- National Environmental Policy Act
- NEPA
- United States
- 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 report contains quantitative and qualitative information on natrural resource conditions within the watershed. This information has been used to develop a watershed profile and to determine the…Publication Date 2008
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- cumulative watershed effects
- grazing
- land use
- soil erosion
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis report contains quantitative and qualitative information on natrural resource conditions within the watershed. This information has been used to develop a watershed profile and to determine the…Publication Date 2008
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- cumulative watershed effects
- grazing
- land use
- soil erosion
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis document provides a brief overview of the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl's habitat, range, and some of the reasons for its decline.Publication Date 2008
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
- United States
- 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 RecordFire, both inevitable and ubiquitous, plays a crucial role in North American ecosystems. But as necessary as fire is to maintaining healthy ecosystems, it threatens human lives and livelihoods in…Publication Date 2008
- fire management
- fire policy
- prescribed fire
- United States
- wildfire
- 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 RecordEmphasizing water's importance to Pima County's plant, animal and human populations, this report aimed to establish priorities for a possible expansion of the county's aquifer…Publication Date 2008
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Southern Arizona
- 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 RecordABSTRACT Effective conservation requires efficient population monitoring, which can be challenging for rare species like the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). We compared two alternative survey…Publication Date 2008
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Gopherus agassizii
- monitoring techniques
- Sonoran Desert Tortoise
- United States
- Library Collection Record
184 The Rainmaker
In 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 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 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 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 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 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 RecordDryland degradation and desertification now affect almost a billion people around the world. Tragically, the biological resources and productivity of millions of acres of land are lost to…Publication Date 2007
- arid ecosystems
- deserts
- restoration ecology
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this installment of Arivaca Yesterdays Mary Kasulaitis tell us the story of Joaquin Murrieta, a Mexican bandit that went to work in the Californian gold fields in 1848. By 1853 he had joined with…Publication Date 2007
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- California
- history
- United States
- Library Collection Record
192 The Rainmaker
In the El Nino Edition of the Rainmaker, articles cover topics including Pima County Government's involvement in the valley, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's "Amigos del Desierto…Publication Date 2007- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Educational Program
- prescribed fire
- 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 RecordThis document is the draft Environmental Assessment for the Altar Valley fire management plan, a required step in the NEPA process.Publication Date 2007
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- fire management
- NEPA
- 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 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 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 RecordThe plan summarizes types of land ownership (public, tribal, county and other), vegetation, species, and details for prescribed burns and monitoring. Source: http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/…Publication Date 2007
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Desert Grassland
- fire management
- Management Plan
- 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 RecordThis Framework guided borderlands jaguar conservation efforts between 2007 and 2011. It details the specific objectives of the Jaguar Conservation Team and the Jaguar Scientific Advisory Group and…Publication Date 2007
- jaguars
- management
- cooperation
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