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Santa Cruz River Reports and Publications

Many reports, publications, and resource documents have been produced as part of the Santa Cruz River Initiative. Reports are listed chronologically and can be downloaded by clicking on the report image.

 The Living River Series

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A Living River: Charting the Health of the Upper Santa Cruz River 2010 Water Year

Year three of this annual report shows continued improvement on the Upper Santa Cruz River. (2011)

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A Living River: Charting the Health of the Upper Santa Cruz River 2009 Water Year

Year two of this annual report demonstrates improved health for the Upper Santa Cruz River. (2010)

LivingRiver2008

A Living River: Charting the Health of the Upper Santa Cruz River 2008 Water Year

The baseline report charting the health for the Upper Santa Cruz River. (2009)

Other Publications

Water Harvesting Manual

Santa Cruz County Water Harvesting Guidance Manual

Formally adopted by Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors as recommended guidance, this manual provides information for professionals and individual home-owners interested in implementing water harvesting. (2012)

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"State Of..." Reports - An Annotated Bibliography

A bibliography of reports that summarize the "State of..." a park, ecosystem, region etc. (2012)

RiverOfTheMonth

River of the Month Series

Monthly profiles that highlight rivers in Arizona (2012)

ScoreCardBiblio

Riparian Health Scorecards - An Annotated Bibliography

A bibliograpy that lists examples of riparian scorecards, with summaries and analyses. (2012)

TestingWaters

Testing the Waters: Tucson links water conservation with environmental benefits

An article co-authored by Sonoran Institute in Journal of American Water Works Association that discusses the innovative program being piloted in Tucson - Conserve to Enhance. (2012)

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Santa Cruz River Project - Regional Initiative

Summary of the Institute's Santa Cruz River Project (2012)

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Riparian Monitoring Bibliography

A bibliography that lists references, with abstracts, on riparian monitoring and protocols. (2011)

SCR_VegMap_Booklet

Santa Cruz River Riparan Vegetation Mapping Project, Santa Cruz County - Map Booklet

Publication that displays detailed maps of the riparian vegetation surveys from the US/Mexico border to the Santa Cruz County line. (2009)

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Santa Cruz River Riparian Vegetation Mapping Project, Santa Cruz County -  Final Report

Final report summarizing the results of the effort to map riparian vegetation from the US/Mexico border to the Santa Cruz County line. (2008) Read more about this mapping effort

 

SustainableWaterManage

Sustainable Water Management: Guidelines for Meeting the Needs of People and Nature in the Arid West

A report that discusses water management issues and presents case studies for applying a sustainable water management framework in Arizona. Included in this report is a discussion of rivers and streams, the role of groundwater, importance of riparian habitat, impacts of groundwater pumping, and sustainable water resources management. (2007)