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- Library Collection RecordIn Mitch McClaran's words, photo monitoring is all about "time and space." On the Santa Rita, there are 50,000 acres of space and they have been monitoring for a 110 years of time. It…Publication Date 2012
- photo monitoring
- United States
- Library Collection RecordEarly in 1896 the owners of the Montana Mine requested the contruction or repair of a road over which they could haul ore. This led Pima County to declare the road from Amado to Oro Blanco a County…Publication Date 2012
- road construction
- erosion
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article provides the background for the construction of Ruby Road and details the politics surrounding its placement and maintenance over the years. As with many of the road projects in the late…Publication Date 2012
- mining
- road construction
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordLamar Smith, a retired professor of rangeland management, explains what variability in rangeland ecosystems is and how it affects the monitoring data that you may be collecting. Source: Autonomy…Publication Date 2012
- United States
- variation
- Library Collection RecordPat Johnson and Roger Gates of South Dakota State University explain how to correctly measure ground cover in a rangeland setting. Source: Autonomy ProductionsPublication Date 2012
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPat Johnson and Roger Gates of South Dakota State University explain how to correctly measure species frequency in a rangeland setting. Source: Autonomy ProductionsPublication Date 2012
- United States
- Library Collection Record
107 Ecological Sites
Lamar Smith, a retired range professor, dips into his vast knowledge of geology and ecology to explain how patterns on soil and plants develop across the landscape and how this "ecological sites…Publication Date 2012- ecological sites
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis narrated powerpoint presentation provides an overview of aspen biology and ecology from 1912 to present.Publication Date 2012
- Aspen
- United States
- Library Collection RecordOriginally given at the 2012 SRM conference in Spokane, this presentation describes the findings of one study that examines the landscape-scale genetic diversity within and between aspen communities.Publication Date 2012
- United States
- Library Collection RecordOriginally presented at the 2012 SRM conference in Spokane, WA this narrated powerpoint presentation examines the variable resistance and tolerance of aspen clones to various pest species.Publication Date 2012
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis narrated PowerPoint presentation was originally presented at the 2012 SRM conference in Spokane, WA. It gives an overview of the effects of certain genetic characteristics of aspen stands on…Publication Date 2012
- Aspen Communities
- United States
- Library Collection RecordA narrated powerpoint presentation, this video examines livestock's grazing preferences and the implication for restoration efforts in riparian and meadow ecosystems.Publication Date 2012
- Aspen
- Aspen Communities
- restoration
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe aspen stands have been degraded due to over utilization. This narrated powerpoint presentation gives an overview of the restoration efforts in Fishlake National Forest.Publication Date 2012
- United States
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordAround the world, grasslands systems are converting into woody shrubland systems. In southern New Mexico, a combination of federal, state, and scientific agencies and institutions have teamed up to…Publication Date 2012
- ecological restoration
- grassland restoration
- New Mexico
- shrub encroachment
- United States
- Library Collection RecordSome ecosystems in North America have been so radically transformed by human activity, that they have often been described as domesticated. Chris Call of Utah State University examines how cheatgrass…Publication Date 2012
- range management
- sagebrush
- juniper
- Bromus tectorum
- cheatgrass
- United States
- woody encroachment
- Library Collection RecordThis memorandum discusses the proposed designation of Critical Habitat as required by the Endangered Species Act for the jaguar in Pima County.Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Critical Habitat
- endangered species
- Endangered Species Act
- Jaguar
- Pima County
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this installment of Arivaca Yesterdays Mary Kasulaitis investigates the question of Arivaca's origins through a dissection of "Harvey's Historic Hyperbole," a claim made by…Publication Date 2012
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPat Johnson and Roger Gates of South Dakota State University explain how to correctly estimate utilization of forage in a rangeland setting. Source: Autonomy ProductionsPublication Date 2012
- utilization
- forage
- grazing
- United States
- Library Collection RecordKaren Hickman of Oklahoma State University gives an up close and personal look at a wildfire raging across her family's land. With her background in range ecology, it is the perfect opportunity…Publication Date 2012
- wildfires
- grasslands
- Oklahoma
- United States
- Library Collection RecordKaren Hickman of Oklahoma State University takes us on a tour of the TNC's Tall Grass Prairie reserve. She explains the relations between historical Bison grazing, periodic fire, and drought in…Publication Date 2012
- grasslands
- fire ecology
- fires
- invasive species
- Oklahoma
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article provides a brief overview of what life was like in Arivaca after 1912. Arivaca was essentially a company town of the Arivaca Land and Cattle Company (ALCC). The ALCC owned the town store…Publication Date 2012
- ranching
- history
- cattle
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis Image Gallery is provided as a complimentary source of high quality digital photographs available from the Agricultural Research Service Information Staff. Source: USDA Agricultural Research…Publication Date 2012
- agriculture
- agricultural research
- photography
- Agricultural services
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article provides a brief overview of what life was like in Arivaca from its early years in the 1860s to 1912 when Arizona gained statehood.Publication Date 2012
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn general, the more livestock eat, the more weight they gain or milk they produce. Thus, forage intake is key to animal performance. Agronomists manage for plant density and height to ensure…Publication Date 2012
- forage harvesters
- forage
- livestock raising
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Although rock check dams have been used for centuries to control erosion and support subsistence agriculture on western US rangelands, there is a lack of measured data to quantify their…Publication Date 2012
- Alluvial fan
- Arizona
- Check dam
- grassland
- Landscape degradation
- restoration
- southeast Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article follows the Ronstadts, a prominent family in early Southern Arizona history, from Frederick Augustus Ronstadt's arrival in Mexico in the 1850s to the present day.Publication Date 2012
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- analytical methods
- digestibility
- rangeland soils
- forage
- Library Collection RecordA rising plate meter (RPM) is an instrument used for the measurement of compressed sward height and estimation of yield on grasslands. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of an RPM to…Publication Date 2012
- forage
- perennial legumes
- alfalfa
- indirect method
- sward measurement
- Czech Republic
- Library Collection RecordIncreasing world human population, declining reserves of cheaply extracted fossil fuels, fresh water scarcity, and climatic instability will put tremendous pressure on world rangelands as the…Publication Date 2012
- forage
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- Alps
- summer
- grazing
- forage
- pastures
- surveys
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- Alps
- summer
- grazing
- forage
- pastures
- surveys
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- grasses
- grasslands
- sown grasslands
- Trifolium
- Trifolium repens
- Phleum pratense
- Bromus inermis
- Bromus
- nutrition
- soil fertility
- fertilizer application
- nitrogen fertilizers
- nitrogen
- yields
- forage
- Feed Crops
- Trifolium
- Trifolium repens
- Phleum pratense
- Bromus inermis
- Bromus
- nutrition
- Trifolium
- Trifolium repens
- Phleum pratense
- Bromus inermis
- Bromus
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Not Available.Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- Border Security
- conservation
- immigration
- migration
- United States
- Library Collection RecordDesignated by the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 1990, the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness and Coyote Mountains Wilderness areas total 7,145 acres and are located approximately 40 miles southwest of…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Baboquivari Peak
- Coyote Mountains
- United States
- wilderness
- wilderness management
- Library Collection RecordThis guide provides basic information about wetlands in an effort to support enhanced understanding and cooperation between land management professionals and landowners. It includes reference…Publication Date 2012
- New Mexico
- United States
- wetland ecology
- wetland management
- Library Collection RecordThis document includes the Biological Opinion issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the potential impacts of the proposed multi-unit burn plan on species of concern within…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Chiricahua leopard frog
- endangered species
- Endangered Species Act
- masked bobwhite
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- prescribed fire
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- forage
- quality
- infrared radiation
- calibration
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- dairy farms
- Milk products
- forage
- grasslands
- efficiency
- yields
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: CBP proposes to maintain and repair existing tactical infrastructure along the U.S./Mexico international border in Arizona. The existing tactical infrastructure includes fences and gates,…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- environmental impacts
- illegal immigration
- NEPA
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2012
- dairy farms
- Milk products
- forage
- grasslands
- efficiency
- yields
- Library Collection RecordThe City of Tucson owns 21,000 acres within Avra Valley which sits west of the City limits and supports several federally recognized species. In order to comply with the Endangered Species Act, the…Publication Date 2012
- Arizona
- Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
- Desert Tortoise
- endangered species
- lesser long-nosed bat
- pale Townsend's big-eared bat
- Tucson shovel-nose snake
- United States
- western burrowing owl
- western yellow-billed cuckoo
- Library Collection RecordThe City of Tucson owns 21,000 acres within Avra Valley which sits west of the City limits and supports several federally recognized species. In order to comply with the Endangered Species Act, the…Publication Date 2012
- Arizona
- Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
- Desert Tortoise
- endangered species
- lesser long-nosed bat
- pale Townsend's big-eared bat
- Tucson shovel-nose snake
- United States
- western burrowing owl
- western yellow-billed cuckoo
- Library Collection RecordThe City of Tucson owns 21,000 acres within Avra Valley which sits west of the City limits and supports several federally recognized species. In order to comply with the Endangered Species Act, the…Publication Date 2012
- Arizona
- Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
- Desert Tortoise
- endangered species
- lesser long-nosed bat
- pale Townsend's big-eared bat
- Tucson shovel-nose snake
- United States
- western burrowing owl
- western yellow-billed cuckoo
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: CBP proposes to maintain and repair existing tactical infrastructure along the U.S./Mexico international border in Arizona. The existing tactical infrastructure includes fences and gates,…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- environmental impacts
- illegal immigration
- NEPA
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis biological opinion was issued in response to a request for formal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the potential impacts resulting from the proposed Multi-Unit Burn…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Chiricahua leopard frog
- Colinus virginianus ridgwayi
- Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina
- endangered species
- Endangered Species Act
- masked bobwhite quail
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- Rana chiricahuensis
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: CBP proposes to maintain and repair existing tactical infrastructure along the U.S./Mexico international border in Arizona. The existing tactical infrastructure includes fences and gates,…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- environmental impacts
- illegal immigration
- NEPA
- 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 RecordPublication Date 2011
- Thailand
- grassland management
- forage
- livestock management
- animal husbandry
- Library Collection RecordIn this article, Tana Kappel discusses the history and role of prescribed fire in the Altar Valley with a number of local stakeholders. Although fire historically played an important role in the…Publication Date 2011
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- desert grasslands
- endangered species
- prescribed fire
- United States
- Library Collection Record
150 Rangeland Soils
Soil is the basic component of rangeland ecosystems and is associated with nearly all processes that occur within the ecosystem. It provides a medium to support plant growth. It is also the home for…Publication Date 2011- Soil Forming Factors
- soil orders
- United States