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- 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 RecordSUMMARY The two-part Science Framework for Conservation and Restoration of the Sagebrush Biome published by the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station is a new, multi-scale approach to…Publication Date 2019
- Sage
- grouse
- sagebrush
- management
- conservation (storage)
- planning
- conservation
- Library Collection RecordA series of 3 workshops on brush management funded by WSARE. Links to presentations, handouts and videos.Publication Date 2018
- brush control
- management
- video
- WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- Library Collection RecordA story map about ranch management for cows and quail in Texas. NRCS Conservation Roadtrip.Publication Date 2018
- quails
- ranching
- management
- wildlife
- wildlife conservation
- wildlife management
- Texas
- 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 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
- brush control
- management
- 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 RecordDan Robinett discusses the various kinds of vegetation that thrive in Southeastern Arizona. Dan also talks about the effects of mesquite encroachment within the region that alter vegetation cover.…Publication Date 2018
- brush control
- management
- vegetation
- mesquite
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1
- January 22
- 2018
- Altar Valley
- 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 RecordOver the last 100 years, woody species have invaded grassland around the globe.Dr. Steven Archer at the University of Arizona is working to understand the potential of grasslands to be invaded so…Publication Date 2017
- brush control
- woody plants
- grasslands
- management
- Library Collection RecordIn this publication, we will walk through the steps of an easy to use framework that will help you develop a contingency plan for drought and any other ranching or natural…Publication Date 2017
- drought
- management
- climate
- rangelands
- contingency plan
- Library Collection RecordThe Endangered Species Act (ESA) continues to serve as one of the most powerful and contested federal legislative mandates for conservation. In the midst of heated debates, researchers, policy makers…Publication Date 2017
- adaptive management
- collaboration
- cooperative conservation
- endangered species management
- human dimensions of natural resource
- management
- resilience
- Library Collection RecordFire used to be as natural on the landscape as rain. After years of fire suppression, the vegetation on the landscape has shifted. In Arizona, places like Altar Valley have found that a unique group…Publication Date 2017
- brush control
- management
- vegetation
- fire suppression
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • State-and-transition models (STMs) are useful tools for management, but they can be difficult to use and have limited content. • STMs created for groups of related ecological sites…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- database
- ecological sites
- management
- soil survey
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Livestock numbers have been declining since the early 1930s but many of the same resource concerns are still present today. • We must change the way we think about and manage…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- grazing
- rangelands
- management
- Utah
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordPrediction of grasshopper impact on grazing.ÂPublication Date 2015
- grasshoppers
- grazing
- South Dakota
- United States
- 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 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 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 RecordPurpose: To provide land managers with information that can help them identify different aspen types, assess the condition of aspen stands, and prioritize stands for restoration using appropriate…Publication Date 2015
- aspen (tree)
- management
- Great Basin
- Library Collection RecordGrassland root responses to mowing and fertility are less well known than shoot responses, even though as much as 90% of productivity in semiarid grasslands occurs belowground. Thus, understanding…Publication Date 2014-01
- belowground
- crested wheatgrass
- invasion
- management
- minirhizotron
- nitrogen
- Library Collection RecordGrassland root responses to mowing and fertility are less well known than shoot responses, even though as much as 90% of productivity in semiarid grasslands occurs belowground. Thus, understanding…Publication Date 2014-01
- belowground
- crested wheatgrass
- invasion
- management
- minirhizotron
- nitrogen
- Library Collection RecordAn easily readable and coherent account, this book has a definite role on the shelf (and its outline content in the minds) of conservation decision-makers and advisors. When I started out as an…Publication Date 2014
- management
- decision support systemes
- natural resources
- South Africa
- Library Collection Record
25 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 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 RecordWoody plant encroachment is frequent in dry savannas. Grazing is often considered to be a major cause of encroachment in dry savannas because grasses are removed by livestock, leaving bare areas for…Publication Date 2014
- Bush encroachment
- savanna
- grazing
- fire
- rainfall
- climate change
- management
- Kimberley area
- Northern Cape
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn this article Mary Kasulaitis describes a number of historic droughts, referencing rainfall records and personal accounts of area residents, and discusses the importance of precipitation to the…Publication Date 2014
- history
- Rainfall patterns
- drought
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordFounded in 1952, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is widely recognized throughout the world as a model institution for innovative presentation and interpretation of native plants and animals featured…Publication Date 2014
- Arizona
- educational resources
- environmental research
- Sonoran Desert
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article covers the turbulent years between 1848 and 1853 which saw Tubac burned in by Apaches, Arivaca abandoned under threat of Apache raids, and increased traffic through Tucson as 49'ers…Publication Date 2014
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordA technical bulletin written by Bill Zeedyk and the Quivira Coalition with funds from the New Mexico Environment Department's Wetland Program describes the conditions in the watershed and the…Publication Date 2014
- New Mexico
- United States
- wetland ecology
- wetland management
- Library Collection RecordThis book tackles an increasingly crucial question: What can we do about the seemingly intractable challenges confronting all of humanity today, including climate change, global hunger, water…Publication Date 2014
- biodiversity
- carbon sequestration
- climate change
- Composting
- conservation
- no-tillage
- soil carbon
- United States
- water scarcity
- Watershed Restoration
- 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 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 RecordThis article provides a brief history of the Rancho de la Osa, a guest ranch located in Southern Arizona, intermixed with commentary on the current owners' plans to sell the property. The first…Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Cattle Ranching
- Historical Site
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAs Kasulaitis puts it, in the early 1800s "Arivaca was a ranch, not a town." The Ortis family had a 8,896 acre land grant that covered most of the valley and raised cattle, but when three…Publication Date 2014
- ranching
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: Erosion dynamics in semiarid environments is defined by high magnitude, low frequency rainfalls that produce runoff with high sediment concentration. Check dams are widely used in this…Publication Date 2014
- Arizona
- Check dam
- erosion
- runoff
- Santa Rita Mountains
- sediment yield
- semiarid
- United States
- watershed
- 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 RecordBush encroachment has been recognised in southern Africa since the late nineteenth century. Our review of 23 studies showed that the rate of woody cover change has ranged from ?0.131 to 1.275% y?1.…Publication Date 2014
- Bush encroachment
- ecosystem ecology
- grazing
- fire
- rainfall
- grasses
- carbon dioxide
- climate change
- management
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Digital Library includes a catalog of images, narrative, and scientific nomenclature of plants, animals, minerals, and biotic communities of the Sonoran Desert…Publication Date 2014
- animal taxonomy
- Arizona
- educational materials
- native species
- photography
- plant taxonomy
- 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 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 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
- 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 RecordIn this letter, Patricia King and Mary Miller of the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance communicate their concerns over the lack of specific watershed stability standards and monitoring protocol…Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- energy development
- erosion control
- monitoring techniques
- restoration
- United States
- Watershed Stability
- Library Collection RecordNebraska NRCS quick reference guide for ecological sites located in MLRA 64.Publication Date 2014
- Nebraska
- United States
- Library Collection RecordFederal Programs for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Entrepreneurship, Conservation and Community Development This guide is written for anyone seeking help from federal programs to foster…Publication Date 2014
- sustainable agriculture
- forestry
- entrepreneurship
- Federal programs
- United States
- Library Collection RecordConventional treatments to stimulate aspen regeneration are widely available (e.g., Shepperd et al. 2008), although we now know that a strong sprouting response is not enough to protect from post-…Publication Date 2014
- management
- 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 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