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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: American Viticultural Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Columbia River (shown here in Hood River County, Oregon) is at the heart of the Columbia Gorge AVA The Columbia Gorge American Viticultural Area, or Columbia Gorge AVA, is an American Viticultural Area which lies in the Columbia River Gorge, straddling the border between Oregon and Washington.
		The Columbia River (shown here from the Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington) is at the heart of the Columbia Valley AVA The Columbia Valley American Viticultural Area, or Columbia Valley AVA, is an American Viticultural Area which lies in the Columbia River Plateau, through much of central and southern Washington...
		Canoeing on the Shenandoah River near Winchester, VA. The Shenandoah Valley region of western Virginia, from Winchester to Staunton, is bounded by the Blue Ridge mountains to the East and the Allegheny mountains to the West.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/American-Viticultural-Area (3418 words)

	CHAPTER I. CONDITIONS IN 1865.
		These and the broad and level bottoms of the rivers, which may be easily and cheaply irrigated by acequias or artesian wells, under which treatment the soils return an immense yield, and are independent of the seasons, produce, so far as tested, every variety of grain, grass, vegetables, fruits and flowers.
		Immediately upon the river there is a dearth of wood, but a supply may be had from the Sacramento and Wauba Yuma districts, and from the Vegas, thirty miles north of El Dorado Canyon, or from the Buckskin Mountains, one hundred miles north.
		The river is from eighty to one hundred and twenty feet wide, from two to four feet deep, and both rapid and clear.
	southwest.library.arizona.edu /hav4/body.1_div.1.html (5849 words)

	Sonoita Valley History
		Sonoita Valley, near Patagonia in Southern Arizona, is unique in that is has an extensive wooded area in a normally arid region.
		The center of interest in Sonoita Valley is the year-long running stream starting from springs activated by drainage from the Santa Rita Mountains and fed by waters from the Patagonia Mountains.
		The first land owner in the Sonoita Valley was Don Leon Herreras, a ranchero of Tubac who in the year 1821 was looking for new grazing lands for his herds of stock.
	quicksitemaker.com /members/sierragrande/SonoitaHistory.html (1823 words)

	Travel and Recreation: Nogales-Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The settlements of Sonoita and Elgin were founded when the Santa Fe Railroad built an 88-mile-long line that ran the full length of Sonoita Creek, from Benson to Nogales, in 1882.
		Sonoita and Elgin’s rich ranching history dates back to the 1800s when as many as 3,000 head of cattle a day were shipped from local ranches by rail to markets in the East.
		Sonoita Quarter Horse Show, in spring, is the oldest Quarter horse show in the nation.
	www.nogaleschamber.com /travel/sonoita.html (551 words)

	CHAPTER I. CONDITIONS IN 1865. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		These and the broad and level bottoms of the rivers, which may be easily and cheaply irrigated by acequias or artesian wells, under which treatment the soils return an immense yield, and are independent of the seasons, produce, so far as tested, every variety of grain, grass, vegetables, fruits and flowers.
		Immediately upon the river there is a dearth of wood, but a supply may be had from the Sacramento and Wauba Yuma districts, and from the Vegas, thirty miles north of El Dorado Canyon, or from the Buckskin Mountains, one hundred miles north.
		The river is from eighty to one hundred and twenty feet wide, from two to four feet deep, and both rapid and clear.
	digital.library.arizona.edu /southwest/hav4/body.1_div.1.html (5849 words)

	Arizona, Arizona Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2005: The Trust for Public Land
		Rivers come to life during the monsoon, recharging groundwater and sustaining the cottonwood and willow that in turn support hundreds of other species.
		Furthermore, rivers are a lifeline for migratory and resident wildlife populations.
		The Santa Cruz River is changing, however, from a remote corner of the world that locals once referred to as the "end of the earth" to a rapidly growing destination on the map.
	www.tpl.org /tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=20288&folder_id=672 (2386 words)

	The Nature Conservancy in Arizona - Hassayampa River Preserve
		At Hassayampa River Preserve you may see any one of the 280 species of birds living, nesting, or migrating along the riparian corridor.
		Trails at the Hassayampa are self-guided, leading you along the lush river bottoms, across the river’s floodplain, through majestic cottonwood-willow forests and dense mesquite bosques (Spanish word for forest) found only near desert waterways.
		The preserve doubled in size in 2004 with the acquisition and donation of 330 acres of desert foothills west of the river.
	www.nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/arizona/preserves/art1970.html (947 words)

	Gila River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Gila River, a tributary of the Colorado, is shown highlighted on a map of the United States
		The Gila River (Pima: Hila Akimel) is a tributary of the Colorado River, 630 mile (1,014 km) long, in the southwestern United States.
		After the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848, the river served as the border between the United States and Mexico until the 1853 Gadsden Purchase extended U.S. territory south of the Gila.
	www.kiwipedia.com /en/gila-river.html (342 words)

	Sonoita Arizona Real Estate - Sonoita AZ Real Estate MLS - Southern Arizona Properties
		Not only is Sonoita famous for its ranching history, with many cattle operations worked by the same families for five generations, but in recent years several vineyards have been developed in the Sonoita Valley.
		Sonoita residents and visitors alike tour these wineries to enjoy the unique and award winning vintages produced here.
		Sonoita real estate has become very desirable not only for its beautiful weather and stunning landscape, but also for how well the charm of the old west has been preserved within this growing community.
	www.southernarizonaproperties.com /sonoita.php (243 words)

	Sonoita Creek Ranch - Santa Cruz County, AZ - Headquarters West Ltd.
		The Sonoita Creek Ranch was once part of the historic Rail X Ranch.
		Sonoita Creek runs through the property, which makes a nice riparian area, and a home for a huge variety of wildlife, and two irrigation ponds that are stocked with fish.
		The Picturesque town of Patagonia is a short five minute drive to the south, and the town of Sonoita is a short five minute drive to the north.
	www.headquarterswest.com /listings/railx/index.htm?refer_rss (459 words)

	Sonoita & Elgin History
		Sonoita is home to ancient dinosaur remnants discovered in 1994 an undergraduate student at the University of Arizona.
		On August 10, 1867, Fort Crittenden was established on Sonoita Creek between Sonoita and Patagonia.
		Opened on November 17, 1856 near Sonoita River between Patagonia and Sonoita, Fort Buchanan saw a high number of confrontations with the Apaches.
	www.patagoniaaz.com /sonoita_elgin_history.html (418 words)

	NPS Publications: Chronology for Tumacacori National Monument (Chronology)
		A journey was also made to San Marcelo de Sonoita from whence he sent wheat to sow at the Colorado River of the Yuma and Quiquima nations.
		Sedelmair reestablished San Marcelo de Sonoita, calling it San Miguel de Sonoita, with the thought that it would be a great aid in future journeys to the Colorado and to the Gulf of California.
		The outlying missions to the west at Caborca and at Sonoita "experienced the main fury of the uprising." Both Father Tello at Caborca and Father Ruen at Sonoita suffered martyrdom and the churches were destroyed.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/Berkeley/rensch1/rensch1d.htm (5513 words)

	Sonoita, Arizona - BPspouses.com
		The settlements of Sonoita and Elgin were founded when the Santa Fe Railroad built an 88-mile-long line that ran the full length of Sonoita Creek, from Benson to Nogales, in 1882.
		Sonoita and Elgin’s rich ranching history dates back to the 1800s when as many as 3,000 head of cattle a day were shipped from local ranches by rail to markets in the East.
		Sonoita Quarter Horse Show, in spring, is the oldest Quarter horse show in the nation.
	www.bpspouses.com /towninfo/sonoita_az.htm (939 words)

	Patagonia and Sonoita : Active Pursuits \| Frommers.com
		To reach the sanctuary, which is just outside Patagonia on a dirt road that parallels Ariz. 82, turn west on Fourth Avenue and then south on Pennsylvania Street, cross the creek and continue about 1 mile.
		Sonoita proper is little more than a crossroads with a few shops and restaurants.
		Also out on those high plains, however, are acres and acres of vineyards that have made Sonoita Arizona's own little wine country.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/patagoniaandsonoita/1951010020.html (1018 words)

	'In Action' Stories
		The Nisqually River Task Force was created in 1985 as a vehicle for implementing a locally based approach to the protection and betterment of this unique area.
		The Sonoita Valley is an ecologically unique area of desert grasslands and riparian areas east of Tucson, Arizona.
		In addition, the Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership negotiated a long-range plan of occupancy and use of connected watersheds that strives to preserve ecological and environmental values to assure equitable and healthful occupancy over generations.
	cooperativeconservation.gov /stories/index.html (2365 words)

	History and information about Sonoita, Arizona
		In 1768 the community of Sonoita became a visita of Tubatama, Sonora.
		Hinton also visited this region where the corn was growing as lushly as ever and noted it did as well there as in Missouri bottomlands and that the Sonoita River surfaced several times within twelve miles of Camp Crittenden.
		Because of increasing Apache harrassment in the period 1861-1876, the Sonoita Valley was nearly uninhabited by white men.
	jeff.scott.tripod.com /sonoita.html (416 words)

	Arizona community averts repeat of Klamath disaster - by Randy Heiss - The Heartland Institute
		The mainstream Klamath River, which flows from Upper Klamath Lake, is inhabited by a threatened salmon.
		The biological opinion of the USFWS was based on a streamflow study of the Klamath River, referred to as the "Hardy Flows" report, prepared by Utah State University environmental engineer/biologist Dr. Thomas B. Hardy.
		A biological study of the habitat requirements for the endangered and threatened fish of Sonoita Creek was performed for TNC by the firm Hardy, Addley and Associates, Inc., of Logan, Utah.
	www.heartland.org /Article.cfm?artId=377 (673 words)

	Virtual Guidebook to Cactus Country
		River Island State Park on the Colorado River, north of Parker, Arizona.
		Yuma Crossing, at the junction of the Gila and Colorado Rivers.
		Sonoita Creek, an oasis in the arid grasslands.
	www.virtualguidebooks.com /Arizona/CactusCountry.html (675 words)

	Sonoita News for March 2007 - Topix
		River Pasture bought along Babocomari River The Bulletin On March 13, the Bureau of Land Management's Tucson along the...
		The parents of a 5-year-old girl killed while riding in the Tucson Rodeo Parade never saw or were told any rules about the age of children allowed in the event, according to the child's grandmother.
		Four calls for aid in two hours Saturday By JB Miller Perhaps it was the upcoming full moon or juju from an impending eclipse, but on Saturday, March 5, the Sonoita /Elgin Fire Department responded to four...
	www.topix.net /city/sonoita-az/2007/03 (968 words)

	High Country News -- Printable -- January 15, 2007: Only reform in Mexico can stop the exodus to America
		She was wearing a new dress and shoes and sat behind a table in the schoolhouse of a remote village in the mountains of Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico.
		River blindness is a disease transmitted by blood-feeding fl flies that develop as larvae in the small streams trickling down the steep, volcanic mountains.
		He is a field biologist who writes from his family ranch in Sonoita, Arizona, near the border with Mexico.
	www.hcn.org /servlets/hcn.PrintableArticle?article_id=16807 (760 words)

	Sonoita Creek State Natural Area Trail Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Sonoita Creek supports numerous species of wildlife that are listed as endangered, threatened, sensitive, or of special concern in Arizona.
		The horizontal extension in the lower part of the image is the Sonoita Creek extension of the SCSNA.
		The New Mexico and Arizona Railroad was placed on the flood plain of Sonoita Creek to connect Tucson with Nogales.
	www.voaz.org /events/sonoita_natural_area/promo.htm (1603 words)

	:: The Arizona Guide from the Arizona Office of Tourism :: Recreation Listings
		There are two public campgrounds on the Parker Strip where camping along the Colorado River is available on a first come, first served basis.
		Formed by the waters of the Colorado River, the lake boasts 1,960 miles of shoreline.
		Parker Canyon Lake is located 25 miles southeast of Sonoita in the rolling hill country surrounded by distant mountains.
	www.arizonaguide.com /whattodo/Recreation.aspx?cid=50 (1007 words)

	Arizona - Hassayampa River Preserve
		The lush river habitat also supports one of the desert’s best remaining stands of cottonwood-willow forest.
		The trails lead you along the lush riverbottom, across the river's floodplain, through majestic cottonwood-willow forests and dense mesquite forests that are found only near desert waterways.
		Hassayampa River Preserve is located on Highway 60, 3 miles southeast of Wickenburg, Arizona.
	nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/arizona/preserves/art1970.html (766 words)

	Appendix H2O - Water Supply and Land Use in NE Santa Cruz County
		Available water level data indicate that groundwater which originates in the UCCB is discharged in the subsurface to the Sonoita Creek and, possibly, the Babocomari Rive groundwater basins.
		The allocation of 865 acre-feet per year is based on the assumptions that every part of the UCCB makes an equal contribution to the flow of Cienega Creek, and that sustaining the baseflow of the creek and the riparian vegetation along the creek requires at least 865 acre-feet.
		Naeser and St. John measured the perimeter of the Sonoita Creek Basin and the joint boundary between the UCCB and the Sonoita Creek Basin, then applied the ratio between the two to the underflow estimate made by Ben-Asher, et al.
	www.hanksville.org /crossroads/compplan/AppH.html (2018 words)

	Sonoita Commercial Real Estate and Sonoita Commercial Property (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Sonoita Inn is an 18 room, limited service hotel equipped with a lobby/registration area and a domestic laundry.
		To view all the Sonoita commercial properties for sale and for lease and to access hundreds of thousands of other commercial properties for sale and for lease in Sonoita and throughout the U.S. and Canada, become a LoopNet member today.
		LoopNet also attracts the largest community of Sonoita commercial real estate professionals with more than 1.75 million members comprised of brokers, corporate executives, service providers, and more than 750,000 buyers, tenants and other principals throughout the U.S. and Canada.
	property.loopnet.com /Arizona/Sonoita (340 words)

	High Country News -- Printable -- October 22, 2001: ...while another quietly moves ahead
		When those rivers were fenced off, and the cattle were forced to exercise in pursuit of upland forage, the problem was eliminated, he says.
		His private land along the river was already fenced, but the federal land in his allotment wasn't, and the same phenomenon occurred: "The cattle would congregate there, they'd sit there, as green feed would come up they would nibble on it.
		But by this summer, a lot of new trees were coming back, and the river was healing again, a testimony to one man's willingness to change.
	www.hcn.org /servlets/hcn.PrintableArticle?article_id=10812 (634 words)

	LOS VIDRIOS
		The mafic Sierra Pinacate Volcanic Field with the rhyolite structures of Los Vidrios to the east with the Rio Sonoita flowing to the south.
		Secondary deposition consists of erosion through the Rio Sonoita river system south at least as far as the Sierra Blanca and perhaps 65 km to the Gulf of California.
		The thin cortex on the nodules varies from brown to gray and velvet-like in the conglomerate above the Rio Sonoita.
	www.swxrflab.net /losvidro.htm (384 words)

	Sonoita, Arizona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Sonoita is located at 31°40'8" North, 110°39'14" West (31.668862, -110.653964).
		Out of the total population, 10.1% of those under the age of 18 and 2.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
		The Mountain Empire: The Communities of Patagonia, Sonoita, and Elgin
	www.kiwipedia.com /en/sonoita--arizona.html (395 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: (01-06-97) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants
		One Lilaeopsis population occurs in the Rio Sonora watershed at Ojo de Agua, a cienega in Sonora at the headwaters of the river (Saucedo 1990).
		Perennial flow in the upper San Pedro River is derived from precipitation runoff and interflow through the unsaturated soil horizon, and baseflow in the form of groundwater flow from deep regional aquifers and a shallower floodplain aquifer (Arizona Department of Water Resources 1991, Arizona Department of Water Resources 1994, ASL 1994, Jackson et al.
		Recovery of perennial flow in the Santa Cruz River and of Lilaeopsis near Tucson is unlikely, given the importance of groundwater for the metropolitan area.
	epa.gov /docs/fedrgstr/EPA-SPECIES/1997/January/Day-06/pr-10311.html (18988 words)

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