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FIRST-DAY ROAD LOG 1 FIRST-DAY ROAD LOG, FROM GALLUP TO GAMERCO, YAH-TA-HEY, WINDOW ROCK, FORT DEFIANCE, NAVAJO, TODILTO PARK, CRYSTAL, NARBONA PASS, SHEEP SPRINGS, TOHATCHI AND GALLUP SPENCER G. LUCAS, STEVEN C. SEMKEN, ANDREW B. HECKERT, WILLIAM R. BERGLOF, First-day Road Log GRETCHEN HOFFMAN, BARRY S. KUES, LARRY S. CRUMPLER AND JAYNE C. AUBELE ������ ������ ������ ������� ������ ������ ������ ������ �������� Distance: 141.8 miles ������� Stops: 5 ���� ������ ������ SUMMARY ������ �� ������ �� ����� �� The first day’s trip takes us around the southern �� �� flank of the Defiance uplift, back over it into the �� southwestern San Juan Basin and ends at the Hogback monocline at Gallup. The trip emphasizes Mesozoic— especially Jurassic—stratigraphy and sedimentation in NOTE: Most of this day’s trip will be conducted the Defiance uplift region. We also closely examine within the boundaries of the Navajo (Diné) Nation under Cenozoic volcanism of the Navajo volcanic field. a permit from the Navajo Nation Minerals Department. Stop 1 at Window Rock discusses the Laramide Persons wishing to conduct geological investigations Defiance uplift and introduces Jurassic eolianites near on the Navajo Nation, including stops described in this the preserved southern edge of the Middle-Upper guidebook, must first apply for and receive a permit Jurassic depositional basin. At Todilto Park, Stop 2, from the Navajo Nation Minerals Department, P.O. we examine the type area of the Jurassic Todilto For- Box 1910, Window Rock, Arizona, 86515, 928-871- mation and discuss Todilto deposition and economic 6587. Sample collection on Navajo land is forbidden. geology, a recurrent theme of this field conference. From Todilto Park we move on to the Green Knobs diatreme adjacent to the highway for Stop 3, and then to Stop 4 at the Narbona Pass maar at the crest of the Chuska Mountains. -
Initial Assessment of Water Resources in Cobre Valley, Arizona
Initial Assessment of Water Resources in Cobre Valley, Arizona Introduction 2 Overview of Cobre Valley 3 CLIMATE 3 TOPOGRAPHY 3 GROUNDWATER 3 SURFACE WATER 4 POPULATION 5 ECONOMY 7 POLLUTION AND CONTAMINATION 8 Status of Municipal Water Resources 10 GLOBE, AZ 10 MIAMI, AZ 12 TRI-CITIES (CLAYPOOL, CENTRAL HEIGHTS, MIDLAND CITY) AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS 15 Water Resources Uncertainty and Potential 18 INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING 18 SUSTAINABLE WELLFIELDS AND ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLIES 19 PRIVATE WELL WATER SUPPLY AND WATER QUALITY 20 PUBLIC EDUCATION 20 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 21 References 23 Appendices 25 1. ARIZONA WATER COMPANY VS CITY OF GLOBE LAWSUIT 25 2. AGENT ORANGE APPLICATION IN THE 1960s 26 3. INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES IN THE CITY OF GLOBE 27 Initial Assessment of Water Resources in Cobre Valley, Arizona 1 Introduction This initial assessment of water resources in the Cobre Valley provides a snapshot of available data and resources on various water-related topics from all known sources. This report is the first step in determining where data are lacking and what further investigation may be necessary for community planning and resource development purposes. The research has been driven by two primary questions: 1) What information and resources currently exist on water resources in Cobre Valley and 2) what further research is necessary to provide valuable and accurate information so that community members and decision makers can reach their long-term water resource management goals? Areas of investigation include: water supply, water quality, drought and floods, economic factors, and water-dependent environmental values. Research for this report was conducted through the systematic collection of data and information from numerous local, state, and federal sources. -
Summits on the Air – ARM for the USA (W7A
Summits on the Air – ARM for the U.S.A (W7A - Arizona) Summits on the Air U.S.A. (W7A - Arizona) Association Reference Manual Document Reference S53.1 Issue number 5.0 Date of issue 31-October 2020 Participation start date 01-Aug 2010 Authorized Date: 31-October 2020 Association Manager Pete Scola, WA7JTM Summits-on-the-Air an original concept by G3WGV and developed with G3CWI Notice “Summits on the Air” SOTA and the SOTA logo are trademarks of the Programme. This document is copyright of the Programme. All other trademarks and copyrights referenced herein are acknowledged. Document S53.1 Page 1 of 15 Summits on the Air – ARM for the U.S.A (W7A - Arizona) TABLE OF CONTENTS CHANGE CONTROL....................................................................................................................................... 3 DISCLAIMER................................................................................................................................................. 4 1 ASSOCIATION REFERENCE DATA ........................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Program Derivation ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 General Information ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 Final Ascent -
The Rest of "On Target"…The Mountain Top Experience and Coaches Corner
OPERATION ON TARGET! GRAND CANYON COUNCIL, BSA VARSITY SCOUTS Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Mike Heaton Bob Church Operation On Target Coordinator Regional On Target Coordinator Grand Canyon Council, BSA Southwest Region, BSA 855 E. 8th Street 1327 E. Harvest St. Mesa, AZ 85203 Mesa, AZ 85203 [email protected] [email protected] To: Team Captains, Special Program Managers and Advisors, and Team Coaches Greetings Varsity Scouts and Scout Leaders! You are about to participate in Varsity Scouting's most elevating activity for the year 2008. If you have planned right, you are about to have a mountain top experience that you will remember forever. It will help to culminate the last years’ worth of Team activities and will guide you and your Team through the upcoming year. I commend you for your choice to participate in Operation On Target this year. There are over 70 Teams participating in this year's activity. This is the biggest year ever for Arizona On Target! Team will be on Arizona peaks from Hayden Peak in the northwest to Mount Graham in the southeast. That will cover most of the state! Every Team should have ample opportunity to send and receive signals from several peaks. Please make every effort to be at your appointed location and be ready to go at 9:00 am. For some of you, that means a hike beginning at daybreak! Last year we had some Teams trying to make contact with Teams that had left early, so plan to stay until noon. Don’t forget to finish up with a “reflection”. -
Rainfall-Runoff Model for Black Creek Watershed, Navajo Nation
Rainfall-Runoff Model for Black Creek Watershed, Navajo Nation Item Type text; Proceedings Authors Tecle, Aregai; Heinrich, Paul; Leeper, John; Tallsalt-Robertson, Jolene Publisher Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science Journal Hydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwest Rights Copyright ©, where appropriate, is held by the author. Download date 25/09/2021 20:12:23 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/301297 37 RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODEL FOR BLACK CREEK WATERSHED, NAVAJO NATION Aregai Tecle1, Paul Heinrich1, John Leeper2, and Jolene Tallsalt-Robertson2 ABSTRACT This paper develops a rainfall-runoff model for estimating surface and peak flow rates from precipitation storm events on the Black Creek watershed in the Navajo Nation. The Black Creek watershed lies in the southern part of the Navajo Nation between the Defiance Plateau on the west and the Chuska Mountains on the east. The area is in the semiarid part of the Colorado Plateau on which there is about 10 inches of precipitation a year. We have two main purposes for embarking on the study. One is to determine the amount of runoff and peak flow rate generated from rainfall storm events falling on the 655 square mile watershed and the second is to provide the Navajo Nation with a method for estimating water yield and peak flow in the absence of adequate data. Two models, Watershed Modeling System (WMS) and the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) Hydrological Modeling System (HMS) that have Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities are used to generate stream hydrographs. Figure 1. Physiographic map of the Navajo Nation with the Chuska The latter show peak flow rates and total amounts of Mountain and Deance Plateau and Stream Gaging Stations. -
Arizona's Wildlife Linkages Assessment
ARIZONAARIZONA’’SS WILDLIFEWILDLIFE LINKAGESLINKAGES ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT Workgroup Prepared by: The Arizona Wildlife Linkages ARIZONA’S WILDLIFE LINKAGES ASSESSMENT 2006 ARIZONA’S WILDLIFE LINKAGES ASSESSMENT Arizona’s Wildlife Linkages Assessment Prepared by: The Arizona Wildlife Linkages Workgroup Siobhan E. Nordhaugen, Arizona Department of Transportation, Natural Resources Management Group Evelyn Erlandsen, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Habitat Branch Paul Beier, Northern Arizona University, School of Forestry Bruce D. Eilerts, Arizona Department of Transportation, Natural Resources Management Group Ray Schweinsburg, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Research Branch Terry Brennan, USDA Forest Service, Tonto National Forest Ted Cordery, Bureau of Land Management Norris Dodd, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Research Branch Melissa Maiefski, Arizona Department of Transportation, Environmental Planning Group Janice Przybyl, The Sky Island Alliance Steve Thomas, Federal Highway Administration Kim Vacariu, The Wildlands Project Stuart Wells, US Fish and Wildlife Service 2006 ARIZONA’S WILDLIFE LINKAGES ASSESSMENT First Printing Date: December, 2006 Copyright © 2006 The Arizona Wildlife Linkages Workgroup Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written consent from the copyright holder provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written consent of the copyright holder. Additional copies may be obtained by submitting a request to: The Arizona Wildlife Linkages Workgroup E-mail: [email protected] 2006 ARIZONA’S WILDLIFE LINKAGES ASSESSMENT The Arizona Wildlife Linkages Workgroup Mission Statement “To identify and promote wildlife habitat connectivity using a collaborative, science based effort to provide safe passage for people and wildlife” 2006 ARIZONA’S WILDLIFE LINKAGES ASSESSMENT Primary Contacts: Bruce D. -
Hydrogeology of the Cenozoic Igneous Rocks, Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah
Hydrogeology of the Cenozoic Igneous Rocks, Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 521-D Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Navajo Tribe .. HYDROGEOLOGY OF THE CENOZOIC IGNEOUS ROCKS, NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RESERVATIONS, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, AND UTAH Boundary Butte, one of the iHolated volcanic necks in the Navajo country. Photograph by E. T. Nichols. • Hydrogeology of the Cenozoic Igneous Rocks, Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, Arizona, New Mexico, and U tab By]. P. AKERS,]. C. SHORTY, and P.R. STEVENS HYDROGEOLOGY OF THE NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RESERVATIONS, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, AND UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 521-D Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau oj Indian Affairs and the Nava;·o Tribe UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON 1971 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY William T. Pecora, Director For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 CONTENTS Page Page Abstract __________________________________________ _ D1 Volcanic rocks _____________________________________ _ D4 Introduction ______________________________________ _ 1 Monchiquite province __________________________ _ 5 Minette province ______________________________ _ Purpose, scope, and organization of the report_ ____ _ 1 9 Basalt province ________________________________ _ 12 Location ______________________________________ _ 2 Hydrology of the volcanic rocks _____________________ _ Fieldwork ____________________________________ :..._ 13 2 Diatremes ____________________________________ _ 13 Acknowledgments ______________________________ _ 2 Chemical quality of the ground water ____________ _ 15 Previous investigations _____________________________ _ 2 Development of ground water ___________________ _ 15 Stock laccoliths ____________________________________ _ 3 Literature cited ___________________________________ -_ 17 ILLUSTRATIONS Page FRONTISPIECE. -
Searching for the Hopi Center of Creation
searching for the hopi center of creation arizonahighways.com APRIL 2003 SacredSacred Vistas Vistas Navajo ofof thethe going up Young Rock Climbers Face Their Fears Verde ValleyRiver Paradise Paradise a bounty of birds Hassayampa A Peaceful Waterfront Retreat Rattlesnake Grease and Cockroach Tea frontier medicine APRIL 2003 COVER/PORTFOLIO 20 Magnificent Navajoland page 50 The stories and glorious beauty of this vast terrain tell of a proud Indian heritage. 55 GENE PERRET’S WIT STOP Arizona’s state mammal — the ringtail, or cacomistle — was a favorite pet of lonely old miners. ADVENTURE 6 Rugged Hike to Sipapu 44 HUMOR It’s no easy trek to Blue Spring and the 2 LETTERS AND E-MAIL sacred Hopi site called Sipapu on the Little Colorado River. 46 DESTINATION Hassayampa River Preserve The beautiful variety of natural wonders might 36 HISTORY even have appealed to artist Claude Monet. Medicine on 3 TAKING THE OFF-RAMP Arizona’s Frontier Explore Arizona oddities, attractions and pleasures. Territorial physicians were mostly brave U.S. 54 EXPERIENCE ARIZONA Army surgeons doubling as naturalists, A birding and nature festival flies into Yuma; the bookkeepers, weathermen and gardeners. world’s largest outdoor Easter pageant unfolds in Mesa; Miami celebrates its mining history; and Arizona 40 TRAVEL commemorates its Asian pioneers in Phoenix. Finding Courage in the Rocks 49 ALONG THE WAY Young climbers triumph over their fears as they What’s really behind a place name? It’s not always challenge the cliffs of Queen Creek Canyon. what you’d think. 50 BACK ROAD ADVENTURE BIRDS Ruby Road to Buenos Aires 14 National Wildlife Refuge Flocking to Verde Valley Woodlands, small lakes, grasslands and a chance The birds know it’s all about ideal location in to see wildlife mark this 50-mile drive. -
Navajo Nation Snowpack Variability from 1985-2014 and Implications for Water Resources Management *Lani M
124 Universities Council on Water Resources Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education Issue 163, Pages 124-138, April 2018 Navajo Nation Snowpack Variability from 1985-2014 and Implications for Water Resources Management *Lani M. Tsinnajinnie1, David S. Gutzler2, and Jason John3 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 2Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 3Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources, Water Management Branch, Ft. Defiance, AZ *Corresponding Author Abstract: In the arid Southwest, snowpack in mountains plays an essential role in supplying surface water resources. Water managers from the Navajo Nation monitor snowpack at nine snow survey stations located in the Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau in northern Arizona and New Mexico. We characterize these snowpack data for the period 1985-2014 and evaluate the efficacy of snowpack data collection efforts. Peak snow water equivalent occurs in early to mid-March depending on elevation. Variability in snowpack levels correlates highly among all sites (r > 0.64), but higher elevation sites in the Chuska Mountains correlate more strongly with one another compared to lower elevation sites and vice versa. Northern sites also correlate well with each other. A principal component analysis is used to create a weighted average time series of year-to-year peak snowpack variability. The first principal component showed no trend in increasing or decreasing Navajo Nation snowpack. Results from this research will provide the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources information to help determine if any snow survey sites in the Chuska Mountains are redundant and can be discontinued to save time and money, while still providing snowpack information needed by the Navajo Nation. -
Gila County Management Responsibility
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Paleoclimatic Indicators of Surface Water Resources in the Chuska Mountains, Navajo Nation
PALEOCLIMATIC INDICATORS OF SURFACE WATER RESOURCES IN THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS, NAVAJO NATION Becky Brice School of Geography and Development Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research University of Arizona [email protected] Climate Assessment of the Southwest Climate and Society Fellowship Final Report 2018 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Declining snow water equivalent is impacting water resources in northeastern Arizona, a condition that is expect to be exacerbated in a warming and drying future. • Water availability is a critical issue for the Navajo Nation in the coming decades. Navajo tribal members who use the lakes along the crest of the Chuska Mountains for stock, wildlife, and recreation report declining lake levels and diminished surface water availability. • Projections of rising temperatures and possible precipitation declines in the southwestern United States suggest that diminished surface water resources in the Chuska Mountains may continue in the future. • Instrumental records of climate and of surface waters in the Chuska Mountains are acutely limited. The Navajo Nation began recording snow depth and snow water equivalent in 1985. At the time of this study, no lake level records existed for the Chuskas. • This study is a collaborative effort with the aim of co-producing knowledge about the long-term variability of snow water equivalent and surface waters in the Chuska Mountains of the Navajo Nation. It is the result of collective efforts of the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources Water Management Branch and the University of Arizona. The goal was to produce management relevant science products for the modern and paleo periods. • The study represents the first attempt to place current snow water equivalent conditions in the context of the last 400 years. -
Navajo Mountain Vole (Microtus Mogollonensis)
TOC Page | 61 NAVAJO MOUNTAIN VOLE (MICROTUS MOGOLLONENSIS) Navajo/Federal Statuses: NESL G4 / not listed under the ESA. Distribution: Range of M.mogollonensis is AZ, NM and Mexico with small populations in southern UT, CO, and TX. M.m.navaho range extends from Williams, AZ to Mesa Verde, CO, including four locations on Navajo Nation: Navajo Mountain, Black Mesa, Defiance Plateau, and Chuska Mountains. Habitat: Typically occupy dry grassy vegetation in conifer forests, with variations including: dense prostrate shrub patches in ponderosa pine forests (Navajo Mountain); monotypic sagebrush stands, thick grasses in greasewood/ desert-olive stands and juniper stands, shrubby tamarisk thickets and chained pinyon and juniper woodlands (Black Mesa); and clear-cut pine flats with regenerating grasses and scattered oak (Chuska Mountains). Ground cover vegetation is necessary. Similar Species: Clethrionomys gapperi has reddish fur on dorsum; Microtus montanus and M. longicaudus have slightly longer tails and four pair of mammary glands. Phenology: m.APR-l.AUG: pregnancy, birthing, lactating of young e.SEP-m.APR: non-breeding season Survey Method: t1 pedestrian survey for habitat evaluation and presence of runways; species identification requires live-trapping. Avoidance: No activity (year-round) within 60 m of occupied habitat that could result in destruction of burrows/runways and take of individuals. References: Frey, J.K. and C.T. LaRue. 1993. Notes on the distribution of the mogollon vole (Microtus mogollonensis) in New Mexico and Arizona. Southwestern Naturalist 38:176-178. Hoffmeister, D.F. 1986. Mammals of Arizona. University of Arizona Press. (description p.441). Spicer, R.B. 1987. Status of the Navajo Mountain Mexican vole (Microtus mexicanus navaho Benson) along the Arizona-Utah border.