Scientists at the Sonoran Desert Field Station conduct research on issues related to the ecology and management of desert resources. In doing so, the station provides technical assistance to the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Defense, and other client agencies on issues related to the development and implementation of plans to manage desert lands and their resources.

• Agave Palmeri Flower Stalk Herbivory and Population Dynamics
• A Cooperative Study Plan to Review the Status of the Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Arizona
• Design and Implementation of Natural Resource Information Management Systems
• Role of Fire in the Arizona Upland Subdivision of the Sonoran Desert
• Status of Introduced Plants in Southern Arizona Parks and Refuges