Place::Desert (More coming soon! This is an outline)You Are Here Welcome to the desert, tips for newcomers, info, and maps (geographical, topographical, bioregional, indigenous land, political, resource, watershed, Native Land, DeColonization Atlas, rain/temperature graphs) What is a desert? Climate, temperature, elevation, rainfall, plant communities World deserts See Maps, cold/hot deserts, latitudes Aridamerica/US SW 4 major N American deserts: Great Basin, Chihuahuan, Sonoran, Mohave Climate trends, extremes, drought patterns The Sonoran Desert ~200,000 sq mi; spread over 2 countries and 5 states (CA, AZ, Baja CA Sud, Baja CA Norte, and Sonora MX), with 6 biotic subdivisions. Most lush and biodiverse desert on the planet, most food plants, 2 (vs typical 1) rainy seasons, with tropical roots. AZ uplands subdivision, one of six subdivisions Including the Tucson area, and characterized by saguaro-bean tree forests, Uplands anchors the northeastern edge of the huge Sonoran Desert 6 subdivisions Sky Islands Biotic communities from desert floor @2000' to alpine forests @9000' Other nearby biotic communities: Other Sonoran Desert subdivisions (ie Colorado River Basin, Plains of Sonora MX), other desert biomes (Mohave, Chihuahuan), Aridlands-adapted, introduced Climate crisis and solutions Permaculture principles prioritizing site design for passive solar orientation, rainwater and greywater harvesting, food forests plantings for food and water security and shade/cooling, alternative energy Soul of Place Literature, poetry, |