New website materials 08-2005 through 10-2005

Front page:

Weather page: See in Quick References: "Current SJ Weather Commentary" for our new Rain Gauge Updates. Going to (3) Climatic Trends: In the page link, "Recent Reports on Regional and Global Trends", see the the new chart on Southeast Arizona Drought as of Sep. 2005, and the link to page "Arizona (and other Southwest) Drought, 2002-2005". The Elliott Weatherstation of course is updated at the end of every month.

"Our Lands & Their Creatures"

Lands: the Geology pages have been broadly augmented (with maps, diagrams, images, etc.) and two new entries added: Sierra Blanca Canyon Wash > "Lower Sierra Blanca Canyon Wash Geology", "The Hot Springs Canyon Thrust Fault"; "Cascabel Formation Rocks upstream from the Fault", and "Sierra Blanca Springs Geology"; in the Landscapes pages, see The Galiuros; in the San Pedro River Drainage pages, go to "An Introductory Tour of the San Pedro Valley", and scroll down to the new link, "The Nature Conservancy 3-Links Tour" for an elaboration on that part of the River.

Flora: flowers: see new Datura images; under Trees & Shrubs: a new page for Snakeweed (with images); the Desert Hackberry page has some improved images.

Fauna: Insects: new material on Grasshoppers (now separated from Katydids & Crickets), Bees, & Wasps (latter has new page on "Velvet Ants"); Reptiles/amphibians: Lizards -- Greater Earless has new images; Turtles: Box Turtles have some new images; Snakes: see a new Kingsnake image from SBCW. Mammals: some elaborations: under Rodents: Antelope Squirrels is a new page; under Carnivores, Coyotes has some new images, Mountain Lions too.