Santa Rita Experimental Range and Wildlife Area

Santa Rita Experimental Range and Wildlife Area
Established1903 (1903)
Field of research
Agricultural science
Environmental science
LocationPima County, Arizona, US
31°50′00″N 110°51′10″W / 31.83342°N 110.85286°W / 31.83342; -110.85286
85721
CampusUniversity of Arizona ALVSCE
Operating agency
University of Arizona
WebsiteSanta Rita Experimental Range

The Santa Rita Experimental Range and Wildlife Area[1] is the longest continuously active rangeland research facility and among the five oldest biological field stations in the United States. Located south of Tucson in Pima County, Arizona, the 52,000 acre Santa Rita Experimental Range (SRER) was founded in 1903 and administered by the United States Forest Service until 1987, when the University of Arizona College of Agriculture took over administration of the site. The mission at the SRER is "to advance research and education on the ecology and management of desert rangelands through the secure, long-term access to research areas, state-of-the-art facilities, new discoveries, and research legacies."[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Santa Rita Experimental Range and Wildlife Area, AZ". Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  2. ^ "Santa Rita Experimental Range". Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  3. ^ "Santa Rita Experimental Range : School of Natural Resources and the Environment 1". Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  4. ^ "Santa Rita Experimental Range : School of Natural Resources and the Environment 2". Archived from the original on 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2013-12-10.