About This Site

The staff of the Arid Lands Information Center conceived of this site as a prototype module for a "Deserts of the World" web resource. Much of the original content, however, was developed by Dr. Christina Kennedy from the Department of Geography and Public Planning at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. The purpose is to provide users with a complete overview of the complex nature and beauty uniquely characteristic of the Sonoran Desert. It is very much a work in progress and will change as new information and data become available.

The intent is to provide information from the basic to the detailed on all aspects of this desert, and to provide it in a structure that is easy to follow. Many of the full-text documents were obtained by gaining permissions from original authors. It also includes links to other resources outside this site which were carefully selected to provide for well-rounded coverage of topics and ideas.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about this site or if you have suggestions for its improvement.