SUCCESS STORIES Land   imprinting   was   invented   in   1976   with   several   prototypes   being   assembled   in Tombstone,   AZ   that   same   year.   Land   imprinting   demonstrations   A   though   J   were conducted   from   the   late   seventies   to   the   early   nineties   in   the   vicinity   of   Tucson, AZ where   the   annual   rainfall   ranges   from   10   to   13   inches   depending   on   the   elevation. Land   imprinting   quickly   proved   to   be   superior   to   the   rangeland   drill   for   establishing vegetation   in   the   desertified   lands   of   the   Sonoran   Desert.   Land   imprints   hold   soil and   rainwater   resources   in   place   for   germinating   seeds,   establishing   seedlings,   and growing   plants.   Quantities   of   land   biomass   and   carbon   storage   rise   abruptly   after the   first   good   rain   following   imprinting   as   revealed   in   the   following   photographs. Imprints   are   sufficiently   stable   to   wait   for   a   period   of   up   to   5   years   for   a   good   rain   to occur   in   the   Desert   Southwest.   Finally,   land   imprinting   holds   great   promise   for reversing land desertification, globally.

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2)   Demo   B:   Avra   Valley,   AZ   Seeded/Imprinted,   September-   November   1978.   Land desertification   caused   by   a   series   of   human   disturbances   including   overgrazing   and cotton farming, reversed in two years.

3) Demo C: Falcon Valley Ranch, AZ Seeded/Imprinted, March 1980. Land desertification caused by more than a century of overgrazing, reversed in 5 months because of adequate monsoonal rain.

1)   Demo   A:   Fort   Huachuca,   AZ   Seeded/Imprinted,   July   1978.   Land   desertification, caused    by    a    series    of    human    disturbances    including    overgrazing    and    military activities, reversed.

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4)    Demo    D:    Rail    X    Ranch,   AZ    Seeded    and    Imprinted,    May    1980.    Land desertification   caused   by   more   than   a   century   of   overgrazing   and   periotic droughts, reversed in 4 months because of good monsoonal rains.

5)   Demo   E:   Page   Ranch,   AZ   Seeded   and   Imprinted,   May   1982.   Land desertification   caused   by   more   than   a   century   of   overgrazing,   reversed   in   4 months.

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