Sonoita Plain

Author : Carl E. Bock
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0816523622

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Sonoita Plain by Carl E. Bock Pdf

The Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch is a tract of 8,000 acres on the Sonoita Plain that was established in 1968 by the Appleton family and is now part of the sanctuary system of the National Audubon Society. To all appearances it is an ordinary piece of land, but for the last 35 years it has been treated in an extraordinary way - by leaving it alone. No grazing to influence grass production. No dam building to hold back flash floods. No pest control. No firefighting. By employing such nonaction, might we gain a glimpse of what this land was like hundreds, even thousands, of years ago? Through essays and photographs focusing on the Research Ranch Sanctuary and surrounding area, this book reveals the complex ecology and unique aesthetics of its grasslands and savannas. Carl and Jane Bock and Stephen E. Strom share a passion for the remarkable beauty found here, and in their book they describe its environment, biodiversity, and human history.

Author : Stewart M. Green
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781493070558

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Scenic Driving Arizona by Stewart M. Green Pdf

Scenic Driving Arizona features more than thirty drives ranging from 20 to 200 miles long through Arizona's most spectacular landscapes—including the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Monument Valley, and the Sonoran Desert. Included are route maps; in-depth descriptions of special attractions and historical points; and tips on lodging, camping, and dining.

Author : Carl E. Bock,Jane H. Bock
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000-05-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520221840

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The View from Bald Hill by Carl E. Bock,Jane H. Bock Pdf

"This book brings together nearly every aspect of grassland research in the American Southwest and is written to appeal to both academics and the general public. It refutes conventional myths about some causes of grassland change, tests hypotheses in restoration ecology, and offers new perspectives on the recovery of ecosystems free from livestock grazing. It is a book that every naturalist or ecologist should read."—Conrad Bahre, author of A Legacy of Change "I expected another nature book. What I found was, to my surprise, a love story. Carl and Jane Bock visited the Research Ranch in the early 1970s and fell in love--with the Sonoita Plains, the plants and animals there, and the people who called it home. Like all good love stories, this one is full of passion and joy, excitement and disappointment, and sadness and humor. . . . With their successful blend of storytelling and scientific reporting, the Bocks share the most intimate details of their love affair and make the reader curious to learn more about this little-known land."—H. Ronald Pulliam, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia "Jane and Carl Bock write precisely as well as lovingly of the dynamics of the distinctive grasslands near the U.S./Mexico border in Arizona. They also bring 25 years of first-rate science to bear on their topic. Their seasoned view of ecological and perceptual changes in this community are unique and will go a long way toward healing and restoring the remaining fragments of this biome in southeastern Arizona."—Gary Paul Nabhan, author of Cultures of Habitat

Author : Richard Collins
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781948908245

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Cowboy is a Verb by Richard Collins Pdf

From the big picture to the smallest detail, Richard Collins fashions a rousing memoir about the modern-day lives of cowboys and ranchers. However, Cowboy is a Verb is much more than wild horse rides and cattle chases. While Collins recounts stories of quirky ranch horses, cranky cow critters, cow dogs, and the people who use and care for them, he also paints a rural West struggling to survive the onslaught of relentless suburbanization. A born storyteller with a flair for words, Collins breathes life into the geology, history, and interdependency of land, water, and native and introduced plants and animals. He conjures indelible portraits of the hardworking, dedicated people he comes to know. With both humor and humility, he recounts the day-to-day challenges of ranch life such as how to build a productive herd, distribute your cattle evenly across a rough and rocky landscape, and establish a grazing system that allows pastures enough time to recover. He also intimately recounts a battle over the endangered Gila topminnow and how he and his neighbors worked with university range scientists, forest service conservationists, and funding agencies to improve their ranches as well as the ecological health of the Redrock Canyon watershed. Ranchers who want to stay in the game don’t dominate the landscape; instead, they have to continually study the land and the animals it supports. Collins is a keen observer of both. He demonstrates that patience, resilience, and a common-sense approach to conservation and range management are what counts, combined with an enduring affection for nature, its animals, and the land. Cowboy is a Verb is not a romanticized story of cowboy life on the range, rather it is a complex story of the complicated work involved with being a rancher in the twenty-first-century West.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : CHI:81399846

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Proceedings RMRS. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : MINN:31951D02866185N

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Connecting Mountain Islands and Desert Seas by Anonim Pdf

Author : Roger Naylor
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780826359278

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Arizona's Scenic Roads and Hikes by Roger Naylor Pdf

In this captivating new guide Roger Naylor features all twenty-seven of Arizona's state-designated scenic and historic roads, including five National Scenic Byways.

Author : Barbara Tellman
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816553860

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Invasive Exotic Species in the Sonoran Region by Barbara Tellman Pdf

All over the planet, organisms of many species are appearing outside of their natural habitats—often carried by that particularly peripatetic species Homo sapiens. This book marks the first comprehensive attempt to address problems posed by expanding populations of exotic plant and animal species in the Sonoran Desert and adjacent grasslands and riparian areas. It describes the arrival and spread of non-native species as diverse as rats and saltcedar, covering both their impacts and the management of those impacts. It is estimated that as much as 60 percent of the vegetative cover of the Sonoita Creek-Patagonia Reserve, the first Nature Conservancy area designated in Arizona, is dominated by exotic plants, and that introduced fish pose a recurrent threat to the native fish of that area. Meanwhile at the Grand Canyon, invasives such as tamarisk, red brome, carp, and catfish are pervasive either in the Colorado River or in the patches of desert scrub along its shores. Throughout the Sonoran Desert and adjacent areas, from islands in the Sea of Cortés to desert grasslands, some six hundred species of non-native plants and animals have become established, with bullfrogs and Mediterranean grasses now common where they once never existed. The book brings together contributors from academia, government, and nonprofit organizations, including such experts as Gary Paul Nabhan, Richard Mack, and Alberto Búrquez-Montijo. They review historic and even prehistoric origins of non-native species—not only exotic plants, amphibians, and mammals but also insects, fish, and birds. They then examine significant problems in each major subregion and ecosystem and discuss control efforts. The volume contains the first compiled list of more than 500 naturalized exotic species in the Sonoran region. Invasive species issues are rapidly emerging as major environmental concerns both locally and worldwide. This book will assist professionals—ecologists, conservation biologists, and policy makers—involved in invasive species control in the Southwest and will be a rich resource for all concerned with protecting native species and their habitats.

Author : Stephen E Strom
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816553686

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Forging a Sustainable Southwest by Stephen E Strom Pdf

Forging a Sustainable Southwest is the story of how diverse groups of citizens in the Southwest have worked collaboratively to develop visions for land use that harmonize ecological, economic, cultural, and community needs.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 790 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Floods
ISBN : UCAL:B3015048

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Water-supply Paper by Anonim Pdf

Author : Carl Bock
Publisher : AbsolutelyAmazingebooks.com
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781945772511

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Death Rattle, Book 2 by Carl Bock Pdf

"Shaken, not stirred takes on new meaning it this second installment in the modern-day western mystery series by Carl and Jane Bock. Their writing reflects solid knowledge of Arizona and its denizen. And their storytelling is as sharp as a serpent's tooth." —Nicolas Gilmartin Teranzi, Online Critics Corner There is a killer at large in the oak grasslands of southeastern Arizona whose weapon of choice is a deadly variety of southwestern rattlesnake. Deputy Sheriff Calvin Creede doesn't like snakes, but with the help of veteran herpetologist Dr. Hazel Smith and his fiancé, Maria Obregon, he seeks to find the mountain cave from which a collection of Mojave rattlesnakes recently was looted. Then he must determine which of a variety of suspects has taken them home. In this, the second installment of Arizona Borderland Mysteries, Carl and Jane Bock continue their story about a deputy sheriff in an isolated corner of Arizona's smallest county. It is a land once dominated by a few cowboys and their cattle, but Deputy Creede finds his job increasingly complicated by the trappings of southwestern exurbia, including vineyards, drugs, border tension, and high-end housing developments.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Colorado Plateau
ISBN : ERDC:35925002992060

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Proceedings of the First Biennial Conference on Research in Colorado Plateau National Parks by Anonim Pdf

Author : Frank E. Wozniak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Government publications
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113737634

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Irrigation in the Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico by Frank E. Wozniak Pdf

This publication reviews both published and unpublished sources on Puebloan, Hispanic, and AngloAmerican irrigation systems in the Rio Grande Valley. Settlement patterns and Spanish and Mexican land grants in the valley are also discussed. The volume includes an annotated bibliography.

Author : Barbara Tellman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Arid regions plants
ISBN : UIUC:30112040671627

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The Future of Arid Grasslands by Barbara Tellman Pdf

This conference was designed to provide a non-confrontational setting for a variety of people from differing viewpoints to discuss the threats facing arid grasslands of the Southwest. Participants included ranchers and other private economists, scientists, and students. The sessions were organized around the major themes of understanding grasslands, identifying grassland issues, managing grasslands, and seeking solutions to grassland issues. Many of the sessions were in the form of panel discussions or informal presentations.

Author : Lauret Savoy
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781619028258

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Trace by Lauret Savoy Pdf

With a New Preface by the Author Through personal journeys and historical inquiry, this PEN Literary Award finalist explores how America’s still unfolding history and ideas of “race” have marked its people and the land. Sand and stone are Earth’s fragmented memory. Each of us, too, is a landscape inscribed by memory and loss. One life–defining lesson Lauret Savoy learned as a young girl was this: the American land did not hate. As an educator and Earth historian, she has tracked the continent’s past from the relics of deep time; but the paths of ancestors toward her—paths of free and enslaved Africans, colonists from Europe, and peoples indigenous to this land—lie largely eroded and lost. A provocative and powerful mosaic that ranges across a continent and across time, from twisted terrain within the San Andreas Fault zone to a South Carolina plantation, from national parks to burial grounds, from “Indian Territory” and the U.S.–Mexico Border to the U.S. capital, Trace grapples with a searing national history to reveal the often unvoiced presence of the past. In distinctive and illuminating prose that is attentive to the rhythms of language and landscapes, she weaves together human stories of migration, silence, and displacement, as epic as the continent they survey, with uplifted mountains, braided streams, and eroded canyons. Gifted with this manifold vision, and graced by a scientific and lyrical diligence, she delves through fragmented histories—natural, personal, cultural—to find shadowy outlines of other stories of place in America. "Every landscape is an accumulation," reads one epigraph. "Life must be lived amidst that which was made before." Courageously and masterfully, Lauret Savoy does so in this beautiful book: she lives there, making sense of this land and its troubled past, reconciling what it means to inhabit terrains of memory—and to be one.