Name of the Project
Altar Valley Watershed Resource Assessment
Funding Source
Arizona Water Protection Fund
Date
1999-2000
Description of the Project
The Altar Valley Watershed Resource Assessment, completed in 2000, laid the foundation for the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance’s conservation programs. The premise of the assessment was to recommend future activities based on an integrated evaluation of land use history and watershed resource condition.
Assessment results substantiated resource management problems already familiar to Altar Valley agricultural operators and partners. Mesquite encroachment and excessive erosion emerged as key resource concerns. The Alliance Fire and Restoration Programs have evolved in response.
Partners
An outstanding project team consisting of Dr. Nathan Sayre (now a professor at the University of California – Berkeley), Dan Robinett, Walt Meyers, and WestLand Resources spent hours in the field interviewing ranchers, engaging partners, and covering the country.
Products Created
Altar Valley Conservation Alliance Watershed Resource Assessment: Watershed Action Plan and Final Report
Maps
The maps from the Watershed Resource Assessment can now be viewed through our GIS Portal.
The original maps can be found via the links below. Please keep in mind that they were produced in 2000, and are thus not up to date, particularly in the area of land ownership. Specifically, they do not portray Pima County acquisitions in the Altar Valley. Additionally, there are ranches that are active partner ranches now, that were not involved with the Alliance in 2000.