News I et t er Summer 1993 rnational Center for Arid and Semiarid Land ~tudi~s Tech University Vol. 26, No. 1 In This Issue Drylands scientists and !CASALS greet visitors from around the world, p. J convene in City Doctors, scientists, engineers and The fourth International Desert Both ICASALS Director, Idris Traylor researchers from Turkey, Jordan, Development Conference (IDDC), Russia, China and Saudi Arabia Jr.• and Harold Dregne•, special consultant, "Sustainable Development for Our presented papers and chaired sessions. met with !CASALS associates Comm.on Future," recently was held in and Texas Tech faculty concerning Representatives from 40 countries Mexico City, Mexico, and hosted by the on the continents ofEurope, Asia, ~search and development projects. Colegio de Postgraduados, Montecillo. Africa, North America, South America ·. The meeting was the fourth in a and Australia, discussed soil and water PIO,,t stress laboratory to have series arranged to bring an inter­ conservation, ecology, salt-tolerant global effects, p. 4 disciplinary approach to the problems of plants, irrigation, agroforestry, livestock Scientists, agriculturists, educators drylands technological developments. production and socioeconomics, and comm.unity leaders are praising More than 220 international experts the plant stress lab, which is under presented papers and discussed various Texas Tech to host 1996 conference construction at Texas Tech. Studies approaches to the problems of tech­ Supage2 will focus on how environmental nology developments in arid and semi­ conditions affect vegetation. arid regions of the world. (Continued, see Texas Tech, page 2)

National Cowboy Symposium to attract large crowds, p. 4 Thousands of cowboys and American West enthusiasts will meet for the National Cowboy Symposium. Poets, musicians, cooks and story tellers will pay tribute to cowboys. Representatives from the U .S., Germany and France are expected.

Two leaders are remembered, p. 6 William Curry Holden, recognized historian and archaeologist, recently died at age 96. ~ late Turkish President Turgut Ozal, credited with major economic changes in Turkey, also is honored for his work. Pictured at the opening ceremony are from left, Mohamed~""'· Director oft~ Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Regio~ and Europe, Cairo, Egypt; Marco Antonio Pascual Moncayo, ~rector .ofthe N'!"onal Commls.rion of Arid ames in Mexico; Luis Dona/do Colosio Mumeta, Social Development • Dmota an ICASALS Associate Secretary for Mexico; A.dli Bishay, IDDC Chairman; nll Damlrofer, IDDC board tbroupout aewsleUer. member, and Harold Dregne, IDDC Vice Chairman. Texas Tech chosen as site of 1996 conference (Cor.tinued from page 1) rehabilitation ofsaline soils, More details about the fifth desert Director at Colegio de Postgraduados, reforestation, forage and animal conference, "Drylands Resources: Montecillo, was chainnan of the production in arid zones, watershed and Development Perspectives for the organizing committee. environmental management. Future," will appear in future editions of International sponsors were the The IDDC board members favored the !CASALS Newsletter. United Nations Environment United Nations plans for combatting In other action, the IDDC held Programme, Food and Agricultural desertification and enhancing elections. Adli Bishay was re-elected Organi7.ation, Rockefeller Foundation, interchange. The group also agreed to Chairman, Idris Traylor Jr. was voted as United Nations Education, Science and call for governments to assist Vice-Chairman, and Adel S. El-Beltagy Culture Organi7.ation and the researchers and support them in their remained General Secretary. International Science Foundation. efforts to study about desertification and Harold Dregne, Vice-Chairman, Mexican national sponsors were its effects on humans and the opted not to be re-elected for his the Department of Agricultural and environment. position and was appointed to the Hydraulic Resources; Graduate College At the invitation of Texas Tech publicity committee, chaired by Rick of Agricultural Sciences, Montecillo; President Robert W. Lawless, the IDDC Jones ofthe University of California at Department of Social Development; voted to hold the 1996 conference in Davis. National Commission of Arid Zones and Lubbock. Manuel Anaya Garduno, Research the National Council of Science and Technology. I CASALS staff busy during summer months Idris Traylor Jr.• , Director of involved the entire team, plus a number about wind erosion studies, which have ICASALS, was invited by Maj. Gen. of people from the Ministry of Finance. been conducted by the Institute of William A. Stoffi, Commandant of the Discussions with Saleh Omair, Vice Desert Research of the Chinese U.S. Army War College, to participate Minister of Finance, were also Academy of Sciences in Lanzhou for in the annual National Security Seminar undertaken. the past 40 years. Their trip was at Carlisle Barracks, PA. The team made site visits to four financed by the United Nations Traylor was one of approximately major universities and a number of Environment Programme (UNEP) 80 U.S. civic leaders who were invited vocational institutes during June and Desertification Control Programme to attend the annual seminar. July. Discussions also were held with Activity Center by a special services The group discussed major policy both academic and administrative agreement with ICASALS. issues and security strategies in a personnel of these institutions. The scientists' aim is to develop a seminar setti.Qg with several speakers. Interviews were conducted with long-tenn cooperatiave research "It was a major forum for appropriate staff of the Ministry of program on wind erosion. interaction of civilians and military Finance, Ministry ofPlanning, After the meeting in Lanzhou, the personnel,'' Traylor said. "It is of great Manpower Council, Civil Service group presented papers in Yinchuan at value to everyone who participates." Bureau ·and General Organi7.ation for the International Symposium on the James Jonish*, Deputy Director, Technical Education and Vocational Rational Utilization of Natural John Gilliam•, economics professor at Training. Resources and Territorial Management Texas Tech, and Clyde Kelsey Jr.•, Based upon official government of Arid Lands. professor of educational psychology and documents, the site visits and Dregne, a member of the organizing leadership at Texas Tech, have been interviews, the mission team is committees for the conferences in involved with a World Bank project. preparing a final report for the World Yinchuan and Urumqi, will travel to Their work involves a technical Bank and Saudi Arabia later this year. Urumqi to present a paper at the review ofhigher education in Saudi Harold Dregne•, director emeritus International Scientific Conference on Arabia. The mission also included and special consultant for ICASALS, the Taklamakan Desert. Mirza Ahmad, operations officer of the James Gregory•, professor of civil In December, 1993, staff members World Bank. engineering, D.W. Fryrear and Ted M. of the Institute ofDesert Research are to Jonish initially went to Saudi Zobeck of the Agricultural Research arrive in Lubbock to complete planning Arabia to assist in developing the tenns Service of the U.S. Department of for joint research on wind erosion. ofreference or scope purpose in timing Agriculture in Lubbock and Big Spring, Traylor and Dregne also attended ofthe study. The second meeting traveled to China in late August to learn the desert conference in Mexico City.

2 ICASALS greets visitors from around the globe

Visitors from Jordan, Russia, China, and of Desert Research of the Chinese Aca­ and Minerals in Saudi Arabia, met with Saudi Arabia met with Texas Tech demy of Sciences in Lanzhou, China, chairmen of engineering departments at faculty to discuss topics ranging from visited ICASALS in July. Texas Tech. wind erosion to research projects of They were Xia Xuncheng, Li In August, six Chinese staff ICASALS associates. Jianshu, Zhang Wenming, Meng members of the Soil and Fertilizer In May, Mahmoud Abu-Khalaf, Xinhua, Zhu Junfeng, Chu Weidong and Institute of the Ningxia Academy of M.D., Dean ofthe School of Medicine Wang Tao. The scientists visited with Agro-Forestry Sciences in Yinchuan, at Jordan University of Science and staff members who are involved in Wind China arrived. They were Zhang Technology, visited members of the erosion and wind engineering research. Junchao, Mei Chengrui, Qu Zhizbeng, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Their visit is the first step in initiating Wei Guangzi, Wang Kezhi and Yin Center School ofMedicine . He also long-term cooperative research between Yanling . The group discussed research visited the Regional Academic Health Center in El Paso. Abu-Khalaf, who has studied in Egypt, New York and at Harvard, said he hoped to learn about the medical system in the so he can help improve the quality of medical care in his country. "The medical school here is very similar to ours," he said. "They (Texas Tech) have a strong commitment to primary health care and serving a community, which is similar to ours in Jordan." In June, Vladimir E. Fortov, head of the Russian Basic Science Foundation and director of the High Energy Research Center of the Russian Members ofthe Soil and Fertilizer Institute ofthe Ning:xia .Academy of.Agro-Forestry Academy of Sciences, presented Sciences in Yinchuan. China, visited Texas Tech in .August. They are from left, lectures on and discussed state-of-the- standing, Yin Yang/in, Qu Zhizheng, Wei ·Guang-Zhi, and Henry Nguyen, director of art Russian science and technological Texas Tech~ Institute for Biotechnology. Front row, from left, Zhang Junchao, Mei advancements. Chengrui and Wang Kezhi. Fortov was the guest ofMagne Kristiansen•, professor of electrical Texas Tech, the U.S. Department of on soils, fertilizers, irrigation, water and engineering and physics at Texas Tech. Agriculture and the Institute ofDesert wind erosion, and water harvesting. Kristiansen also is a member of the Research in wind erosion research. Also during August, Khalid Al­ Russian Academy of Sciences, Ural Also in July, Saleh Bakhrebah, dean Hamoudi, Vice-President of King Saud Division. of the College of Engineering Sciences University and Director of the Desert Several members from the Institute at King Fahd University of Petroleum Research Center in Saudi Arabia visited. Texas Tech welcomes international guests

Turkish classical guitarist Ahmet In March, James Reynolds, a environmental conditions on natural and agricultural ecosystems. ~eci performed for a group of professor of botany and director of the musical enthusiasts at Texas Tech in Phytotron at Duke University, was the In August, Haydar Koksal, M.D., February. The program was sponsored keynote speaker at the Science Days' and Iftihar Koksal, M.D., ofKaradeniz by the Guitar Department of the School luncheon. Technical University in Trab7.0n, of Music and supported by the West His visit was sponsored by the Turkey, visited the Texas Tech Texas Turkish-American Association. Texas Tech University Howard Hughes University Health Sciences Center and In Turkey, Kanneci teaches guitar Medical Institute Program. School of Medicine. at Ankara University, Hacettepe Reynolds has developed a research Haydar Koksal's primary interest University and Middle East Technical program which focuses on the effects of was thyroid surgery. University. human activity and changing lftihar Koksal's interests included researching the AIDS virus.

3 Texas Tech officials praise plant stress laboratory

Scientists, agriculturists, educators and soil science. For a number of years, Sam Curl*, community leaders have banded ''The lab will be testing plant stress Dean of the College of Agricultural together to infonn the public about the involving cold and hot temperatures and Sciences and Natural Resources, and many attributes of the Plant Stress and limited moisture conditions,'' Albin said. Albin have traveled to Washington, Water Conservation Research Texas Tech was chosen as the site D.C. to testify before a Congressional Laboratory at Texas Tech University. by the USDA for two major reasons, subcommittee concerning the values of Robert Albin*, Associate Dean for Albin said. the stress lab and why increased funding Research and Agricultural Operations is needed to enable the project to at Texas Tech, said once completed, achieve success. "This will be a national Since 1977, Congress has the lab will make an impact throughout laboratory that will have global the world. appropriated funds to support the research program and architectural and "This will be a national laboratory effects. Visiting scientists from engineering planning for the lab. that will have global effects," he said. the U.S. and all over the world Last year's funding for the research "Visiting scientists from the U.S. and will travel to Texas Tech to study program was $1.675 million. Curl all over the world will travel to Texas plant stress. " Robert Albin, Associate expects the annual funding for Tech to study plant stress." Dean for Research and Agricultural operational support to be about $5 After nearly 25 years of Operations million after the lab has been discussions and planning, Texas Tech completed. and the U.S. Department of Agriculture "The Great Plains region, an area (USDA) broke ground last year for the Texas Tech President Robert W. covering 10 states from the Canadian Lawless also has praised the lab saying, lab, which will be operated by the Border down to Texas, was studied by a Agricultural Research Service (ARS). "It gives us great pride that Texas Tech select USDA panel, and the results ofthe was chosen to be the leader in this A total of22 scientists from Texas study reflected there was a need for a project." Tech, USDA, ARS and the Texas research program and that it should be "This will be a national Agricultural Experiment Station located in Lubbock because all ofthe laboratory," Albin said. ''There will be (TAES) will combill.e efforts to conduct major crops such as cotton, com, wheat, spinoffs of smaller labs around the research concerning how the barley and oats could be grown in this nation which do localized studies, but environment can affect crop growth. climate," he said. "They also chose Texas Tech will be the focal point for Projects the scientists will study Lubbock because it is the site of a major research." include plant breeding, the genetic educational institution - that being Texas The lab is expected to completed in makeup of plants, climatology and Tech." either 1995 or 1996. National Cowboy Symposium ropes in large crowds

Thousands of cowboys and American tributes, perfonnances, exhibits and and brisket and beans cook-off will be West enthusiasts are expected to meet discussions about the old west, as well as held. Cowboys can kick up their heels for the fifth annual National Cowboy a national championship chuck wagon. with another western dance, featuring Symposium and Celebration to be held the music of Jody Nix and the Texas September 9-12 at the Lubbock Cowboys. Memorial Civic Center. Individuals who have made More than 300 poets, musicians, outstanding contributions to cowboy cooks and story tellers will perfonn. ~ture will receive special awards. The Guests include cowgirl singer, Patsy last day of the symposium will begin Montana, and actor Barry Corbin. with a chuck wagon breakfast. Later, Representatives from 18 states, a chili cook-off will be held. Gennany, France and Canada are The final events will be at the South expected. Plains Fairgrounds Livestock Pavilion, Symposium organizer Alvin G. with team roping, team penning, trick Davis said the event "is built around the roping and sheepdog demonstrations. heritage of the old west and the people For ticket prices and more who love the life." infonnation. concerning this celebration The celebration will begin with a of the American West, contact the book and arts fair, which will be Ranching Heritage Association at Brice Chapman ofLubbock will perform followed by a cowboy dance. Cowboy 806-742-2498. trick roping at the cowboy symposium.

4 --Extra Books in Review Extra

University of Arizona Press The author details the archaeological. Cradles ofCivilization: Egypt, Ancient 1230 N. Park Avenue, Suite 102 history and cultural context ofthe Los Culture, Modern Land Tucson, AZ 85719-4140 Robles area, located in the desert General Editor: Jaromir Malek regions of southern and central Arizona. 1993, 186 pages Mother's Letters: Essays by Elizabeth Downum examines the results of U.S. $39.95, cloth Hampsten archaeological surveys and excavations Author: Eliz.abeth Hampsten near the Los Robles Wash, a desert This book, written by a team of 1993, 186 pages stream in northern Pima and southern specialists from all over the world, U.S. $26.95, cloth;_$14 .95, paper Pinal counties in Arizona. The book focuses on the past and present of an details discussions of ways to protect ancient culture that is now a modem Hampsten's book focuses on her and preserve the sites where society. More than 300 color pages, 61 family's experiences spanning several archaeological digs took place. black and white photos and nine color generations. She was inspired to write maps enhance this book. The authors the book after her father gave her a box The University of Oklahoma Press examine the Egyptian culture, economy, of writings that her mother had written 1005 Asp Avenue religion, leaders and relationships with before she died in 1970. In the book, Norman, OK 73019 other countries during the past five Hampsten's mother tells about her thousand years. childhood and her life as an adult. The The Coyote: Songdog ofthe West letters were postmarked from Author: Francois Leyet The University of New Mexico Press Guadalajara, Stuttgart, Marseilles, 1988, 224 pages 1720 Lomas Blvd. N.E. Montevideo and Williams, AZ.. U.S. $24.95 cloth; $12.95, paper Albuquerque, NM 87131-1591 Hampsten tries to understand what her mother was saying in the letters, and use The author examines the behavior of the Bell Ranch: Cattle Ranching in the her understanding to better her own life. coyote as he follows the life of one Southwest, 1824-1947 coyote from birth through its adult Author: David Remley Sabino Canyon: The Life ofa stages. Leyet also details the complex 1993, 393 pages Southwestern Oasis relationship between man and coyote, U.S. $39.95, cloth Author: David Wentworth Lazaroff and how they relate to each other as 1993, 119 pages predatory animals. The book deals with The author traces the history of the Bell U.S. $16.95, paper animal psychology and the author tries Ranch, which originally encompassed to help the reader gain a better three-quarters of a million acres in Vivid photography enhances this book understanding of the coyote and its northeastern New Mexico. He tells how about the Sabino Canyon, located in the behaviors and mannerisms in the wild. the ranch was transformed from a Santa Catali.Da Mountains near Tucson, nineteenth-century frontier operation to AZ.. The author has spent many years Life ofthe Ancient Egyptians a commercial enterprise in the twentieth researching the Sabino Canyon and Author: Eugene Strouhal century. Remley focuses on how the sharing his knowledge by educating 1992, 280 pages owners and managers operated the others about the canyon's many U.S. $42.50, cloth ranch, making it a modem business beautiful elements. Lazaroff gives through technological changes in the details about how people have used the The book, illustrated with 200 color feeding and breeding of cattle. canyon through history. He also reveals photos, examines all aspects of Egyptian the importance of the canyon to plants, life and details the customs familiar to The Secret Forest animals and humans. Lazaroff sets his this culture. The author describes the Author: Charles Bowden book off with 70 pages of full color monuments of the early civilizations. 1993, 141 pages photographs capturing some of the Strouhal also writes about the farrtlers, U.S. $19.95, paper beauty the canyon has to offer artists, builders of the pyramids, throughout the year to those who have a religious leaders, scientists, doctors and Bowden talces readers through the love for nature. the nobility. He writes of the dangers history of the dry tropical forests and that the early civilizations had to face, desert habitats, which are largely Between Desen and River: Hohokam including epidemics, diseases and unknown outside of Mexico. The writer Settlement and Land Use in the Los problems with sanitation. The writer shows how humans and the forest have Robles Community talces the reader through time, and come together and helped one another Author: Christian E. Downum enables the reader to gain a better through the centuries. Photos capture 1993, 144 pages understanding of life in early Egypt, and some of the beautiful flora and fauna in U.S. $12.95, paper the totality of its culture. this area. s In Memory West Texas loses pioneer historian

William Curry Holden*, a long time associate of !CASALS, who was one of those instrumental in defining the arid lands mission ofTexas Tech University, recen~y died at age 96. Holden, an internationally recognized historian and archaeologist, is credited with preserving and teaching others about the history of the South Plains and for the development ofmany units of Texas Tech University. Holden came to Texas Tech in 1929 and taught history, sociology and anthropology. He later became dean of archaeology research and the graduate school at Texas Tech. He is responsible for establishing studies in anthropology at Texas Tech. He also created the history department at McMurry College in Abilene. Among the many attributes for which Holden is remembered, is his excellence in teaching and creating the university's first archaeological field school, and taking students to Mexico City in 1934. He led several expeditions to study the Yaqui Indians in Sonora, Mexico. In 1984, !CASALS and other Texa$ Tech units honored Holden and his wife, Frances, with the Yaqui Symposium, which featured expedition reports by anthropologists and historians who traveled to Sonora to film and record the Yaqui lifestyle in the half Holden century since the original trip. Holden highlighted the symposium with remarks about his expeditions, which took place from the 1930s through the 1950s. Holden also was responsible for directing excavations at the Lubbock Lake Site, and in 1929 was instrumental in creating a regional museum on the site that is now Holden Hall, which is named in his honor. He served as the museum director until 1965. He also is credited for his work with the Southwest Collection and creation of the Ranching Heritage Center here. Idris Rhea Traylor Jr.•, Director ofICASALS and friend of the pioneer for many years, said, "William Curry Holden is one ofthose almost legendary figures who, by their thoughts, actions and dedication in many fields have made life richer for us all. Our university, and our state and region are better because of his many and varied contributions." Holden was involved in many organizations, including the West Texas Historical Association, the West Texas Museum Association, Texas Institute of Letters and the American Association ofMuseums. Holden authored numerous publications. Additionally, he served on the Texas Antiquities Commission and Texas Archaeological Society. He also was listed in Who's Who in America, American Men ofScience and "Who's "Who in the South and Southwest. He married Olive Price in 1926 in Austin. She died in 1937. He later married Frances Mayhugh in 1939 and together they dedicated their lives to the public. His daughter, Jane Holden Kelley, who followed inher father's footsteps, is a professor at the University of Calgary in Canada.

Turkish President is remembered Turkish President Turgut Ozal died of heart complications in April. He was 66. Ozal visited Texas Tech in 1988, to receive an honorary doctorate of human letters. While at Texas Tech, he stressed the importance of economic cooperation between the Middle East and the United States. Texas Tech has educational ties and affiliations with Turkey through faculty and student exchanges and resesearch collaboration with Middle East Technical University in Ankara and Karadeniz Technical University in Trabzon. These are coordinated by !CASALS. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and School of Medicine also has an exchange program with Karadeniz Technical University. Another aspect of Texas Tech's relationship with Turkey is the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative, which is operated by Warren• and Barbara• Walker. The archive is a compilation of written and oral stories depicting Turkish history, folklore and culture. Ozal was elected as the eighth President in October 1989, after serving as Prime Minister of the country since 1983. The leader is credited with introducing major economic changes in his country, and for lifting state controls that had been in place for 60 years. He initiated an export drive that propelled the country's exports from several million dollars to $15 billion each year. Leaders from around the world offered their condolences and hailed him as being a person who worked endlessly for the welfare ofhis nation. He also was remembered by many as being a president who had progressive ideas and made revolutionary changes in Turkey. He was recognized by President Bill Clinton and fonner President George Bush as being a friend and supporter of the West, and an ally to the United States. "The alliance of Turkey and the United States is stronger today because of the personal leadership of the late president," Clinton said. "I will never forget his cooperation and leadership," Bush said. "He was a loyal man with an enonnous capacity for friendship."

6 Texas Tech happenings

Margaret Sheffield Simon*, director John M. Orem, a professor in Tech biology professors Michael of the Office ofNews and Publications physiology at Tech's Health Sciences Willig* and Brian Cole, and at Texas Tech, and Lorenz Otto Center, wrote the foreword in the book. entomologist David Hemnann are Lutherer, professor of physiology and His lab was one of those targeted by involved with a project that simulates internal medicine at Texas Tech's animal rights activists. floods in a lab to see how insects deal Health Sciences Center, have written a The book contains information with flood conditions. They hope to book, Targeted: The Anatomy ofAn about the escalation of animal rights learn how various types of creeping Animal Rights Attack activity, and about how every institution water insects and larvae react to water The book examines the operations that uses animals for research is a level changes. ofthe animal rights movement by possible target. The authors aim to Barbara K . Walker*, curator of taking a detailed look at their goals and infonn the public about the importance the Archive ofTurkish Oral Narrative at tactics. The authors give accounts of of animal research for medical uses. Texas Tech, recently received a $3,000 various break-ins and the incidents that This 1993 publication, in hardcover, grant from the American-Turkish precipitated the break-ins. Simon and contains 192 pages with 12 illustrations. Association of Southern California and Lutherer also explain how to recognize It can be ordered for U.S. $22.95 from a matching grant from the Friends of the certain patterns of attacks and how the University of Oklahoma Press, 1005 University Library/Southwest institutions can protect against them. Asp Avenue, Norman, OK 73019. Collection. The money will fund a second volume of The Art ofthe Turkish Tale. Announcements------

The International Scientific Resources Associ~tion will be October Papers will be presented on the Conference on the Taklamakan 27-29, 1993, in Albuquerque, New application of existing monitoring Desert will be September 15-20, 1993, Mexico. Topics will include aquifer and techniques to major pollution problems, in Urumqi, China. wellhead protection, ground water case histories ofmarine environmental The conference will address the ecology, ground water resource problems, strategic planning and future topics of natural resources, environ­ management, geophysical and technologies which may be used to mental characteristics, evolution laws geotechnical aspects, changing combat water pollution. and trends of the desert. Also to be government agency roles, interstate and For more information, contact discussed is the population and international issues and legal and policy Lesley Ann Sandbach, Project Director, economy in the peripheral areas of the aspects. Spearhead Exhibitions Ltd., 55159 Fife desert, petroleum geology, human For more information, contact the Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey health and labor protection in desert conference general chairperson, Michael KTl lTA, UK. Or call 081-549-5831 areas and archeology and the historical E. Campana, Department of Earth and (international +44 81); fax, 081-541- relationship between humans and the Planetary Sciences, University of New 5657, 081-541-5016 or 081-547-2807 ecological environment of the desert. Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1116. (international +44 81). New theories, viewpoints and Or call, 505-277-3269. The fax number techniques will also be presented and is 505-277-8843. The technical Regional Development: The discussed, as well as characteristics of chairperson is William J. Stone, NMED­ Challenge of the Frontier the desert environment. Ground Water, P.O. Box 26110, Santa International Conference will be For more information, contact Hu Fe, NM 87502-6110. The telephone December 28-30, 1993, at Ben-Gurion. Wenkang or Wang Rennan, Xinjiang number is 505-827-2434; fax 505-827- University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Institute of Biology, Pedology and 2965. Israel. Desert Research, Academia Sinica 40, The conference will explore Beijing South Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang, The Clean Seas '93 Conference will be theories about frontier development and China, Postal Code: 830011. The phone held November 9-11, 1993, at the international experiences in frontier number is 335295. The fax number is Mediterranean Conference Centre in regions. 0991 335459; telex 79142 XJSC CN. Valletta, Malta. Issues the conference For more information, contact will concentrate on include the Professor Yehuda Gradus in Beer­ The Rocky Mou._tain Ground Water sustainable development of the whole Sheva, Israel at 972 57 472002 or fax Conference and Sixth Annual coastal environment in relation to the 972·57 278991; or Professor Samuel Conference of the New Mexico specific causes of pollution including Aroni, Lewis Center for Regional Section of the American Water agriculture and industry, tourism, Studies in Los Angeles, CA, USA at shipping at sea and in harbor and oil 310-825-7430 or fax 818-888-2165. pollution.

7 Books in Review

University of Arizona Press yet simple in how they affect the lives of Desert and Mountain Plants ofthe Southwest 1230 N. Park Avenue, Suite 102 those who are associated with them. The book, Authors: Dorothy VanDyke Leake, John Benjamin Leake and Marcelotte Leake Tucson, AZ 85719-4140 comprised of 16 essays, analyzes why life takes certain twists and turns. Bowers Roeder Saanii Dahataal The Women Are Singing writes the book for those who love to garden, 1993, 239 pages Author: Luci Tapabonso as well as those who never have, and U.S. $18.95, paper 1993, 95 pages her comparisons between gardening and U.S. $19.95, cloth; $9.95, paper life make it simple for both gardeners and The book is comprised of collections of non-gardeners to understand. drawings and descriptions of plants that can Memories ofthe past, both happy and sad, are be found in the deserts and mowtains of the the driving force behind Navajo writer Luci The University of Oklahoma Press southwestern United States. The authors detail how desert plants survive with limited Tapabonso's book about life in Shiprock, NM, 1005 Asp Avenue water resources, and they also explain the her hometown. She uses both English and Norman, OK 73019 Navajo in her poems and stories to give the chemical makeup of the soils in which these reader insight into life in the Navajo world. plants thrive. The reader learns about the The Most Promising Young Officer: A Life Tapabonso combines both fiction and truth in healing properties of plants and how they are her book, which is common in many Indian ofRanald Slidell Mackenzie used for food. The book has more than 250 traditions. Tapabonso reveals how everything Author: Michael D. Pierce desert and mountain plant descriptions. from raising children to the death of loved 1993, 304 pages ones are closely related. She helps the reader U.S. $24.95, cloth The University of New Mexico Press see different perspectives of life and does so 1720 Lomas Blvd. N.E. by focusing on women's lives. In this book, Pierce details the life ofRanald Albuquerque, NM 87131-1591 Slidell Mackenzie, a young Army colonel A Full Life in a Small Place and Other Essays who led in the defeat of the Plains Indians. The author enlightens the readers about the White Sands: The History ofa National From A Desert Garden Monument Author: Janice Emily Bowers personality of Mackenzie, who helped bring the Fourth Cavalry to prominence during the Author: Dietmar Schneider-Hector 1993, 168 pages 1993, 270 pages U.S. $24.95, cloth; $13.95, paper late 19th Century. Mackenzie also was noted for his part in the Battle of Palo Duro U.S. $17.50, paper Bowers, a botanist with the U.S. Geological Canyon in Texas. The book also tells of how The author, who first visited White Sands in Survey in Tucson, takes her love for gardening he later respected the !l)dians that he had 1962 during a family outing, writes about the and compares it to everyday fife and fought against earlier, and how he diligently problems encountered by those who have circumstances. In this book, she explains how worked for their well-being while he was tried to make the national monument a backyard gardening is similar to everyday life. commander at Fort Sill on the Comanche­ wilderness area. Readers also are told about She also shows how gardens can be complex Kiowa reservation. the geological significance of the sands.

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