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- Library Collection Record"The public lands in California under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) amount to about 15 percent of the Golden State’s total land mass. These lands are spread…
- California
- Library Collection RecordProtecting people, property, and resources from wildfires is a challenge in any State. However, an extremely unusual set of factors make doing this critical job in California even more difficult and…
- California
- Library Collection RecordFor the past five years, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has undertaken a major overhaul of its existing land use plans guiding management of public lands across California and northwestern…
- California
- Library Collection RecordAs human and natural forces continue to alter the hardwood landscape, resource agencies, county planners and local interest groups find it increasingly important to monitor and assess these…Publication Date 2002
- California
- Library Collection RecordLong-term residual dry matter mapping on the San Joaquin Experimental Range provides a working example of this monitoring technique for grazing management and research. Residual dry matter (RDM) is…Publication Date 2002
- California
- Library Collection RecordFactors contributing to poor establishment of blue oak (Quercus douglasii) and valley oak (Q. lobata) in California oak-grassland savannas were studied in a series of acorn seeding experiments…Publication Date 1991
- California
- Library Collection RecordWest Nile virus has undergone an unprecedented rate of infection in North America, sweeping from New York to California in four years. It attacked an exceptionally broad range of hosts/vectors over…
- California
- Library Collection RecordProperly managed RDM can be expected to provide a high degree of protection from soil erosion and nutrient loss. Applications of specific RDM standards based on research and experience have shown the…Publication Date 2006
- California
- Library Collection RecordIncreasing attention has been focused on nonpoint source pollution (NPS) as a major barrier to clean water. The original Clean Water Act (1972) describes nonpoint source pollution, methods to…Publication Date 1995
- California
- 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 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 RecordThis chapter specifies management measures to protect coastal waters from agricultural sources of nonpoint pollution. "Management measures" are defined in section 6217 of the Coastal Zone…Publication Date 1993
- watershed management
- water pollution
- water management
- water
- pollution
- water quality
- Washington
- Colorado
- California
- Library Collection RecordAs human and natural forces continue to alter the hardwood landscape, resource agencies, county planners and local interest groups find it increasingly important to monitor and assess these…Publication Date 2002
- California
- 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 RecordSummary not available. To access this document contact the Arizona Game and Fish department.Publication Date 2003
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- birds of prey
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis is the first annual report published on AzGF's inventory of bats on the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge.Publication Date 1993
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- bats
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAltar Valley is included in this USGS study examining nitrate and arsenic concentrations in basin-fill aquifers of the southwestern United States.Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- arsenic
- nitrates
- United States
- water pollution
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordThis document discusses water quality results for the Brawley Wash pilot surface recharge operations performed from February 1990 through January 1991. The primary goal of the water quality program…Publication Date 1993
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Brawley Wash
- groundwater recharge
- United States
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordThis document provides an anaylsis of the groundwater responses to Brawley Wash pilot recharge operations and includes an introduction to the project, a description of the procedures, and detailed…Publication Date 1993
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Brawley Wash
- groundwater recharge
- United States
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordThis document provides an anaylsis of the groundwater responses to Brawley Wash pilot recharge operations and includes an introduction to the project, a description of the procedures, and detailed…Publication Date 1993
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Brawley Wash
- groundwater recharge
- United States
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordThis interim report presents the results of the hydrogeologic studies performed to date at the Brawley Wash pilot surface recharge site in Pima County, Arizona. Openning with the investigations…Publication Date 1990
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Brawley Wash
- groundwater recharge
- hydrogeological conditions
- soil boring
- United States
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordThis interim report presents the results of the hydrogeologic studies performed to date at the Brawley Wash pilot surface recharge site in Pima County, Arizona. Openning with the investigations…Publication Date 1990
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Brawley Wash
- groundwater recharge
- hydrogeological conditions
- soil boring
- United States
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordThe purpose of this memorandum is to document the evaluation of basin infiltration rates at the Brawley Wash Pilot Project. To accomplish this purpose, this memorandum will discuss the following…Publication Date 1991
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Brawley Wash
- groundwater recharge
- United States
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordThis report provides the results of a pumping test performed at the Brawley Wash Pilot Surface Recharge Site in Pima County, Arizona as well as a brief summary of previous pumping tests, and testing…Publication Date 1990
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Brawley Wash
- groundwater recharge
- United States
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordThis report provides the results of a pumping test performed at the Brawley Wash Pilot Surface Recharge Site in Pima County, Arizona as well as a brief summary of previous pumping tests, and testing…Publication Date 1990
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Brawley Wash
- groundwater recharge
- United States
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordA report prepared as part of the planning process for the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, the Arivaca Resources report includes information on the water resources of Arivaca, their historic and…Publication Date 2000
- water resources
- water use
- riparian zones
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis report prepared by the Pima Association of Governments Watershed Planning Committee for the Pima County Regional Flood Control District begins with a general description of the Arivaca area…Publication Date 2006
- water resources
- Hydrogeology
- groundwater recharge
- riparian vegetation
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIntroduction: Data emerging from the Living River Project shows that important changes are taking place in the Lower Santa Cruz River. The attached Second annual Living River Report provides the…Publication Date 2015
- Altar Valley
- aquatic biota
- Arizona
- ecosystem health
- flow
- riparian
- United States
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordIntroduction: Data emerging from the Living River Project shows that important changes are taking place in the Lower Santa Cruz River. The attached Second annual Living River Report provides the…Publication Date 2015
- Altar Valley
- aquatic biota
- Arizona
- ecosystem health
- flow
- riparian
- United States
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordThis is the homepage for the California Rangelands Website from UC Davis. Provides access to resources and research about California rangelands.
- California
- Library Collection RecordStarting with a core interdisciplinary group of Berkeley faculty with a long-standing interest in rangelands, this roundtable will develop a series of lectures and discussions on the state of…Publication Date 2009
- climate change
- carbon sequestration
- California
- environmental services
- Library Collection RecordRanching families own or manage more than 22 million acres of privately-owned rangeland in California. Combined with over 19 million acres of publicly-owned grazing land in the state, this privately-…
- California
- Library Collection RecordLists by taxa of endangered and threatened species in the state.
- Regulations
- Laws
- California
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis site focuses on research and outreach on the diverse managed ecosystems that comprise California rangelands. We study and promote management to support the multitude of services that…Publication Date 2010
- watershed management
- rangelands
- water quality
- grazing management
- grazing
- Cryptosporidium
- California
- E. coli
- ecosystem services
- Library Collection RecordRangeland Coalition Mission: Catalyze partnerships between ranchers, environmentalists and government entities to conserve and enhance the ecological values and economic viability of California'…
- rangelands
- California
- coalitions
- California
- Library Collection RecordThe mission of California Department of Fish & Wildlife's Habitat Conservation Planning Branch is to provide for the conservation, protection, restoration, and management of fish, wildlife,…
- endangered species
- invasive species
- forests
- lakes
- streams
- California
- California Environmental Quality Act
- environmental quality
- mitigation
- native plants
- Streambed
- Library Collection RecordThere is a virtual sea of resources to help you to identify invasive plants, as well as an ocean of research, resources, publications and advice on how to get rid of them. This page is intended to…Publication Date 2006
- California
- Library Collection RecordCalifornia Rangelands Web Site
- California
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordCalifornia Rangelands Web Site weed information Most annual rangeland plants invaded during the colonization of California and displaced the native vegetation. Scientists have attempted to reverse…
- California
- Weeds
- Library Collection RecordCalifornia Rangeland Monitoring Web Site
- California
- monitoring
- Library Collection RecordThe Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge is a 117,464-acre refuge that sits within the Altar Valley. Established in 1985, the refuge is primarily made up of semi-desert grasslands, ribboned by a…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe 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 Record
43 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 RecordThis publication documents significant milestones in rangeland extension, research, and teaching in the University of California. This historical overview chronicles the programs, people, facilities…Publication Date 2014
- California
- 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 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 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 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 page provides information and photographs of the tortoise and its habitat and ecology.Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Gopherus morafkai
- Sonoran Desert Tortoise
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe Altar Valley Conservation Alliance (AVCA) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization focused on addressing the issues facing the Altar Valley watershed through collaborative, science-based, and…Publication Date 2010
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States