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1) THE LAND

2) its FLORA

(For a useful index to desert plants of our area, see this link to a page by Brad Fiero of Pima Community College: Desert Ecology)

"Algae" et al: creators of complex life on earth

Mosses, etc.

Ferns

Cacti

Agaves, Yuccas, et al

Trees & Shrubs

Grasses

Wildflowers

Saguaro Juniper-CHA Plant List (compiled by Daniel Baker Sept 2007)

Invasive species

3) its FUNGI et al.

Fungi

Lichens

4) its FAUNA

Insects, Spiders, etc. (Arthropods)

Fish

Amphibians and Reptiles

Birds

Mammals

Invasive Species

Please note that our treatments of these subjects are inescapably limited and cursory. For those seeking more detailed treatment of life forms we explore, see the University of Arizona's website, The Tree of Life; and the UC Berkeley Taxon Lift. For systematic classifications, UC Berkeley's Green Plant Phylogeny Research Coordination Group provides two amazingly detailed sites, which can be accessed at Hyperbolic Trees. This site enables viewers to consult either a "Research Tree" (providing a highly detailed series of tree diagrams) or a "Teaching Tree" (which will eventually provide pictures, texts, and links to other sources, though less detailed trees of plant types). For a more general exploration of the UCB botanical resources, see UCB Herbaria. U. Vermont Plants also provides limited systematics information.

Below: diverse riparian vegetation in Hot Springs Canyon

Below: Javelina in a side-wash of Lower Hot Springs Canyon, March 2001

Our Lands and Their Creatures:
Below: Redington Pass sunset, March 2003 Below: cloudburst over the San Pedro Valley in the direction of Redington Below: Mud Turtle in Sierra Blanca Wash Below: Ocotillo blossom May 2001 Below: twilight at the Notch Camp, January 2000 Below: Upper Hot Springs Canyon viewed from Soza Mesa, November 2002 Below:night visitor, Lower Cottonwood Seep, November 1998 Below: Moth on Desert Marigold, March 2003	1) THE LAND The San Pedro River Valley Geology History Weather, Climate, Seasonal changes Ecoregion issues (our Area) Landscapes: Sky Islands & Corridors Maps Hot Springs Canyon Building Rock Wedges & Gabions Watertanks and Springs 2) its FLORA (For a useful index to desert plants of our area, see this link to a page by Brad Fiero of Pima Community College: Desert Ecology) "Algae" et al: creators of complex life on earth Mosses, etc. Ferns Cacti Agaves, Yuccas, et al Trees & Shrubs Grasses Wildflowers Saguaro Juniper-CHA Plant List (compiled by Daniel Baker Sept 2007) Invasive species 3) its FUNGI et al. Fungi Lichens 4) its FAUNA Insects, Spiders, etc. (Arthropods) Fish Amphibians and Reptiles Birds Mammals Invasive Species Please note that our treatments of these subjects are inescapably limited and cursory. For those seeking more detailed treatment of life forms we explore, see the University of Arizona's website, The Tree of Life; and the UC Berkeley Taxon Lift. For systematic classifications, UC Berkeley's Green Plant Phylogeny Research Coordination Group provides two amazingly detailed sites, which can be accessed at Hyperbolic Trees. This site enables viewers to consult either a "Research Tree" (providing a highly detailed series of tree diagrams) or a "Teaching Tree" (which will eventually provide pictures, texts, and links to other sources, though less detailed trees of plant types). For a more general exploration of the UCB botanical resources, see UCB Herbaria. U. Vermont Plants also provides limited systematics information. Below: diverse riparian vegetation in Hot Springs Canyon Below: Javelina in a side-wash of Lower Hot Springs Canyon, March 2001