Conservation planning reports & data
Scope and Intensity of Land-Use Modification Across Arizona (October 2017)
GIS dataset that depicts intensity and spatial distribution of prior human modification on non-tribal Arizona lands. Based on inspection of 2010 aerial imagery and reference datasets, prior human modification estimated within one square mile hexagons in following categories: 0%, 1-5%, 5-25%, 25-50, and >50%. Dataset can be used to inform conservation and infrastructure planning.
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A Place for Human Modification and Intactness Data in Regional Mitigation (October 2017)
This report describes a human modification dataset for non-tribal lands in Arizona that can be used for conservation and infrastructure planning processes. The report describes methodology used to develop dataset, summarizes intensity and spatial distribution of prior human modification across the state, presents a case study for use in regional mitigation planning of an infrastructure project, and compares dataset to other models of landscape intactness. Dataset is available for download on this website.
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Assessment of Biodiversity Values for the Expanded Kofa Complex in Southwestern Arizona (February 2004)
Documents biodiversity values for a large Sonoran Desert landscape, the Expanded Kofa Complex, including land managed by the BLM, the U.S. Army at Yuma Proving Ground, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. This report describes and maps natural communities that merit conservation focus, and provides data on species of particular concern.
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Arizona Natural Infrastructure Composite GIS Dataset (May 2008)
GIS data set that integrates 10 local, state, and regional datasets which identify open space lands and sensitive biological lands. This data set is a composite or simplification of the source data sets – the boundaries of all individual data layers have been dissolved into one composite data layer. Note: We did not integrate wildlife linkages data from 2 of the studies in this composite layer because we are awaiting to obtain permission from the source agencies.
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Huachuca Area Fire Partners Fire Management Plan (November 2005)
The Huachuca Area Fire Partners, an alliance of public and private groups in southeastern Arizona, came together to restore and manage fire activities over a 500,000-acre area that includes the Huachuca Mountains and surrounding grasslands. The Fire Management Plan provides a framework for landscape-level fire management — its goals include collectively implementing fire management projects that participants are unable to accomplish on their own and managing fire across jurisdictional boundaries.
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Lessons Learned: Sonoran Desert Ecosystem Initiative (October 2005)
The document summarizes the lessons learned from The Nature Conservancy and Sonoran Institute’s multi-year collaborative project with the Bureau of Land Management and Department of Defense at the Sonoran Desert National Monument and Goldwater Training Range.
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Conservation Elements of and a Biodiversity Management Framework for the Sonoran Desert National Mon (June 2005)
Developed for the BLM and Dept. of Defense, this report summarizes the results of The Nature Conservancy’s characterization of important biodiversity elements and the Sonoran Institute’s analysis of socioeconomic information for the Monument and surrounding environs. The data and analyses demonstrate the importance of coordinated management among the various public, private, and tribal land managers surrounding the National Monument as a mechanism for protecting the objects for which the Monument was designated.
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Conservation Elements of and a Biodiversity Management Framework for the Barry M. Goldwater Range (October 2001)
Developed for Luke Air Force Base and Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, this report provides the results from TNC’s site conservation planning process for the Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR) in southwestern Arizona. The identification of conservation elements, and their subsequent use in the development of management goals, land management categories, and management standards, serves as a biodiversity management framework that can be incorporated into the BMGR’s Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan.
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