The report concludes that "it is clear to us that the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan is a credible, science-based process designed to achieve clear and laudable goals for the long term conservation of biodiversity in Pima County." Recommendations included giving more attention to the effects of roads and evaluating the effects of livestock grazing on biodiversity.
A thoughtful and many ways ground breaking study on the potential impacts that future climate variability might have on plants, animals, people and ecosystem processes. It describes the geographic setting of Pima County, the history of weather data collection; variables such as precipitation, variability of rainfall, drought, floods, groundwater, temperature, frost and potential evapotranspiration; and the potential responses of over forth species of concern to short term climate variation.
Describes the progress in planning developments from March through July of 1999. This report provides an update of activities that have take place on emerging issues related to the Riparian Restoration Element of the SDCP.
A great deal of additional information is now available regarding the area designated as containing biological resources as indicated on the "purple map" attached to the March 19, 2001 report. The Science Technical Advisory Team has worked on differentiating the resources within this area and assigning biological resource values to refine the SDCP and allow informed judgements regarding future uses of lands within the areas of biological sensitivity.