Water in the desert: A history of Arizona's Tavasci Marsh, 1865-2005
Stoutamire W. 2011. Water in the desert: A history of Arizona's Tavasci Marsh, 1865-2005. Intermountain Cultural Resource Management Professional Papers. No. 77. Santa Fe, NM
Transferred to the National Park Service (NPS) in 2005, Tavasci Marsh is a unique riparian area within the Verde River watershed. However, decades of intensive land management and irrigation for the purposes of agricultural production and dairy farming greatly altered the once ecologically diverse marshland. With the intention of providing an historical context for NPS administrators at Tuzigoot National Monument, this report will convey the narrative history of settlement and farming at the marsh, from the arrival of the first Anglo-American settlers in the 1860s to the NPS’s assumption of ownership in 2005. Through the study of historical photographs, maps, aerials, title records, manuscripts, and oral histories, this essay will attempt to determine the history of the marsh through an analysis of human impact and development. (Copied verbatim from the report.)
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Stoutamire, William
- Date of Issue
- 2011
- Units
- TUZI
- Keywords
- Core, History, Hydrology, NRCA, Tavasci Marsh, Wetlands