A History of the Quitobaquito Resource Management Area, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
Bennett PS and Kunzman MR. 1989. A History of the Quitobaquito Resource Management Area, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. Technical Report #26. NPS/CPSU, University of Arizona
The United States Government has always treated Quitobaquito with a mixture of altruism, avarice, and accommodation. For years, when the government wanted to build a facility along the border, Quitobaquito was the site of preference - be it a port of entry, an immigration, a border patrol or a livestock inspection station. It has a dependable water flow - the only such place between Sonoyta and Yuma. None of these facilities were permanent and none of them contributed significantly to its integrity or stability. A key element that will contribute to a brighter future of Quitobaquito is continued improvement in the quality and sensitivity of the resource managers and administrators at Organ Pipe and elsewhere in the NPS. The Park Service is making some progress toward establishment of resource management as a professional career and toward holding superintendents responsible for the long term condition of the natural resources which they administer.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bennett, Peter; Kunzman, M.
- Date of Issue
- 1989-10
- Publisher
- NPS/CPSU, University of Arizona
- Units
- ORPI , WRD
- Keywords
- Cattle Ranching, Clemson, History, Management Plan, Orosco family, Quitobaquito