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General Overview

Sample Schedule

Unit Overview

1. Introductional Purpose of National Parks

2. Background Skills and Techniques

3. Setting up the Study Plot/Collecting Data

4. Analyzing the Data

5. Graphing Techniques and Final Report

Activities

Resources

Alien Plant Invasion: A Field Study project at Saguaro National Park

Resources for Field Study Unit

Books and Articles

  1. Benson, L., and R.A. Darrow. 1981. Trees and Shrubs of the Southwestern Deserts. University of Arizona Press; Tucson, AZ.
  2. Cheater, M. 1992. Alien Invasion. Nature Conservancy. Sept/Oct: 24-29.
  3. Dodge, N.N. 1985. Flowers of the Southwestern Deserts. Southwest Parks and Monuments Association; Tucson, AZ.
  4. Elmore, F.H. 1976. Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Uplands. Southwest Parks and Monuments Association; Tucson, AZ.
  5. Gould, F.W. 1993. Grasses of the Southwestern United States. University of Arizona Press; Tucson, AZ.
  6. Harrington, H.D., and L.W. Durrell. 1957. How to Identify Plants. Swallow Press; Tucson, AZ.
  7. Kearney, T.H., and R.H. Peebles. 1960. Arizona Flora. University of California Press; Berkeley, CA.
  8. Parker, K.F. 1958. Arizona Ranch, Farm and Garden Weeds. Agriculture Extension Service, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
  9. Rondeau, R.J. 1991. Flora of the Tucson Mountains with Emphasis on Tucson Mountain District, Saguaro National Monument. Master's Thesis. University of Arizona.

Videos

  • America's Western National Parks. Finley-Holiday Film Corp; Whittier, CA. (available at Saguaro National Monument Gift Store, Tucson, AZ)
  • Strangers in Paradise. National Geographic. Available at Blockbuster.

Personnel

  • Meg Weesner, Chief of Science and Resource Management, Saguaro National Monument, (520) 670-6680.
  • Natasha Kline, Resource Management Specialist for the Tucson Mountain District, Saguaro National Monument, (520) 883-6366.

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