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56 RMO/ESM Outreach

56 RMO provides tours of the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East in Arizona to stakeholders and officials. Shown here, 56 RMO/ESM wildlife biologist Aaron Alvidrez explains the protocols that protect the Sonoran Pronghorn on the Range to a Leadership West group. Photo: T. Walker
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56 RMO/ESM Outreach

In 2009, 56 RMO/ESM wildlife biologists led a tour to the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East, including a stop at the top of Childs Mountain near Ajo. The tour was part of the annual meeting of the National Military Fish and Wildlife Association. Photo: R. Whittle
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These tanks being buried at the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East in Arizona will store rainwater. From these tanks the water will flow by gravity into a drinker where Sonoran Pronghorn and other wildlife will have access to water throughout the year. Photo: A. Alvidrez
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A motion-activated camera stands ready to capture images of wildlife visiting an artificial water site at the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East in southwestern Arizona. Photo: A. Alvidrez
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Artificial water sites constructed for the benefit of Sonoran Desert wildlife are also visited by humans. A motion-activated camera captured this image of suspected illegal hikers collecting water as they passed through the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East in southwestern Arizona. Notice the fabric-soled slippers worn by the hiker on the left; these slippers help conceal footprints. Photo: A. Alvidrez via motion-activated camera
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56 RMO/ESM collaborates with other agencies to promote the recovery of endangered species. Shown here, wildlife biologist Aaron Alvidrez helps to process an endangered Sonoran Pronghorn prior to its release from a captive breeding pen at Cabeza Prieta NWR into the wild. Photo: E. Fernandez
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Abandoned bicycles are evidence of illegal border-related traffic through the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East in southwest Arizona. 56 RMO/ESM staff routinely remove bicycles and other abandoned items from the desert landscape. Photo: A. Alvidrez
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Soil erosion can damage significant historic sites at or near the surface. In 2008, 56 RMO/ESM staff positioned straw wattles around a historic site at the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East in Arizona in order to slow the erosion process . Photo: A. Alvidrez
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During 2012, parts of the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East in Arizona received substantial summer monsoon rainfall. In the eastern part of the Range, Paradise Well, a large charco (human-made depression meant to hold water for livestock), was full and the surrounding desert was lush and green. Photo: D. Garcia
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Wildland fire is a serious threat to the Sonoran Desert ecosystem. A perfect and unfortunate combination of weather patterns and vegetation growth led to high-risk fire conditions and several large fires during the summer of 2005. These dead trees were killed when a fire swept across part of the Area B public use area at the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East in Arizona.
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Control of exotic, invasive vegetation is a resource management priority at the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East in southwestern Arizona. Sahara Mustard, the leafy, dark green vegetation growing along this road, is one of several species monitored and controlled by 56 RMO/ESM. Photo R. Whittle
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Modified and artificial water catchment sites across the Sonoran Desert, including at the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East, are intended to provide year-round water for desert wildlife. At some sites a rock wall, called a gabion, is built perpendicular to the flow of water and upstream of the drinker or tinaja in order to filter out large debris. In addition, motion-triggered cameras provide detailed data on the wildlife that visit this site.
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Domestic animals such as cattle and burros damage the fragile Sonoran Desert ecosystem and are prohibited on the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East. 56 RMO/ESM constructed a barrier to prevent prohibited animals from passing under a road overpass and into the Range. Unfortunately, this fence partially washed away during a summer monsoon rain event in 2013. Photo: Rick Whittle
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Domestic animals such as cattle and burros damage the fragile Sonoran Desert ecosystem and are prohibited on the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East. These domestic burros trespassed into the Area B public use area from adjacent land. Photo R. Whittle
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Domestic animals such as cattle and burros damage the fragile Sonoran Desert ecosystem and are prohibited on the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East. These cattle trespassed into the Area B public use area from adjacent land.
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Domestic animals such as cattle and burros damage the fragile Sonoran Desert ecosystem and are prohibited on the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East. This Ocotillo had its bark stripped and branches broken by a domestic, trespass burro.
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Control of exotic, invasive vegetation is a resource management priority at the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East. Here, 56 RMO/ESM cuts down a large salt cedar (Tamarisk ramosissima) in the San Cristobal Valley. Photo: S. Prevost
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An abandoned camp and a pile of trash are evidence of the illegal activities, such as smuggling, occuring throughout the Arizona-Mexico borderlands, including at the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East. 56 RMO/ESM collects and removes this type of trash from the Range. Photo: A. Lobo
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Spent tires, among many other items, are often left behind as illegal vehicles travel through the Arizona-Mexico borderlands, including through the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East. 56 RMO/ESM collects and removes trash from the Range.
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Artificial water catchments are constructed to provide water throughout the year for Sonoran Desert animals like Desert Bighorn and deer, and are also used by many other species of wildlife. Shown here, a crew excavates the ground in order to bury large underground water storage containers at the Barry M. Goldwater Range-East.
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