Facilities & Technology
The location of UA's School of Natural Resources in the desert Southwest provides a wealth of opportunities to enhance our understanding of issues relevant to natural resource management of semi-arid environments undergoing rapid population growth. Faculty and students take advantage of the diversity of the Southwestern landscape to study everything from fisheries in the Gulf of California to invasive species in the desert grasslands to endangered species on high mountain, sky island forests. The school also home to advanced analytical, field and laboratory tools. Special equipment and facilities are described below.
| Logo | Resource | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Advanced Resource Technology Lab | The ART lab brings GIS technology to natural resource questions. | Analytical Capability |
 | Biosphere 2 | The Biosphere 2 provides the unique opportunity to study ecosystems under controlled conditions. | Facilities |
 | Field Equipment | A wide variety of field equipment is available to support research in SNR. | Research Infrastructure |
 | Herbarium | The UA Herbarium is the largest herbarium in the arid southwest, with 380,000 specimens. | Research Infrastructure |
 | Laboratory Equipment | Laboratory equipment used in the School of Natural Resources | Research Infrastructure |
 | Santa Rita Experimental Range | The Santa Rita Experimental Range offers unique opportunities for research, education and outreach. | Facilities |
 | The Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed | At the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed researchers consider the effects of land use change on hydrological processes. | Facilities |
 | V Bar V Ranch | The V-V provides a unique combination of research and educational opportunities for sustainable rangeland management . | Facilities |
