NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Sonoran Desert National Park, Arizona:
A Proposal
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER
NEWS RELEASE
INTRODUCTION
Background and Purpose of Study
Acknowledgments
DESCRIPTION
The Study Area
The Sonoran Desert
Climate
AREA RESOURCES AND SIGNIFICANCE
Plants and Animals
Geology
Prehistory and History
SUITABILITY AND FEASIBILITY
National Park Qualifications
Recreation Demands
Potential for Research
ADVERSE LAND USES
Threats to Park Resources
Military Use of the Game Range
CONCLUSIONS
SONORAN DESERT NATIONAL PARK
ARIZONA
A PROPOSAL
A Study of the National Park Potential of
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
and the
Cabeza Prieta Game Range
and
An Analysis of Adverse Uses
United States
Department of the Interior
National Park Service
Southwest Region
May 1965
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Last Updated: 22-Dec-2011
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