NANFA-- Our Vanishing Riparian Landscapes in the Southwest

IndyEsox_at_aol.com
Fri, 16 Feb 2001 22:41:31 EST

" Late in the first millennium, Pueblo settlers began the process of
clearing, modifying and polluting Southwestern rivers and streams and the
riparian (or, bordering) woodlands, making way for a sedentary community life
with villages, irrigated fields and commerce. Early in the third millennium,
Euro-American settlers have very nearly finished the process, having
profoundly altered an estimated 90 percent of the riparian landscape and
having planned changes for much of the remaining 10 percent."

http://www.desertusa.com/mag01/feb/stories/land.html
<A HREF="http://www.desertusa.com/mag01/feb/stories/land.html">Our Vanishing
Riparian Landscapes - DesertUSA</A>

Above is link to the rest of the article and pictures. Desert USA is a free
monthly online magazine.

Chuck Church
Indianapolis, Indiana USA

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