Santa Rita Experimental Range
Historical Research Digital Archive
The digital archive provides access to the documents for 83 research projects initiated on the Santa Rita Experimental Range between 1916 and 1954. The documents include study plans describing the goals and design of the research, data collected during the project, maps of the study area and location of various experimental treatments, and photographs of the study area.
The study plans, data, and maps are presented as pdf format files, and the photographs are presented as jpg (or jpeg) format files. All files can be
downloaded and used free of charge because they are public domain documents that report research paid for by the US Government. Users of this information are requested to acknowledge their use of this archive in publications, research proposals, websites, and other outlets with the following statement "Data sets were provided by the Santa Rita Experimental Range Digital Database. Funding for the digitization of these data was provided by USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station and the University of Arizona."
Instructions for Using the Archive
Documents are organized by Study Area, and there are three different ways to select a Study Area in the Archive: by Research Activity Type, by Study Area number, and by location on the map of the Experimental Range.
Selecting By Activity Type
Selecting by activity type will identify all study areas that received one of twenty different research treatments. This search method is helpful if you are interested in examining those locations to measure the persistence of those treatments.
In the top left corner of the page, there is a drop-down list of 20 research activity types. Selecting one of those types will produce a list of study areas in the top right corner in the “Selected Study Area(s)” frame. Those study areas had at least one activity that performed the type of research selected in the Activity Type list. Linking to a study area in the “Selected Study Area(s)” frame will generate two responses: a list of available documents and the location of the study area on the Experimental Range.
The list of available documents for that activity in that study area appears in the bottom right corner of the page under in the “Documents” frame. Linking to those documents will produce a new window showing the selected document or photo.
The location of the study area will appear on the map with a balloon that identifies the study area number and provides a link to all documents for that area. We recommend engaging the link to the study area in that balloon to see all documents available for that study area.
Selecting By Study Area
Selecting by study area will show the location and documents available for that study area. This search method is useful if you already know the study area number, but want to obtain the documents for that study or to learn the location of the study area.
To find a specific study area, search the list on the far left labeled “Study Area”. Linking to a study area will produce three results: the list of activities performed, the documents available, and the location of the study area. The activities performed will appear in the upper right in the “Selected Study Area(s)” frame, and will include details about the start and end dates and type of activities. The list of available documents for that study area appears in the bottom right corner of the page in the “Documents” frame. Linking to those documents will produce a new window showing that selected document or photo. The location of the study area will appear on the map with a balloon that identifies the study area number and provides a link to all documents for that area.
Selecting By Location on the Map
Selecting by location on the map will show the study activities performed and the documents for a study area. This search method is useful if you are searching for study areas in a particular location on the Experimental Range. This knowledge may help to avoid impact to any historic research areas or to enhance on-going research.
The map resolution and background can be modified by engaging the appropriate buttons, and panning across the map will enable navigation to different locations. The study area locations are marked with the red teardrop symbols. Linking to any teardrop on the map will produce two results: the list of activities performed and the documents available for the study area. The activities performed will appear in the upper right in the “Selected Study Area(s)” frame, and will include details about the start and end dates and type of activities. The list of available documents for that Study Area appears in the bottom right corner of the page in the “Documents” frame. Linking to those documents will produce a new window showing that selected document or photo.
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Last updated: 04 June 2009
Mitchel McClaran: mcclaran@u.arizona.edu