The Sky Island Library

The heart of the Sky Island Action Center is the library, where numbers, words, and images tell the story behind the land and its inhabitants. From scientific analysis to synthesis for diverse audiences, the library’s contents are a foundation for conservation action. Contributors make their maps, databases, and publications available for viewing or downloading.

Files are arranged by type; click one of these types to go directly to that section:
Maps | Publications | Web Links | Databases

Maps:

Explore the highs and lows of the Sky Islands on regional and site-specific maps.

Santa Catalina EMA Travel Management Route Recommendations (PDF, 9.0MB)
Source: Sky Island Alliance (Trevor Hare)

Santa Rita EMA Travel Management Route Recommendations (PDF, 5.7MB)
Source: Sky Island Alliance (Trevor Hare)

Tumacacori EMA Travel Management Route Recommendations (PDF, 7.2MB)
Source: Sky Island Alliance (Trevor Hare)

Coronado Planning Partnership Travel Management Planning Comments (PDF, 363KB)
Source: Sky Island Alliance (Trevor Hare)

Ecosystem Management Areas of the Coronado National Forest (PDF)
Source: Sky Island Alliance (David Hodges and Chris Kassar)

Land Tenure in a Study Region of Sonora’s Sky Islands (PDF)
Source: Sky Island Alliance (Cory Jones)

Publications:

Read reports, scientific papers, and other written pieces on the Sky Islands.

U.S. Forest Service Documents:

The Travel Management Rule of 2005 (PDF)
Source: USDA Forest Service, Travel Management and Off-highway Vehicle Program
(more info: www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/ohv)

The National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule of 2005 (PDF)
Source: USDA Forest Service, Coronado National Forest
(more info: www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/plan-revision/index.shtml)

Land and Resource Management Plan, Coronado National Forest, 1986 (PDF)
Source: USDA Forest Service, Coronado National Forest
(more info: www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/plan-revision/index.shtml)

Guide to Comprehensive Evaluation for Revising Land and Resource Management Plans (PDF)
Source: USDA Forest Service, Coronado National Forest
(more info: www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/plan-revision/index.shtml)

Forest Plan Revision, Work Plan Template, Kaibab National Forest (PDF)
Source: USDA Forest Service, Region 3 (Southwest)
(more info: www.fs.fed/us/r3/plan-revision/)

Topics, Threads, and Themes (PDF)
Source: USDA Forest Service, Coronado National Forest
(more info: www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/plan-revision/index.shtml)

Other Government Documents:

Arizona Climate Change Action Plan (PDF)
Source: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Climate Change Advisory Group
(more info: www.azclimatechange.us)

Reports from Nongovernmental Organizations:

Coronado Planning Partnership Statement of Principles (PDF)
Source: Coronado Planning Partnership

Principles to Guide Forest Plan Revisions (PDF)
Source: Arizona Forest Plan Revision Coalition

Prosperity in the 21st Century West: The Role of Protected Public Lands (HTML link)
Source: Ray Rasker, Sonoran Institute, 2004.

Aravaipa Management Plan (PDF)
Source: Sky Island Alliance

An Ecological Analysis of Conservation Priorities in the Apache Highlands Ecoregion (PDF)
Source: Marshall, R. et al. 2004, The Nature Conservancy and IMADES.

Peer-reviewed Publications:

Conservation Planning for Ecosystem Services (PDF)
Source: Chan, K. M. A., M. R. Shaw, D. R. Cameron, E. C. Underwood, and G. C. Daily. 2006. PLOS Biology 4(11):e379. DOI: 10:1371/journal.pbio.0040379.

Managing Fire-prone Forests in the Western United States (PDF)
Source: Noss, R. F., J. F. Franklin, W. L. Baker, T. Schoennagel, and P. B. Moyle. 2006. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 4:481-487.

Recommendations for Integrating Restoration Ecology and Conservation Biology in Ponderosa Pine Forests of the Southwestern United States (PDF)
Source: Noss, R. F., P. Beier, W. W. Covington, R. E. Grumbine, D. B. Lindenmayer, J. W. Prather, F. Schmiegelow, T. D. Sisk, and D. J. Vosick. 2006. Restoration Ecology 14:4-10.

Other Resources:

Southwestern Sky Island Ecosystems (HTML page)
Source: Peter Warshall

An Overview of the Forest Planning Process (360 MB PowerPoint presentation)
Source: David Hodges, Sky Island Alliance

Web Links

Southwest Forest Assessment Project (www.azconservation.org)
A cost-share project between The Nature Conservancy and the Southwest Region of the U.S. Forest Service

Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project (SWReGAP) (http://fws-nmcfwru.nmsu.edu/swregap)
A multi-institutional cooperative effort coordinated by the U.S. Geological Survey Gap Analysis Program

Databases:

Use constellations of data to evaluate ecological values and threats on these landscapes.

Please check back soon and often as we continue to add databases to this section.

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