Dry Borders Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert

"If you like sand in your shoes, warm handshakes, a hint of mystery, cactus flowers, and grand openness, then you'll love this region as much as we do." Despite its forbidding reputation as North America's fiercest desert, people have long valued the unique character of the Sonoran Desert in southwestern Arizona and northwestern Mexico and have worked to protect it. Since 1937, six areas have been established on both sides of the border as protected zones. The most recent is the Sonoran Desert National Monument, established in 2001. The total area, often referred to as the Gran Desierto, is now nearly contiguous and comprises over 6.5 million acres.Felger, Richard Stephen is the author of 'Dry Borders Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert', published 2006 under ISBN 9780874808193 and ISBN 0874808197.