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- Library Collection RecordAbstract: Community structure in backswimmers (Hemiptera: Notonectide), was investigated via extensive sampling throughout southern Arizona, USA, and Sonora, Mexico, from 1980 through 1985. Co-…Publication Date 1986
- Altar Valley
- Aquatic insects
- Arizona
- Sonoran Desert
- tiger salamander
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT Larval interactions of four anuran species were experimentally investigated. Artificial pools were used to simulate their temporary pond habitat. A comparison of varied-nutrient and varied-…Publication Date 1985
- Altar Valley
- amphibians
- anuran
- Arizona
- interspecific competition
- United States
- Library Collection Record
353 Blood Meridian
Based on incidents that took place in the southwestern United States and Mexico around 1850, this novel chronicles the crimes of a band of desperados, with a particular focus on one, "the kid,…Publication Date 1985- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPhotographer and western writer Dane Coolidge visited Arivaca and the Altar Valley in 1914 and described ranch life, recorded corridos and stories and photographed roundups and people. Originally…Publication Date 1985
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- cultural resources
- history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordEchoes of the Conquistadores tells the story of the Aguirres family, one of the first families to live in the Altar Valley. The Aguirres played an important role in the valley, running a store, a…Publication Date 1983
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Buenos Aires Ranch
- history
- ranching
- settlement
- United States
- Library Collection RecordErma Fiske recounts her adventures living at the foothills of the Baboquivaris, recording and banding birds for the Nature Conservancy.Publication Date 1983
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Baboquivari Mountains
- bird banding
- bird surveys
- 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 RecordFocuses on the problems and experiences of a small group of Papago Indians who have left the reservation to live in a ghetto in Tucson, Arizona. Source: http://www.worldcat.org/title/yes-is-better-…Publication Date 1977
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Papago Indian Reservation
- Tohono O'Odham Indians
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis document contains pp. 54-59 of the book Arroyos and Environmental Change in the American Southwest. It includes a description of the Altar Wash as of 1976 as well as possible explanations for…Publication Date 1976
- arroyo
- Altar Wash
- channelization
- erosion
- Altar Valley
- Library Collection RecordThis book examines the "arroyo problem" faced by much of the American Southwest. With many of the chapters focused on conditions in southern California and Arizona, the Altar Valley…Publication Date 1976
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Arroyos
- California
- Entrenchment
- Environmental Changes
- erosion
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAdventures in the Apache Country: A Tour through Arizona and Sonora provides a description of the Arivaca and Altar Valleys as well as the Papagueria.Publication Date 1974
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- cultural resources
- history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordOutlines the social geography of the region over a broad timescale, through the historical experiences of “Indians,†“Hispanos,†and “Anglos.†Source: Collaborative Conservation: History…Publication Date 1971
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Historical Geography
- Human Geography
- southwest United States
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT The U. S. Geological Survey has been collecting hydrologic and geologic data in the major irrigated basins of Arizona for many years as part of a statewide ground-water survey. The…Publication Date 1966
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- groundwater
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT The U. S. Geological Survey has been collecting hydrologic and geologic data in the major irrigated basins of Arizona for many years as part of a statewide ground-water survey. The…Publication Date 1966
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- groundwater
- 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 RecordThis doctoral dissertation lists over 1,000 algae species found as a result of stream sampling throughout the Sonoran Desert in Arizona.Publication Date 1961
- Algae
- Arizona
- Sonoran Desert
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article contains references to jaguars in Arizona for the period of 1885-1959. All references from the 18 years previous to the publication of the report were within 50 miles of the U.S.-Mexico…Publication Date 1960
- jaguars
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThis article summarizes the findings of a research project investigating the influence of several native species on the spread of Lehmann lovegrass. The study was carried out on the Santa Rita…Publication Date 1959
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- invasive species
- Lehmann lovegrass
- mesquite
- native grasses
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- United States
- 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 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 RecordExcerpt from Routes to Desert Watering Places in the Papago Country, Arizona The desert region of the United States forms a great triangle whose base, 800 miles long, is the Mexican border from the…Publication Date 1922
- 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 RecordThis document, signed on April 15, 1912, details the sale of 5 horses to the Arivaca Land and Cattle Company.Publication Date 1912
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- cattle
- United States
- 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 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 RecordUsing repeat photography and satellite imagery from the Santa Rita Experimental Range located in Southern Arizona, this chapters describes the vegetation changes that have occurred in the region over…
- Arizona
- Desert Graslands
- invasive species
- repeat photography
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- United States
- woody encroachment
- 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 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 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 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 RecordThis brief handout covers some of the common questions raised concerning the delisting of the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl in Arizona.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
- Endangered Species Act
- United States
- Library Collection RecordHaving received his Masters of Science degree from the Colorado School of Mines and spent many years working as a geologist, Johnathan DuHamel writes WryHeat, an online collection of articles…
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- invasive grasses
- Lehmann lovegrass
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) Species Profile provides an introduction to the ecology, distribution, and management considerations surrounding Lehmann lovegrass in the United States.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- invasive grasses
- Lehmann lovegrass
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article discusses the importance of fire for the desert ecosystem of the Altar Valley as well as the history of prescribed fire in the area.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- fire management
- prescribed fire
- United States
- Library Collection Record"This curriculum provides opportunities for youth to learn many aspects of science, including some principles of forest restoration, observation and measurement skills, problem solving, and how…
- educational materials
- forest health
- New Mexico
- United States
- Library Collection Record
387 Resilience
Resilience, published by the Quivira Coalition, is focused on current topics within the organization and its annual conference. Journal 39 2% Solutions for Hunger, Thirst and CO2 In this issue of…- Australia
- California
- New Mexico
- New York
- no-tillage
- Pennsylvania
- soil carbon
- solar energy
- sustainable agriculture
- sustainable ranching
- 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 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 document, created by AVCA, provides a list of resources that contain information on the Altar Valley--its history, natural resources and its people.
- Altar Valley
- anthropology
- Arizona
- natural resource management
- United States
- Library Collection RecordCollected by the AVCA board members, this is a list of regional literature.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Literature
- United States
- Library Collection Record
392 Kids Books
Collected by AVCA board members, this is a list of regional children's books.- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- children's literature
- United States
- Library Collection Record
393 Field Guides
This document, created by AVCA, is a list of useful field guides for the Altar Valley area.- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- bird identification
- field guides
- Plant Identification
- United States
- Library Collection RecordCollected by AVCA board members, this is a reference list of scientific resources useful for understanding the biotic community of the valley and the management of its natural resources.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- biotic communities
- erosion control
- management
- natural resources
- United States
- Library Collection RecordLand and water management is especially critical as the use of upstream watersheds can drastically affect large numbers of people living in downstream watersheds. This work examines the institutional…
- United States
- watershed management
- Library Collection RecordEstablished by an Act of the First Territorial Legislature on November 7, 1864, the Arizona Historical Society (AHS) is Arizona’s oldest historical agency. Architects of the Territory’s code of…
- Archives
- history
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABOUT THE ARIZONA MEMORY PROJECT (AMP) The Arizona Memory Project provides access to the wealth of primary sources in Arizona libraries, archives, museums and other cultural institutions. Visitors to…
- Archives
- history
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABOUT THE ARIZONA DIGITAL NEWSPAPER PROGRAM (ADNP) Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records (LAPR), a division of the Secretary of State's Office, received one of the National Digital…
- Archives
- history
- Newspapers
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection Record
399 Chilton Ranch
This webpage provides a brief history of the Chilton family and their historic ranch. Also included on the site is information on the positive impacts of controlled grazing, a lawsuit filed by the…- ranching
- endangered species
- grazing
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis map is of the federally-designated Area of Ecological Concern(ACEC) which occupies 556,863 acres of the Buenos Aires National Wildife Refuge within the the Altar Valley.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- conservation
- management
- United States