Infobox protected area name SonoranDesert National Monument iucn category III photo Son des 49790.jpg photo width 200 photo caption map USA relief map caption location Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County & Pinal County, Arizona Pinal County , Arizona , United States USA nearest city Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix, AZ lat d 33 lat m 0 lat s 6 lat NS N long d 112 long m 27 long s 18 long EW W region US coords ref area 496,337 acres 2,008 km sup 2 sup established January 17, 2001 visitation num visitation year governing body U.S. Bureau of Land Management Note site is not listed in IUCN database, but appears to conform with Category III SonoranDesert National Monument is located south of Goodyear, Arizona Goodyear and Buckeye, Arizona Buckeye and east of Gila Bend, Arizona . Created by U.S. President ... under monument status, the level of protection and preservation of resources is enhanced. SonoranDesert National Monument protects but a small portion of the SonoranDesert , which is 120,000 square ... The SonoranDesert National Monument is unique among monuments in that its establishing Proclamation ... The SonoranDesert National Monument is a magnificent example of untrammeled Sonorandesert landscape. The area encompasses a functioning desert ecosystem with an extraordinary array of biological ... listed endangered species. References Reflist External links Commons category SonoranDesert ... title SonoranDesert National Monument publisher U.S. Bureau of Land Management accessdate 2006 08 13 ... Category Protected areas of the SonoranDesert Category SonoranDesert Category National Monuments ... areas in Arizona de SonoranDesert National Monument fa ... South Maricopa Mountains and the Table Top Wilderness es protect the richest regions of desert habitat ... WCPD 2001 01 22 pdf WCPD 2001 01 22 Pg150.pdf title Proclamation 7397 Establishmentof the SonoranDesert National Monument last Clinton first William date Jan.22, 2001 work Presidential Proclamation ... more details
see also List of plants by common name SonoranDesert The wildflowers of the SonoranDesert typically appear after a rain, some after the winter rains, some after the summer monsoons. Amsinckia intermedia Common names Fiddleneck Flowers bloom March May gallery Image Amsinckia intermedia 2003 03 04.jpg gallery Anemone tuberosa Common name http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol ANTU Desert anemone Flowers bloom February to April Bahia absinthifolia Common Names http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol BAAB Hairyseed Bahia , Dealbata s Bahia Flowers bloom spring through fall Brickellia coulteri ... Image Trixis californica flower 1.jpg gallery References List of plants by common name SonoranDesert ... Image Galium.aparine.jpg Image Galium aparine001.JPG gallery Geraea canescens Common names desert sunflower, hairy desert sunflower, or desert gold. gallery Image Geraea canescens form 2.jpg Image Geraea ... Malacothrix plant Malacothrix Malacothrix californica californica Common name Desert Dandelion ... Common name Mojave Desert Star Nama demissum Common names leafy nama, purple mat, and purplemat Flowers ... Nama demissum 4.jpg Image Nama demissum 5.jpg gallery Nicotiana obtusifolia Common names Desert Tobacco ... gallery Proboscidea parviflora Common name Devil s Claw Rafinesquia neomexicana Common name Desert ... , or Desert Senna Flowers bloom in spring and fall gallery Image Desertsenna.JPG Image Senna covesii.jpg ... Sphaeralcea ambigua Common names Desert Globemallow, Apricot Mallow Flowers bloom in the spring ... index.html USDA Plants Database Category North American desert flora Category Flora of the California desert regions Category Flora of the Southwestern United States Category Joshua Tree National Park Category SonoranDesert Category Colorado Desert for now as article labled an Orphan Article Colorado child category of Sonoran Category Yuma Desert for now as article labled an Orphan Article Yuma child category of Sonoran Category Coachella Valley Category Lower Colorado River Valley ... more details
SpanishMissions The Spanish missions in the SonoranDesert are a series of Jesuit Catholic religious outposts established by the Spain Spanish Roman Catholic Catholic Society of Jesus Jesuits and other orders for religious conversion s of the Pima and Tohono O odham Indigenous peoples of the Americas indigenous peoples residing in the SonoranDesert. An added goal was giving Spain a Spanish colonization of the Americas colonial presence in their frontier territory of the Sonora y Sinaloa Sonora y Sinaloa Province in the Viceroyalty of New Spain , and relocating by Indian Reductions Reducciones de Indios settlements and encomienda s for agricultural, ranching, and mining labor. Geography The missions are in an area of the SonoranDesert , then called Pimer a Alta de Sonora y Sinaloa Upper Pima of Sonora and Sinaloa , now divided between the Mexican state of Sonora and the U.S. state of Arizona . Father Kino From around 1520, the Kingdom of Castile Spain had maintained a number of missions throughout Viceroyalty of New Spain Virreinato de Nueva Espa a the Viceroyalty of New Spain consisting of Mexico and portions of what today are the Southwestern United States , in order to establish colonization and control of the territory and resources. In the Spring of 1687, a Jesuit missionary named Father Kino Father Eusebio Francisco Kino lived and worked with the Native Americans including the Sobaipuri in the area called the Pimer a Alta , or Upper Pima Country, which presently is located in northern Sonora and southern Arizona . During Father Eusebio Kino s stay in the Pimer a Alta, he founded over twenty missions in eight mission districts. It was rumored that the Jesuit priests ... Spanish Missions In The SonoranDesert Category Missions in Sonora Category Spanish missions in Arizona ... Category New Spain Category Sonora Category SonoranDesert it Missioni spagnole nel deserto di Sonora ... and Subtle. Archaeology in Tucson. Newsletter of the Center for Desert Archaeology. 7 1 1 4. Seymour ... more details
The following bird species are Endemic ecology endemic to the SonoranDesert , and related areas a few species listed are only native and have a larger continental range . They are retrieved from the List of Arizona SW birds Yuma County, Arizona , though not exclusively. gallery Image Greater Roadrunner JRO.jpg Greater br Roadrunner Image Gila Woodpecker.jpeg Gila Woodpecker br Melanerpes uropygialis Image BurrowingOwl23.jpg Burrowing Owl gallery Southwest region The listed birds are based on the southern section of the Lower Colorado River Valley LCRV, from Yuma County and La Paz County, to the Bill Williams River , and by extension to Needles, California Needles , California Topock, Arizona Topock , Arizona . The Colorado River borders the higher elevation Mojave Desert to the northwest Needles and Las Vegas , the Colorado Desert &ndash extension of SonoranDesert on the southwest and west, and the deserts of the SonoranDesert to the east, the Yuma Desert , Lechuguilla Desert , and the Tule Desert Arizona . br Bolded species are exclusive to the hottest deserts SW Arizona, Baja, California ... Black Rail , Laterallus jamaicensis SW Ariz Sonorandesert, but also other locales. Greater Roadrunner , Geococcyx californianus , Extensive range beyond the SonoranDesert Gila Woodpecker , Melanerpes ... into California s San Joaquin Valley . Lucy s Warbler , Vermivora luciae Exclusive in SonoranDesert ... , Pipilo aberti , &ndash SonoranDesert &ndash Black throated Sparrow , Amphispiza bilineata Permanent ... br Blackbird br Xanthocephalus br xanthocephalus gallery Category Fauna of the SonoranDesert Category Fauna of the Lower Colorado River Valley Category Fauna of the Yuma Desert Category SonoranDesert ... of fauna of Arizona SonoranDesert Category Lists of birds of the United States SonoranDesert Category ... E and S into the Chihuahuan Desert , Texas and Mexico. Crissal Thrasher , Toxostoma crissale , ranges S into Central Mexico Le Conte s Thrasher , Toxostoma lecontei , Sonoran, and ranges into S Nevada&ndash ... more details
A List of mountain ranges of the SonoranDesert . Many of the mountains of southern Arizona are included, excluding the Madrean Sky Islands Madrean Sky Island ranges of southeast Arizona, extreme southwest New Mexico , or northeast Sonora , Mexico . The Mojave Desert lies to the northwest also in the northwest and west are mountain ranges of the lower elevation Colorado Desert , west of the north south ... Desert north and northwest, and to the SonoranDesert to the south, east, and southeast. The Colorado Desert subsection of the Sonoran lies across the Colorado River to the west, but intergrades into the higher elevation Mojave Desert northwestwards. Buckskin Mountains Chocolate Mountains Arizona ... of SonoranDesert region Cimarron Mountains Coyote Mountains Arizona Crooked Mountains Diablo Mountains ... Mountains Quijotoa Mountains Quinlan Mountains 5014 br on eastern border of SonoranDesert region northern ... of SonoranDesert region Santa Rosa Mountains Arizona Sauceda Mountains Sheridan Mountains Sierra ... Mountains 4652 br both in Madrean sky island region, and also on border of SonoranDesert ranges ... On Eastern border of SonoranDesert Madrean Sky Island Baboquivari Mountains Arizona 7730 Pima County See Baboquivari Peak Wilderness br on eastern border of SonoranDesert region separated from ... is the Vizcaino Desert a few ranges are from the very south in Baja California Sur . Alphabetical ... borders the Mojave Desert Usery Mountains &ndash Maricopa County See Usery Mountain Recreation Area ... borders the Mojave Desert White Tank Mountains Colorado Desert , southeast Lower California ... Turtle Mountains California borders the Mojave Desert Whipple Mountains borders the Mojave Desert ... List of Madrean Sky Island mountain ranges Sonoran Chihuahuan Deserts List of mountain ranges of Arizona DEFAULTSORT List Of Mountain Ranges Of The SonoranDesert Category Mountain ranges of the SonoranDesert Category Mountain ranges of Arizona Category Geography of Pima County, Arizona Because of Wikipedians ... more details
This is a List of plants by common name for the SonoranDesert regions of southern California , Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora . These include the sub deserts of the Colorado Desert , Yuma Desert , Gran Desierto de Altar , Lechuguilla Desert , and Tule Desert Arizona . Some of the plants can ... plants alien list a.htm See also List of SonoranDesert wildflowers The Plants table tr td A Catclaw ... College, Desert Ecology of Tucson, Arizona http wc.pima.edu bfiero tucsonecology plants list ... vvplants catclaw.html A jo Lily Desert Lily CPh http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query ... plants trees di.htm Desert D esert B roomCPh http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src ... src ucjeps&enlarge 0000 0000 1100 0008 Desert five spot USDA http plants.usda.gov java largeImage?imageID ... taxon Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata Desert Wishbone BushCPh http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src ucjeps&where genre Plant&where taxon Phalaris canariensis Desert D evil s ClawTucs ... taxon Linanthus demissus I Desert I ronwoodTucs http wc.pima.edu bfiero tucsonecology plants trees di.htm Desert I ronwoodCPh http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src ucjeps&where ... BEHA2 L Desert L avenderTucs http wc.pima.edu bfiero tucsonecology plants shrubs dela.htm Desert L ... src ucjeps&where genre Plant&where taxon Tiquilia canescens var. canescens R atany, Rhatany Desert ... bfiero tucsonecology plants trees tama.htm T Desert T obaccoSWS br Often 1 2 ft tall http www.swsbm.com ... 1 Dasylirion wheeleri Agavaceae Agave Hesperocallis Yucca Amaranthaceae , Amaranth Chenopodioideae Desert ..., Broom Snakeweed br Scale Bud br Stevia, Dandelion br Desert Straw, Thurber s Stephanomeria br Spanish Needles Asteraceae , Genus Acourtia br 1 Desert Holly 1, Desert peony br 2 Perezia Asteraceae , Genus Baccharis br 1 Seepwillow, 2 Desert Broom Asteraceae , Genus Bebbia br 1 Chuckwalla s Delight ... 3 Mojave pincushion Asteraceae , Genus Geraea Honeysweet br 1 Desert Sunflower Asteraceae , Genus ... more details
subspeciesbox name Sonoran Pronghorn genus Antilocapra species americana subspecies sonoriensis status EN status system iucn2.3 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2006 assessors Antelope Specialist Group year 1996 id 1680 title Antilocapra americana ssp. sonoriensis downloaded 2007 06 20 ref authority Goldman, 1945 The Sonoran Pronghorn Antilocapra americana sonoriensis is an endangered ref name iucn subspecies of pronghorn found in the SonoranDesert of Arizona and Sonora . There are believed to be around 200 300 animals currently existing, up from 14 estimated in 2002. ref http www.boston.com news science articles 2007 05 14 recovery program working for pronghorn Recovery program working for pronghorn , Arthur H. Rotstein, Boston Globe Associated Press AP , 14 May 2007. ref . References reflist eventoedungulate stub Category Endangered species Category Even toed ungulates Category Megafauna of North America Category Mammals of North America az Antilocapra americana sonoriensis es Antilocapra americana sonoriensis ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Sonoran Woodrat status NT status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors lvarez Casta eda, S.T. & Castro Arellano, I. year 2008 id 14594 0 title Neotoma phenax downloaded 3 August 2009 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of near threatened. ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Rodent ia familia Cricetidae genus Neotoma species N. phenax binomial Neotoma phenax binomial authority Clinton Hart Merriam Merriam , 1903 synonyms The Sonoran Woodrat Neotoma phenax is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae . It is found only in Mexico . References Reflist Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894 1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Neotominae DEFAULTSORT Woodrat, Sonoran Category Neotominae Sonoran Woodrat Category Mammals of Mexico Category Endemic fauna of Mexico Category Fauna of Northern Mexico Neotoma stub es Neotoma phenax eu Neotoma phenax pt Neotoma phenax ... more details
Sonoran News is a free weekly newspaper in Cave Creek, Arizona , USA . ref name davis Mitchell P. Davis, Power Media Bluebook W Talk Show Guest Directory , Broadcast Interview Source, Inc, 2005, p. 33 http books.google.com books?id AQqnULQq6JUC&pg PA33&dq 22sonoran news 22&hl en&ei UrAdTvq5GKGq0AGpxoG2Bw&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 2&ved 0CC8Q6AEwAQ v onepage&q 22sonoran 20news 22&f false ref With a circulation of over 37,000, it is the most widely read weekly in Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County . ref name davis It is sold in Cave Creek, Carefree, Arizona Carefree , Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale , and Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix . ref name davis It is considered a right wing newspaper. ref Stephen Lemons, Russell Pearce and Sonoran News Slammed by Recall Group , in Phoenix New Times , June 29, 2011 http blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com bastard 2011 06 russell pearce sonoran news sl.php ref ref Stephen Lemons, Russell Pearce s Allies at Cave Creek s Sonoran News Slime an Innocent Woman in an Attempt to Besmirch the Effort Seeking His Recall , in Phoenix New Times , June 30, 2011 http www.phoenixnewtimes.com 2011 06 30 news russell pearce s allies at cave creek s sonoran news slime an innocent woman in an attempt to besmirch the effort seeking his recall ref References reflist External links http www.sonorannews.com Official website Category Newspapers published in Arizona Category Conservatism in the United States Arizona newspaper stub ... more details
cleanup linkrot date August 2011 Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name This Desert Type EP Artist The Hundred in the Hands Cover The Hundred in the Hands This Desert.jpg Released 17 May 2010 ref http thehundredinthehands.com discography ref Recorded Genre Electropop , dream pop Length 22 31 Label Warp Records Producer The Hundred in the Hands Last album This album This Desert br 2010 Next album The Hundred in the Hands album The Hundred in the Hands br 2010 Album ratings rev1 Drowned in Sound rev1Score Rating 8 10 ref http drownedinsound.com releases 15383 reviews 4139968 ref rev2 PopMatters rev2Score Rating 8 10 ref http www.popmatters.com pm review 128687 the hundred in the hands this desert ep warp ref rev3 Allmusic rev3Score Rating 3.5 5 ref http www.allmusic.com album r1746418 ref This Desert is the debut extended play EP by electropop duo The Hundred in the Hands . It was released in 18 May 2010 on Warp Records . The band member Jason Friedman said as we finished the EP and album, we saw that we had two different sounds. The EP is more washed out with reverb and delays, and the album is crisper and more immediate, like Dresden . ref http www.spinner.com 2010 05 24 hundred in the hands crisper debut lp ref Track listing Building in L.O.V.E. 3 28 Tom Tom 3 40 Ghosts 3 50 Sleepwalkers 3 54 In To It 4 05 It s Only Everything 3 35 Personnel ref http www.discogs.com Hundred In The Hands The Hundred In The Hands release 2448637 ref Lyrics and music Eleanore Everdell, Jason Friedman Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizer Eleanore Everdell Guitar, Bass, Producer Beats , Programming Jason Friedman Producer THITH Executive Producer Keith McColl Mastered Noel Summerville Mixed Eric Broucek tracks 1, 2, 4 to 6 References reflist Category 2010 EPs Category The Hundred in the Hands albums Category Warp record label EPs ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Lampropeltis pyromenala , or the Sonoran mountain kingsnake , is a species of colubrid snake residing in western North America . It is a coral snake mimic , having nearly the same pattern on its body, except instead on yellow, the kingsnake has white crossbands. As its name suggests, the Sonoran mountain kingsnake lives mostly on the mountains of its relatively small SonoranDesert region, in Sonora , Mexico. Category Lampropeltis Category Reptiles of Mexico Category Fauna of the SonoranDesert Colubrids stub ... more details
Infobox organization name Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute image image border size alt caption map msize malt mcaption abbreviation SASI formation 1986 type 501 c 3 Non profit corporation purpose Education location Tucson, Arizona region served Tucson metropolitan area leader title leader name website http www.sasionline.org The Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute established in 1986 is a non profit organization , located in the SonoranDesert in Tucson, Arizona , whose mission is to educate the public about arthropod s. ref PIMA COUNTY ATTRACTIONS Sonoran Arthropod Studies Insititute http www.pimacountyattractions.com attrac.html anchor219785 ref The Institute routinely conducts field trips and educational visits, as well as maintains a collection of living and preserved arthropods. ref Arizona Insects Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute http www.arizonainsects.com Articles.php?action detail&g content1190674796&pid 652 ref The Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute has a membership of about 600. ref Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute About SASI http www.sasionline.org ref Since 1993, the Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute has hosted the annual Invertebrates In Education and Conservation Conference in Rio Rico, Arizona. ref International Association of Butterfly Exhibitors and Suppliers Why Visit A Butterfly House? http iabes.org conferences.htm ref Also, the Institute will be hosting the first annual Medical Entomology Today conference in Tucson, Arizona in 2011. ref SASI Medical Entomology Today http www.sasionline.org default.asp?go 2011MET MET.html ref References Reflist External links http www.sasionline.org Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute SASI Category 1986 establishments in the United States Category Organizations established in 1986 Category Environmental organizations based in the United States Category Non profit organizations based in Arizona Category Scientific organizations based in the United States ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Sonoran Green Toad image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Amphibia ordo Anura familia Bufonidae genus Bufo species B. retiformis binomial Bufo retiformis binomial authority Sanders & Smith, 1951 synonyms Anaxyrus retiformis The Sonoran Green Toad , Crapaud Vert Du Sonora , Sapo Verde De Sonora , or Sapo Verde sonorense Bufo retiformis is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is found in Mexico and the United States . Its natural habitat s are temperate shrubland , intermittent river s, intermittent freshwater marsh es, temperate desert , pastureland, water storage areas, pond s, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss . References aut Pauly, G. B., D. M. Hillis, and D. C. Cannatella. 2004 The history of a Nearctic colonization Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of the Nearctic toads Bufo . Evolution 58 2517 2535. Hammerson, G., Santos Barrera, G. & Blomquist, S. 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 3173 all Bufo retiformis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007. Category Bufo Category Amphibians of North America Bufonidae stub ca Bufo retiformis fr Anaxyrus retiformis sr Anaxyrus retiformis vi Sonoran Green Toad ... more details
Taxobox name Sonoran collared lizard regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Reptile Reptilia ordo Squamata subordo Iguania familia Crotaphytidae genus Crotaphytus species C. nebrius binomial Crotaphytus nebrius binomial authority Crotaphytus nebrius or the Sonoran Collared lizard is a collared lizard that resides in Arizona , and Mexico . The lizard is a gray yellow with grayish white spots which are large down the middle of the body, and small on the sides. Adults are mainly only active during spring and summer, however the juveniles can be active until November. DEFAULTSORT Collared lizard, Sonoran Category Reptiles of North America Category Squamata Sonoran Collared lizard Category Reptiles of Mexico lizard stub ... more details
advert date September 2011 Sonoran Science Academy SSA is a tuition free public charter school with several locations in Arizona . SSA, a college preparatory school , emphasizes, though is not limited to, science , math , and computer science . ref cite web url http www.sonoranacademy.org title Daisy Education Corporation publisher Sonoranacademy.org date 2010 02 06 accessdate 2010 08 13 ref SSA is owned and operated by the Daisy Education Corporation , which is a non profit 501 c 501 c 3 educational organization in Tucson, Arizona . Member schools Sonoran Science Academy Tucson 2000, K 12 Sonoran Science Academy Phoenix 2004, K 12 Sonoran Science Academy Broadway Tucson, 2008, K 8 Sonoran Science Academy Davis Monthan Air Force Base Davis Monthan Tucson, 2009, 6 10 first charter school on an Air Force base Daisy Early Learning Academy daycare facility Sonoran Science Academy Ahwatukee 2009, K 8 Sonoran Science Academy Phoenix Metro 2010, K 8 The SSA model was replicated to create Paragon Science Academy K 11 in Chandler, Arizona Chandler which opened in the 2008 2009 school year and expanded in the 2010 2011 school year to a second campus. Enrollment and Staffing Details SSA s enrollment for the 2010 11 school year was estimated at over 2,000 students across six campuses and from grades K 12. SSA employed over 200 full time and part time staff and faculty within the same school year. These numbers increased to more than 2,500 students and more than 250 staff members as of 2011 12 school year within eight campuses. The vision of SSA Quote text The vision of Sonoran Science Academy SSA is to ensure that every graduate will successfully compete in an increasingly global high ... throughout the world. sign Sonoran Science Academy source Our Vision The Mission of SSA Quote text The mission of Sonoran Science Academy SSA is college preparation for students to achieve success in the high ... to compete successfully in a global technological society upon graduation. sign Sonoran Science Academy ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Sonoran Harvest Mouse status LR lc status system IUCN2.3 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Rodent ia familia Cricetidae genus Reithrodontomys species R. burti binomial Reithrodontomys burti binomial authority Robert Bernard Benson Benson , 1939 synonyms The Sonoran Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys burti is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae . It is found only in Mexico . References Baillie, J. 1996. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 19403 all Reithrodontomys burti . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007. Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894 1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Neotominae Category Neotominae Reithrodontomys stub es Reithrodontomys burti eu Reithrodontomys burti pt Reithrodontomys burti ... more details
The 300 MW Sonoran Solar Project in Arizona, is a photovoltaic solar power plant which is being planned by a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar granted approval for the project in December 2011. ref cite web url http www.businessgreen.com bg news 2134215 obama administration approves giant renewables projects title Obama administration approves giant renewables projects author date 22 Dec 2011 work BusinessGreen ref References reflist Solar power in the United States Category Energy resource facilities in Arizona Category Proposed solar power stations in the United States Category Photovoltaic power stations ... more details
California desert may refer to Deserts of California High Desert California Low Desert Mojave Desert Death Valley SonoranDesert Colorado Desert External links http www.ceres.ca.gov ceres calweb deserts.html Ceres.ca.gov disambig ... more details
image Lechuguilla.jpg thumb 250px right Agave lechuguilla the plant the desert is named after The Lechuguilla Desert is a small desert located in southwestern Arizona near the United States U.S. Mexico border. It is considered to be part of the Lower Colorado Valley region of the SonoranDesert . It lies in a north south direction between the Gila Mountains Yuma County Gila Mountains and The Cabeza Prieta Mountains , and almost entirely in the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range . The desert is named after the Agave lechuguilla Lechuguilla plant, known scientifically as Agave lecheguilla . The desert is also on the north border of the Gran Desierto de Altar of Sonora , Mexico. See also Agave lechuguilla List of plants by common name SonoranDesert Category Fauna of the SonoranDesert Fauna of the SonoranDesert References Mapquest.com Road Atlas, 2001, pg. 9 http alic.arid.arizona.edu sonoran documents mcginnies mcginniesmap.html SonoranDesert Deserts Arizona geo stub Coord 32.4181104 113.9832679 display title Category Deserts of Arizona Category Deserts and xeric shrublands in the United States Category Ecoregions of the United States Category SonoranDesert Category Deserts of the Lower Colorado River Valley Category Deserts of the Gran Desierto de Altar es Desierto de la Lechuguilla lt Le ugiljos dykuma pt Deserto de Lechuguilla ru ... more details
Infobox ecoregion name Sonoran Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forest image image size image alt image caption country Mexico state Sonora state1 Sinaloa border Sonorandesert border1 Sierra Madre Occidental pine oak forests border2 Chihuahuan desert border3 Sinaloan dry forests border4 Northern Mesoamerican Pacific mangroves bird species 215 ref name Atlas cite book last1 Hoekstra first1 J. M. last2 Molnar first2 J. L. last3 Jennings first3 M. last4 Revenga first4 C. last5 Spalding first5 M. D. last6 Boucher first6 T. M. last7 Robertson first7 J. C. last8 Heibel first8 T. J. last9 Ellison first9 K. title The Atlas of Global Conservation Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference publisher University of California Press editor1 last Molnar editor1 first J. L. year 2010 isbn 978 0520262560 url http www.nature.org multimedia maps ref mammal species 95 ref name Atlas habitat loss 21.36 habitat loss ref ref name Atlas protected 0.02 protected ref ref name Atlas area 51000 biome Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests map map size map alt map caption The Sonoran Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forest is a Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in northwestern Mexico . ref name WWF cite web url http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial na na0201 full.html title Sonoran Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forest NA0201 work WWF Full Reports publisher World Wide Fund for Nature accessdate 2010 10 09 ref Location and description This ecoregion forms a transition belt between the SonoranDesert to the north and the Sinaloan dry forests to the south, running south from the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental highlands of the state of Sonora to the Pacific Ocean coasts of Sonora and Sinaloa ... ecozone Neotropic ecozone s and as such habitats of the region range from sparse semi desert ... name WWF Flora The northern section is home to typical desert vegetation such as cacti such as organ ... more details
The Yuma Desert is a lower elevation section of the SonoranDesert in the Southwestern United States southwestern United States and the northwest of Mexico . It is in the Salton basin. The desert contains ... Desert region of the SonoranDesert, also referred to as the Low Desert . Though the two ... of the Yuma Desert. It is on the northwestern foothills of Mexico s Sierra Madre Occidental , the western mountain cordillera. Flora See also List of plants by common name SonoranDesert Yuman ... Category Ecoregions of the United States Category SonoranDesert Category Deserts of Mexico Category ... of California . Overview The desert includes the lower elevation parts of the southwestern corner of Arizona .... The Yuma Desert also includes the sandy plains of western Sonora , going all the way to the head of the Gulf of California , then an inland strip reaching into the central Sonoran interior. The most significant river in this desert is the Gila River of Arizona. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is located in this desert, as are the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge and Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge . To the south of Arizona s Yuma Desert in northern Mexico, is the Pinacate Peaks Pinacate ... of the desert trees found are restricted to dry watercourses these include palo verde s Parkinsonia , the desert willow Chilopsis linearis , Desert Ironwood Olneya tesota , and smoke trees Psorothamnus spinosus . Fauna Main articles in Category Fauna of the SonoranDesert Category Fauna of the SonoranDesert See also Lechuguilla Desert Tule Desert Arizona Colorado Desert Gran Desierto de Altar SonoranDesert Chihuahuan Desert References cite book first Edmund C. last Jaeger authorlink Edmund Jaeger ... 73 83 External links http www.britannica.com eb article 9078145 Yuma Desert Britannica.com Sww http cfpub.epa.gov surf huc.cfm?huc code 15030108 Yuma Desert Watershed Map http www.blm.gov ca st en fo elcentro recreation poi yuma.html Yuma Desert regional Points of Interest Colorado Desert Region Deserts ... more details
The Yuha Desert is a section of the SonoranDesert located in the Imperial Valley California Imperial Valley of California south of Interstate 8 , west of El Centro, CA , and north of the international border. Unique aspects of the Yuha Desert include the Oyster Shell Beds, De Anza Historical Monument, Crucifixion Thorn Natural Area, and the Yuha geoglyph . It is the homeland of the Quechan Native Americans in the United States Native American people. The Yuha Desert is designated an Area of Critical Environmental Concern by the Bureau of Land Management and is managed as a limited use area for biologic and archeologic resource conservation. The primary species of concern is the Flat tail Horned Lizard flat tailed horned lizard . Off Highway Vehicles OHV are limited to signed routes to protect both the flat tail horned lizard habitat and the archeologic resources including, lithic reduction sites, and historic use of the region. See also List of plants by common name SonoranDesert External links http www.justinwp.com Pictures picture.php?name pic 1171576050 Yuha Desert Map Routes of Travel http www.blm.gov pgdata etc medialib blm ca pdf pdfs elcentro pdfs.Par.0f9ac3ce.File.pdf yuha blm.pdf BLM PDF titled Exploring the Yuha Desert ImperialCountyCA geo stub Coord 32 43 N 115 50 W region US CA type landmark dim 30km display title Category Colorado Desert Category Deserts and xeric shrublands in the United States Category Ecoregions of the United States Category Deserts of California Category Deserts of Mexico Category Deserts of the Lower Colorado River Valley Category Landforms of Imperial County, California Category Geography of Baja California Category SonoranDesert Category Bureau of Land Management areas in California Category Protected areas of Imperial County, California ka lt Juhos dykuma pt Deserto de Yuha ru ... more details
Merge to Colorado Desert date July 2010 primarily an internal links article currently Unreferenced date October 2007 Image Southern California Desert.jpg thumb right 300px The Low Desert the Colorado Desert near Palm Springs, California . The Low Desert is a common name for one the Deserts of California regional areas, that includes the Colorado Desert and Yuha Desert in the Southern California portion of the SonoranDesert . It is distinguished in biogeography from the adjacent northern High Desert California High Desert or Mojave Desert by latitude, elevation, climate, and native plant native ... and towns in the Low Desert include multicol in the Coachella Valley area Bermuda Dunes, California ... Desert Hot Springs, California Desert Hot Springs Indian Wells, California Indian Wells Indio, California Indio Palm Desert, California Palm Desert Palm Springs, California Palm Springs Rancho Mirage ... Anza Borrego Desert State Park and the Joshua Tree National Park southern portion in Low Desert Salton ... Wilderness Little Picacho Wilderness See also Category Populated places in the Colorado Desert Category Populated places in the Colorado Desert Category Protected areas of the Colorado Desert Category Protected areas of the Colorado Desert Category Wilderness Areas within the Lower Colorado River ... desert regions Category Flora of the California desert regions Category Mountain ranges of the Colorado Desert Category Mountain ranges of the Colorado Desert Notes references Colorado Desert ... Category Colorado Desert Low Category Regions of California Desert Category Deserts of the Lower Colorado River Valley Desert Category Geography of San Bernardino County, California Desert Category Geography of Riverside County, California Desert Category Geography of Imperial County, California Desert Category Geography of San Diego County, California Desert Category Inland Empire California Desert Category Southern California Desert Category Coachella Valley Category Imperial Valley ... more details
Desert region Category History of Southern California Category Colorado Desert Category Sonoran ...italictitle File MojaveDesert.jpg thumb right 380px The Southwest Desert with a Washingtonia filifera native palm oasis in the Colorado Desert region. Desert Magazine 1937 1985 was a monthly regional publication based in the Colorado Desert , in the Coachella Valley town of Palm Desert, California Palm Desert near Palm Springs, California Palm Springs , United States. History Editors Desert Magazine .... ref name desertblog http desertmagazine.wordpress.com Desert Magazine History . accessed 7 7 2010 ref Publication The magazine focused on the desert country of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico, and covered a broad range of desert subjects including regional travel and exploration ... human interest stories. ref name desertblog Online magazine revival Desert Magazine was revived as an archival Online magazine , the http mydesertmagazine.com Desert Magazine e zine journal ... http mydesertmagazine.com Desert Magazine e zine journal . accessed 7 7 2010 ref A blog is also produced about the magazine called the http desertmagazine.wordpress.com Desert Magazine Weblog . ref ... issue. File Joshua tree keys view pano more vertical.jpg thumb center 850px Desert panorama view of Mojave Desert and Joshua Tree National Park . Others Desert Magazine was also the name of a monthly desert lifestyles magazine sent to subscribers to the Palm Springs daily newspaper The Desert Sun circa 2000 2005. ref http www.thedesertsun.com Desert Sun website . accessed 7 7 2010 ref See also Calico Print Desert Rat Scrap Book Jimmy Swinnerton featured artist in magazine References Reflist Further reading cite book last McKenney first J. Wilson title Desert Editor ... the story of Randall Henderson and Palm Desert year 1972 publisher Wilmac Press location Georgetown, California pages 188 oclc 448170 LCCN 79190619 LCC PN4874.H457 M3 External links http mydesertmagazine.com Desert Magazine ... more details
State Park . See also List of plants by common name SonoranDesert category see also Flora of the California desert regions Fauna of the Colorado Desert Fauna of the SonoranDesert The region s terrestrial ... Category SonoranDesert Category Deserts of California Category Deserts of the Lower Colorado River ...about the desert in California, USA Colorado disambiguation File Coloradodesert.jpg thumb 250px Colorado Desert landscape California s Colorado Desert is a part of the larger SonoranDesert , which extends across southwest North America. The Colorado Desert region encompasses approximately convert 7 e6acre ha , reaching from the Mexico Mexican border in the south to the higher elevation Mojave Desert ... Valley s. The Colorado Desert is home to many unique flora and fauna, many of which can be found ... Dunes The Colorado Desert region encompasses approximately convert 7 e6acre km2 , reaching from the Mexican border in the south to the higher elevation Mojave Desert in the north and from the Colorado River in the east to the Laguna Mountains of the Peninsular Ranges in the west. The desert encompasses ... wildlife WAP region colorado.html title Colorado Desert accessdate 2009 08 06 ref The majority of the Colorado Desert lies at a relatively low elevation, below convert 1000 ft m , with the lowest point of the desert floor at convert 275 ft m below sea level at the Salton Sea . Although the highest ... over time. Climate The Colorado Desert s climate distinguishes it from other deserts. The region ... experiences frost. In addition, the Colorado Desert experiences two rainy seasons per year in the winter ... Desert usually has only winter rains. ref name CAdfg ref Allen A. Schoenherr, A Natural History ... desert saltbush sandy soil grasslands and desert dunes . Higher elevations are dominated by pinyon ... to hardy perennials , more than half of the desert s plant species are herbaceous annuals ... annual plants and supports smoketree Psorothamnus smoketree , Desert Ironwood ironwood , and palo ... more details
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