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Oct 2005

Lessons Learned: Sonoran Desert Ecosystem Initiative

Chambers, N., and J. Hall
Arizona
BLM, Dept. of Defense, NGO
Conservation Planning
Abstract

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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