Sonoran Desert National Park, Arizona: A proposal
National Park Service, Southwest Region. 1965. Sonoran Desert National Park, Arizona: A proposal
A study of the National Park potential of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and the Cabeza Prieta Game Range and an analysis of adverse uses. Several goals are proposed for Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. These include: (1) the enlargement of the Monument to include important features of the Sonoran Desert not currently included, (2) the elimination of grazing and mining activities in the Monument, (3) a name change to one that is more descriptive of the area, and (4) the raising of the status of the area to that of a National Park. The conclusion reached is that the Monument should be combined with the Cabeza Prieta Game Range and the Pinacate volcanic field (Mexico) to establish an international park to be preserved as a unit of the Sonoran Desert. Photographs, map, and appendices.