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- Library Collection RecordTrichomoniasis (or Trich, as it is commonly referred to in the industry) is a reproductive disease in cattle that can seriously impact the bottom line of Arizona ranches and the cow…Publication Date 2020
- cattle
- Arizona
- health
- economics
- Cow and Calf
- impacts
- Library Collection RecordWith the long-term goal of preserving the Altar Valley as a working landscape while maintaining ecosystem and watershed function, this document outlines a set of goals and guidelines for…Publication Date 2019
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- collaborative management
- conservation
- land management
- United States
- working landscapes
- Library Collection RecordThe Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) was historically distributed throughout the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Extensive predator removal campaigns during the early 20th…Publication Date 2018
- Arizona
- conservation genomics
- gray wolves
- hybridization
- New Mexico
- single nucleotide polymorphisms
- Library Collection RecordDr. Mike Crimmins discusses the current state of drought in Southeast Arizona and where the region is headed. He examines trends in rainfall within the region. WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1,…Publication Date 2018
- brush control
- management
- climate change
- drought
- rainfall
- Arizona
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1
- Library Collection RecordMark Heitlinger discusses the significance of the Santa Rita region. Mark provides historic information that illustrates the significance of the range and it's importance to the research mission…Publication Date 2018
- grassland management
- brush control
- history
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1
- Library Collection RecordAmy Ganguli details the changing nature of grassland vegetation within New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. She provides information on how grasslands can be restored and other treatment…Publication Date 2018
- brush control
- management
- vegetation
- grassland management
- grasslands
- New Mexico
- Chihuahua
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1
- Library Collection RecordDr. Mitch McClaran and Elise Gornish discuss the Santa Rita's history as a grassland and the changing nature of mesquite populations within it. The nature of how this change effects wildlife is…Publication Date 2018
- brush control
- management
- mesquite
- grassland management
- grasslands
- wildlife
- history
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1
- Library Collection RecordObservation is a simple method of acquiring information and is a critical step in the scientific method for both developing and investigating testable hypotheses. Cameras have long played a role in…Publication Date 2017
- Arizona
- cattle
- elk
- grazing
- riparian
- time-lapse photography
- Library Collection RecordThis study looks at the cost and return estimates for typical cow/calf operations in each of the five ranching regions of Arizona.Publication Date 2017
- Arizona
- ranching
- budgets
- economics
- investment
- assets
- Library Collection RecordPlains rough fescue (Festuca hallii [Vasey] Piper) is an important, native forage grass species in Western Canada. Despite the high demand of seeds of this species, supply remains extremely limited…Publication Date 2017
- autumn
- Festuca hallii
- forage
- precipitation
- seed production
- spring
- temperature
- Library Collection RecordControlled burning timed in early summer can dramatically change the species composition of annual rangeland the following season. Although this has been well documented, the longevity of these…Publication Date 2017
- fire
- forage
- forage production
- species composition
- weed control
- 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 RecordIn Arizona, invasive and noxious plants have a significant impact on native vegetation and ecosystem health. Because invasive plants are competitive against native plants, once invasive plants…Publication Date 2016
- invasive species
- invasives
- acreage
- Arizona
- vegetation
- Small Landowners
- Library Collection RecordNowhere in the United States are there more rare and unusual native plants than in Arizona. Most of them are many years old and cannot be replaced. Many people desire to use these "wonders of…Publication Date 2016
- protected species
- plants
- endangered species
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordGardner's saltbush ecosystems are increasingly being invaded by halogeton (Halogeton glomeratus [M. Bieb.] C.A. Mey.), an annual halophyte that increases soil surface salinity and reduces plant…Publication Date 2016
- establishment
- forage
- rangeland
- rehabilitation
- Saline
- Library Collection RecordGardner's saltbush ecosystems are increasingly being invaded by halogeton (Halogeton glomeratus [M. Bieb.] C.A. Mey.), an annual halophyte that increases soil surface salinity and reduces plant…Publication Date 2016
- establishment
- forage
- rangeland
- rehabilitation
- Saline
- Library Collection RecordUtilization has been an important “tool†in range management since its beginnings. On the surface the concept appears simple, referring to the percentage of current forage removed by…Publication Date 2016
- livestock
- forage
- monitoring
- Library Collection RecordA knowledge of the functions of the roots, stems and leaves of grass plants is of value to continued, profitable range manaegment since grasses are living organisms, they are affected by all…Publication Date 2016
- grasses
- plants
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • In the semiarid Texas High Plains, integrating crops with grazing systems could conserve irrigation water and increase perennial grassland. • We combined irrigated and nonirrigated…Publication Date 2015-12-01
- water conservation
- grazing
- forage
- irrigation
- Ogallala Aquifer
- crude protein
- fiber
- Library Collection RecordMost remaining grasslands are used for livestock grazing; stocking rates could be managed to help stop declining songbird populations. We examined the effects of stocking rates on grassland songbirds…Publication Date 2015-11
- Baird's sparrow
- cattle grazing
- chestnut-collared longspur
- Ecological threshold
- grassland management
- Sprague's pipit
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordMost remaining grasslands are used for livestock grazing; stocking rates could be managed to help stop declining songbird populations. We examined the effects of stocking rates on grassland songbirds…Publication Date 2015-11
- Baird's sparrow
- cattle grazing
- chestnut-collared longspur
- Ecological threshold
- grassland management
- Sprague's pipit
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordForage and cow-calf productivity on two lightly and two conservatively grazed pastures were evaluated over a 15-year period (1997-2011) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New Mexico. Spring-…Publication Date 2015-03
- cattle productivity
- drought
- forage
- grazing management
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordForage and cow-calf productivity on two lightly and two conservatively grazed pastures were evaluated over a 15-year period (1997-2011) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New Mexico. Spring-…Publication Date 2015-03
- cattle productivity
- drought
- forage
- grazing management
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordIn any supplementation program, it is essential that the forage resource be stocked in such a manner so there is adequate forage quantity available per animal unit. If forage quantity is insufficient…Publication Date 2015
- nutritive value
- forage
- Arizona
- supplements
- nutrition
- cows
- 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 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 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 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 map depicts the predicted distribution of jaguars (Panthera onca) in Arizona and includes the locations of recent sightings.Publication Date 2015
- distribution
- jaguars
- Arizona
- Panthera onca
- Library Collection RecordAbstract In this study, hydrological processes are evaluated to determine impacts of stream restoration in the West Turkey Creek, Chiricahua Mountains, southeast Arizona, during a summer-monsoon…Publication Date 2015
- Arizona
- Check dam
- restoration
- runoff ratio
- semi-arid watersheds
- United States
- water budget
- Library Collection RecordNutritional challenges placed upon the lactating cow can be extreme in Arizona. One challenge placed upon the cow is the extra nutritional requirements caused by lactation. Figure 1 illustrates the…Publication Date 2015
- Nutritional disorders
- nutrition
- reproduction
- Arizona
- Challenges
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2015
- browse plants
- Arizona
- rangelands
- nutrition
- Browsers
- characteristics
- Library Collection RecordAnnual report on the status of the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program.  Reporting Period: January 1 – December 31, 2013ÂPublication Date 2014
- wolves
- endangered species
- wildlife management
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Southwestern United States
- Wolf management
- Library Collection RecordOutlines initial releases and translocations of wolves between 1998 and 2013. Â Initial releases (wolves born in captivity and have no pervious wild experience) can only occur in Arizona in the…Publication Date 2014
- endangered species
- wildlife management
- wolves
- Arizona
- Mexican gray wolf
- New Mexico
- Southwestern United States
- Wolf management
- wolf reintroduction
- 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 RecordSince its foundation in 2000 the Reading the Range program has transformed ranching in Gila County, AZ. The percentage of ranchers who incorporate Reading the Range monitoring techniques has risen…Publication Date 2014
- Arizona
- Gila County
- 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 RecordWith a cover letter written by C. H. Huckelberry, the Pima County Administrator, this letter of opposition outlines the county's arguement regarding the economic impacts of the planned Sierrita…Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- energy development
- natural gas
- Sonoran Desert
- United States
- Library Collection RecordOutlines Depredation Compensation Guidelines to compensate livestock producers for wolf depredations. ÂPublication Date 2014
- wolves
- endangered species
- wildlife management
- Arizona
- Mexican gray wolf
- New Mexico
- Southwestern United States
- Wolf management
- Library Collection RecordArchaeology Southwest is a private 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. For three decades, Archaeology Southwest has practiced a holistic, conservation-based approach to…Publication Date 2014
- archaeology
- Arizona
- non-profit organization
- Southwest
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe US Fish and Wildlife Service's Species Profile page on the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl provides a brief overview of the owl's habitat, life history and population status. The page also…Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Cactus Ferrunginous Pygmy Owl
- Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum
- 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 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 RecordFrequently asked questions including: what is the council, what is the strategic plan, why was the plan developed and when will it be implemented, does the plan directly compensate ranchers for…Publication Date 2014
- endangered species
- wildlife management
- wolves
- Arizona
- Mexican gray wolf
- New Mexico
- Southwestern United States
- Wolf management
- wolf reintroduction
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Desert marshes, or cienegas, are extremely biodiverse habitats imperiled by anthropogenic demands for water and changing climates. Given their widespread loss and increased recognition,…Publication Date 2014
- Arizona
- Cienega
- Gabions
- restoration
- United States
- wetlands
- 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 RecordThe Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership (SVPP) is a forum for stakeholder reporting and working together to perpetuate naturally functioning ecosystems while preserving the rural, grassland character…Publication Date 2014
- land use
- land management
- land
- land use planning
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordNews Release stating that the IFT has conducted the first cross-fostering of the Mexican wolf pups in the wild.Publication Date 2014
- endangered species
- wildlife management
- wolves
- Arizona
- Mexican gray wolf
- New Mexico
- Southwestern United States
- Wolf management
- wolf reintroduction
- Library Collection RecordIn this brief letter of opposition, Pat King urges the government officials responsible for permiting the construction of the pipeline to consider local cultural and environmental resources as they…Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- energy development
- natural gas
- Sonoran Desert
- United States