Sonoran Desert National Monument - Sonora Museum (Vlog)
Located in the Sonoran Desert is the Sonora Desert Museum. This vlog begins at the Sonoran Desert National Monument, but I did the majority of the filming at the Museum which is located in Tucson, Arizona. It's a highly recommended visit if you find yourself in the area!
Hiking Arizona - Sonoran Desert National Monument - Margie's Cove Trail
This video describes part of Margie's Cove Trail in the North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, part of the Sonoran Desert National Monument, the way it was on 12-5-2016. Margie's Cove West trail head is quite remote and is about 30 to 40 minutes by vehicle from the intersection of highway #85 and South Woods Road, north of Gila Bend Arizona. The 8 mile hike took us about 3 hours and 45 minutes to complete.
Secret Campground Found in Sonoran Desert National Monument
Hidden jewel of a campground found in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, just 40 miles SW of Phoenix. It is about 5.5 miles east from AZ-85 from the S. Woods Road exit.
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33°07'34.4N 112°34'55.3W
33.126214, -112.582032
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BLM Arizona News: Sonoran Desert National Monument Scoping
BLM Arizona Sonoran Desert National Monument Scoping
The BLM is now actively seeking public input during the 60 day scoping period. Which begins today and ends March 21st.
The BLM will be hosting three public meetings in late February at venues and areas near the monument. Notification of these meetings will be made at least 15 days in advance. Those wishing to submit their comments in writing may do so via regular mail or email to the addresses on the screen. Public comments will also be accepted in person at the upcoming meetings.
A Notice of Intent to Amend the Resource Management Plan (RMP) was published in the Federal Register, Jan. 21, 2016.
Written comments may be mailed to the BLM’s project manager, Wayne Monger, at 21605 N. 7th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85027. Comments may also be faxed to (623) 580-5623, or emailed to BLM_AZ_SDNMtargetshooting@BLM.gov.
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A quick flight through the Sonoran Desert using a 6 FPV RC copter and tracking antenna. Mid 70s and calm on December the 24th.
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Description: Sonoran Desert National Monument is south of Goodyear and Buckeye and east of Gila Bend, Arizona. Created by Presidential proclamation on January 17, 2001, the 496,400 acres monument is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. The BLM already managed the lands, however under monument status, the level of protection and preservation of resources is enhanced. Sonoran Desert National Monument protects but a small portion of the Sonoran Desert, which is 120,000 square miles , and extends well into California and the country of Mexico. The North Maricopa Mountains, South Maricopa Mountains and the Table Top Wildernesses protect the richest regions of desert habitat from development.
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ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM
ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM is a video I made of our afternoon strolling this magnificent gem of a place near Tucson. Wheelchair accessible path ways and ramps to get you everywhere! Love it here!
Huge Saguaro Cactus in Sonoran Desert, Arizona. Route 238 from Gila Bend to Maricopa
The Sonoran Desert National Monument in South-Central Arizona is filled with massive Saguaro Cactus. The State Route 238 cuts right through the middle of the desert, going from Gila Bend to Maricopa. Gila Bend is only 1.5 hours from Sonoyta, Mexico.
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The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
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Founded in 1952, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is widely recognized throughout the world as a model institution for innovative presentation and interpretation of native plants and animals featured together in ecological exhibits. The Museum is regularly listed as one of the top ten zoological parks in the world because of its unique approach in interpreting the complete natural history of a single region (in our case this is the Sonoran Desert and adjacent ecosystems). This represents a significant achievement, as the Museum's collections and size are smaller than many of its counterparts. Not a museum in the usual sense, it is an unparalleled composite of plant, animal, and geologic collections with the goal of making the Sonoran Desert accessible, understandable, and treasured.
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Hike Gone Wrong | Lost in The Sonoran Desert
This was a hike gone wrong. We got lost with no food or water. This is how a little fun hike turned so so bad. Please watch and learn from our mistakes and remember never go hiking without food or water because it could save your life. We went to Tuscon Arizona and almost didn't come back.
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The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which covers large parts of the Southwestern United States in Arizona and California and of Northwestern Mexico in Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. It is the hottest desert in Mexico.
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BAUTISTA TRAIL MARKING Arizona Sonoran Desert National Monument
A short lesson in trail marking on the Sonoran Desert National Monument west of Maricopa, Arizona. The Juan Bautista de Anza trail is marked pretty well as it goes through Arizona.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a U.S. National Monument and UNESCO biosphere reserve located in extreme southern Arizona which shares a border with the Mexican state of Sonora. The park is the only place in the United States where the Organ Pipe Cactus grows wild. Along with Organ Pipe, many other types of cacti, as well as other desert flora native to the Yuma Desert section of the Sonoran Desert region grow here. The Park is a beautiful preservation of the American Southwest.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Recorded April 6, 2017
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a UNESCO biosphere reserve located in extreme southern Arizona which shares a border with the Mexican state of Sonora. The park is the only place in the United States where the Organ Pipe Cactus grows wild. Along with Organ Pipe, many other types of cacti, as well as other desert flora native to the Yuma Desert section of the Sonoran Desert region grow here. The Park is a beautiful preservation of the American Southwest. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is 517 square miles in size. In this video I explore Ajo Mountain Drive, a 21 mile, mostly gravel road usually passable by normal passenger car.
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Buffelgrass Invasion
Informational video about the invasive species Buffelgrass and its threat to the Sonoran Desert ecosystem and its dependent community and economy.
Update on Buffelgrass Effort in Southern Arizona:
In February 2007, a Buffelgrass Summit held at a local resort engaged 120 representatives from NGOs and public agencies, and led to completion of a strategic plan and organization of a Forum for regional decision makers a year later (buffelgrass.org). On their recommendation, a Southern Arizona Buffelgrass Coordination Center (SABCC) was established in November 2008 to help mobilize and coordinate across the private and public sectors. In summer 2009, SABCC hired its first Executive Director, Dr. Lindy Brigham. An advantage over other coordinating bodies is the singular focus on mitigation of buffelgrass and the growing wildfire risks, and the inclusion of top government officials, NGO heads, and key business leaders in the SABCC Board of Directors. Coordination of regional buffelgrass management will enable partners to sustain ecological goods and services essential for tourism and recreation; lessen threats to both endangered and iconic species (saguaro, ironwood); create firebreaks that will prevent ignition fronts in desert valleys from spreading into our national parks and forests; and reduce fire suppression costs and protect lives, public infrastructure, and private property. SABCC is presently working with a local environmental firm on a regional mapped assessment for levels of infestation, eventual ecological and economic costs if unaddressed, method and cost of initial control, and strategies and annual cost of sustained management after initial control. SABCC is also collaborating with the USGS Invasives Species Science Branch and ESSA Technologies to develop a decision analysis model in which transitions of individual grid cells can be monitored from one infestation level to another due to accelerated spread or successful mitigation, whichever may be the case.
Both the public and private sectors are quickly ramping up to meet the buffelgrass challenge. Over the past decade, control efforts have accelerated, culminating in treatment of more than 1500 acres on public lands and right-of-ways in 2008 and 2009. The buffelgrass issue is receiving significant media attention, and local TV cable companies have donated abundant air time for public service announcements, much of it during prime time. Public participation is on the rise. In spring 2009, over 100 volunteers pulled buffelgrass in the Tucson area each month and a similar volunteer effort is under way in Phoenix. In Pima County, Beat Back Buffelgrass Day ( attracts hundreds of residents each year to pull buffelgrass on public lands and right-of-ways.
The Arizona State government has declared buffelgrass a noxious weed, and local governments have drafted ordinances to encourage utilities, developers, and private landowners to control buffelgrass on their properties and right-of-ways.
On April 10, 2010, Congressional Field Hearings on the Buffelgrass Issue were held in Tucson, organized by Rep. Raul Grijalva and the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and other Public Lands ( The timing of the hearings was fortuitous as SABCC had recently submitted an appropriations request for $2.1 M through several congressional offices in southern and central Arizona. The appropriations project is for a 2-yr Buffelgrass Planning and Mitigation Exercise across 5 different agencies and 14 different national parks, monuments, refuges, forests and military reservations.
Arizona, USA: Sonoran Desert Getaway
A spring-time retreat in Scottsdale, Arizona includes adventure, recreational diversions, some spa treatments and a visit to Taliesen West, the home designed by architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. We also experience two exciting perspectives of the Sonoran Desert, one by hot-air balloon, and the second a jeep tour in which a Desert cowboy introduces us to the wild flowers, cactus plants and survival skills used by the early inhabitants. For more information visit ontopoftheworld.net and check out episode #53 in the International category.
Train: Sonoran Desert National Monument in Arizona (part 1)
Arizona Highway-238 can be used to access the Sonoran Desert National Monument. This video was shot from Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited.
Note: BLM.gov states: Be aware that the southern part of the monument is a corridor for drug and human smugglers. Be alert for illegal activities and law enforcement operations.
Ajo Mountain Drive in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument was once considered the most dangerous National Park, this Sonoran Desert park is the only place in the US where the Organ Pipe Cactus grows wild. In this video, we drive the scenic Ajo Mountain Drive and do two hikes along the way. We learn about Organ Pipe Cacti and saw other cacti bloom for the first time!
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