Photo 1. South end of ranch looking north. Dominant grass is Lehmann lovegrass. Velvet mesquite is dominant tree.

Photo 2. South end of ranch looking east towards the Mustang Mountains.

Photo 3. Same location as photo looking east. Photo 4. Same location as photo 2 looking south towards Highway 82.

Photo 5. Soaptree (Yucca elata ) in foreground and Lehmann lovegrass is dominant grass. Photo 6. Large Emory oak (Quercus emoryi) in Section 34

Photo 7. Section 34 looking south at main northeast to southwest flowing wash. This wash drains into the Babocomari River, a watershed different from most of the ranch. Velvet mesquite, Lehmann lovegrass, desert willow, and brittlebush are dominant.

Photo 8. Section 34 looking northeast from dirt road. Small shallow draw dominated with Russian thistle and Chloris sp. Small bunches of blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) can be seen lightly scattered throughout.

Photo 9. Northeast corner of Section 33 at edge of the Clyne Ranch. Lehmann lovegrass and velvet mesquite are dominant.

Photo 10. Northwest corner of Section 34 looking south-southwest showing headcutting and erosion probably caused by construction of the primitive cattle tank.

Photo 11. Disturbance caused by construction of the cattle tank and concentration of livestock.

Photo 12. Section 34 along dirt road. Cane beardgrass (Bothriochloa barbinodis) can be seen in the foreground. Mustang Mountains are in the background.

Photo 13. Looking south along dirt road showing headcutting caused by improper design. Photo 14. Looking upstream along a tributary to the Babocomari River in Section 26.

Photo 15. Same location as photo 14, looking downstream. Photo 16. Looking southeast at hillside near Goat Well in southeast portion of Section 26. Palmer’s agave is in the foreground.

Photo 17. Looking southeast towards hills at fenceline near Goat Well. Photo 18. Same hillside as photo 17. Dominant shrub is Emory and Arizona white oak.

Photo 19. Same location as photo 17. Palmer’s agave is in the foreground. Photo 20. Section 25 at Goat Well

Photo 21. Hillside at Goat Well. Montezuma Quail were observed at this location. Photo 22. Hills surrounding Goat Well. Suitable habitat for Montezuma Quail

Photo 23. Looking downstream in the Southeast portion of Section 26. Photo 24. Same wash as photo 23. Lehmann lovegrass is dominant grass. Oak (Quercus sp.) is dominant tree growing along the stream bank. Yucca sp. and Agave sp. can also be seen lightly scattered throughout the area.

Photo 25. Boulder Tank in southwest corner of Section 23. Smartweed, seep willow, and velvet mesquite are dominant plants around the tank.

Photo 26. Boulder Tank

Photo 27. Oak and mesquite thicket in Section 23. Say’s Phoebe and Rufous-winged Sparrow were observed in this area. Rufous-winged sparrow is a Priority Vulnerable Species in Pima County.

Photo 28. Looking towards draw in the northwest quarter of Section 23. One-seed juniper and Emory oak are in the background, Palmer’s agave is in the foreground.

Photo 29. Close up of Arizona White Oak (Quercus arizonica). Photo 30. Close up of unknown juniper species (Juniperus sp.)

Photo 31. Close up Emory Oak (Quercus emoryi) Photo 32. Alligator juniper (Juniperus deppeana)

Photo 33. Close up view of Palmer’s agave (Agave palmeri) Photo 34. Silhouette of Say’s Phoebe in Section 23

Photo 35. Palmer’s agave in Section 14 from dirt road looking west towards the Whetstone Mountains.

Photo 36. Section 14. Photo shows oaks growing on the north-facing slope and agaves growing on the south-facing slope. Cassin’s Sparrow was also observed at this location.

Photo 37. At least six species of insects are feeding on this rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus)

Photo 38. Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) sitting on telephone pole near Granite Peak Road and Highway 82.

Photo 39. Looking southeast towards the Whetstone Mountains from top of the mesa along the road in Section 14.

Photo 40. Looking towards Spring Water Canyon. Oaks are dominant along the north-facing slopes.

Photo 41. Looking towards north-facing slope in Spring Water Canyon showing one-seed juniper and Emory oak. Ocotillo is in the foreground.

Photo 42. Close up view of sandpaper bush (Mortonia scabrella ), an evergreen shrub that is a characteristic Chihuahuan desert shrub.

Photo 43. Limestone ridgeline in Section 15. Ocotillo, agave, sandpaper bush, acacia, and lovegrass are present.

Photo 44. Schott’s century plant (Agave schottii) growing on rocky hillside in Section 14.

Photo 45. Same site as photo 44 but showing Schott’s century plant habitat Photo 46. Looking east from the western edge of Sands Ranch in Section 15.

Photo 47. From same site as photo 46- close up of viscid acacia (Acacia neovernicosa), a characteristic Chihuahuan Desert plant.

Photo 48. Habitat in Section 15 on the western edge of Sands Ranch. Viscid acacia is locally abundant on the limestone substrate.

Photo 49. Viscid acacia is in foreground Photo 50. Same site as previous four photos showing limestone substrate.

Photo 51. Mearns sumac (Rhus choriophylla) Photo 52. Little leaf sumac (Rhus microphylla) growing in same habitat as R. choriophylla.

Photo 53. Close up of viscid acacia (Acacia neovermicosa) Photo 54. Looking southeast from dirt road showing shallow red clay soils in Section 15.

Photo 55. Same site as photo 54 looking northwest. Photo 56. Ramsey Well located in northwest portion of Section 15.

Photo 57. Cream pincushion (Mammallaria heyeri) growing at Ramsey Well Photo 58. Mine located in northwest portion of Section 15, just northwest of Ramsey Well.

Photo 59. Looking into mine shaft near Ramsey Well. Photo 60. Echinocereus sp. growing near cave in Section 15.

Photo 61. Looking northeast from the south end of Bear Spring Canyon Photo 62. Bear Spring Canyon

Photo 63. Bear Spring Canyon Photo 64. Sunflower Family

Photo 65. Velvet ash (Fraxinus velutina) growing near Blacktail Spring Photo 66. Blacktail Spring showing deergrass (Muhlenbergia rigens)

Photo 67. Closeup of Spring flowing out of rock formation. Numerous wildlife tracks were seen at this site.

Photo 68. Blacktail Spring looking downstream

Photo 69. Blacktail Spring Photo 70. Blacktail Spring looking upstream towards the source

Photo 71. Close up view of lemonade berry (Rhus trilobata) Photo 72. Main drainage in Bear Spring Canyon showing exposed bedrock channel bottom

Photo 73. Small ponds formed in wash by seepage from between two layers of sedimentary rocks and scouring from last summer’s storms.

Photo 74. Mountain lion tracks seen along main drainage in Bear Spring Canyon

Photo 75. California Sister (Rhus trilobata) along the main drainage in Bear Spring Canyon Photo 76. In Bear Spring Canyon

Photo 77. Looking at hillsides surrounding drainage in Bear Spring Canyon Photo 78. Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sp.) observed in naturally occurring pond in Bear Spring

Canyon.

Photo 79. Same pond as Photo 78.

Photo 80. Second view of pond

Photo 81. Abandoned vehicles near Ramsey Well Photo 82. Sotol (Daisylirion leiophyllum) intermixed with viscid acacia (Acacia

neovernicosa) in the northwest edge of Section 15.

Photo 83. Landscape view of Bear Spring Canyon looking east from dirt road on top of the mesa

Photo 84. Close up view of the inflorescence of Palmer’s agave (Agave palmerii)

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