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Conservation Biology - The Science of Conservation Planning: Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan

ContributorsNoss, Reed F. (Author) / Pima County (Ariz.). County Administrator's Office (Publisher)
Created1999
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This report discusses the history of conservation planning and how we got to where we are today with these regional scale, ecosystem level habitat conservation plans and other similar types of projects.

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Ranching Within Pima County - Ranch Tradition and Conservation in the Altar Valley Area: Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan

ContributorsChilton, Susan E. (Author) / Pima County (Ariz.). County Administrator's Office (Publisher)
Created1999
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The author takes issue with the statement, "Only three percent of the cows are from the West" and discusses all that is involved in raising cows that are then shipped east to graze before slaughter. They forget that they were born and raised out here. The Altar Valley alone produces…

The author takes issue with the statement, "Only three percent of the cows are from the West" and discusses all that is involved in raising cows that are then shipped east to graze before slaughter. They forget that they were born and raised out here. The Altar Valley alone produces millions of pounds of beef a year.