DesertUSA.com
A comprehensive resource about the North American deserts and Southwest Destinations. Learn about desert biomes while you discover fascinating details about how plants and animals learn to adapt to the harsh desert environment.
Study desert landscapes and how the geologic features unique to the desert regions are formed. Find travel information about national parks, state parks, BLM land, and Southwest cities and towns located in or near the desert regions of the United States.
Access maps and information about the Sonoran Desert, Mojave desert, Great Basin Desert, Chihuhuan Desert which lie in the geographic regions of Arizona, California, New Mexico Nevada, Texas, Utah in the United States and into Mexico.
Who We Are
DesertUSA.com is maintained by Digital West Media, Inc., a San Diego-based multimedia company which has been in the communications business for more than two decades. Among other services, Digital West Media, Inc. designs and produces information-based products such as software products and commercial Web sites.
Advertising Opportunities
DesertUSA offers advertising opportunities to businesses that would like to promote their products or services on the Internet.
- A link from DesertUSA to your existing Web site
- Your own DesertUSA Web Page
- A Banner Ad strategically placed within the DesertUSA Web site
Advertising rates and general site information
A Resource for Educators and Students
Digital West Media, Inc. grants educators permission to use materials and resources from the DesertUSA Web site in their classrooms, free of charge. Please contact us via e-mail at Permissions, or phone us at 760 740 1787 ext. 1# for details.
Special news for teachers and schools, DesertUSA.com online store now accepts purchase orders from schools, libraries and educational districts. Just use the standard order form and select (I would rather fax my order) instead of the submit order button. Next, print out the form and mail or fax it to DesertUSA.com with a copy of your purchase order. Minimum order is $30.00. FAX 760 546 0321
Licensing
If you would like information about licensing materials from DesertUSA, please contact us via e-mail at Permissions, or phone us at 760 740 1787 ext. 1#.
Submitting Content To DesertUSA.com
If you would like to submit an article, story or personal adventure to DesertUSA for possible publication, you can do so by following the guidelines listed on the Content Submission page. DesertUSA reserves the right to refuse any content submitted. Manuscripts and content are not acknowledged or returned unless accompanied by self-addressed return envelope with proper postage attached. No responsibility is assumed for unsolicited contributions.
If you would like to submit a news item for the news blog, DesertUSAblog.com, please click here for more information.
If you would like to submit and essay or photos for our Desert Talk area, please click here for more information.
Disclaimer
DesertUSA makes every effort to provide accurate, error-free, up-to-date information. DesertUSA cannot, however, make any guarantees that any information is accurate or up-to-date. Ultimately, the user is responsible for verifying that the information is correct and current. DesertUSA provides contact information for parks, monuments and other organizations where information can be verified.
Copyright
All photographs, text,
illustrations, maps, video, audio and other content in DesertUSA are for personal
use only. Do not upload any DesertUSA.com content to any online service or FTP
site. All content on the DesertUSA Web site is Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 by Digital West Media, Inc and/or DesertUSA contributors.
DesertUSA.com Privacy Policy
DesertUSA.com, its advertisers and affiliates are deeply committed to protecting the privacy of Internet users. Below is information outlining our continued support for the responsible management of consumer information.
Consumer Information
Cookies & Tracking
DesertUSA.com, as well as most sites on the Internet, use "cookies" to enhance your experience on the web. DesertUSA.com cannot use these cookies to personally identify you in any way such as name, address, phone number, or e-mail address.
What are cookies and why do we use them? A cookie is a unique number that is provided to you the first time DesertUSA.com serves you a Web page. This unique number, which is stored in a cookie file on your computer, helps DesertUSA.com track your Web cart order if you shop in our online store.
While "cookies" are required by DesertUSA.com to make an online purchase in our store, they are not required for DesertUSA.com to deliver you content on all Web pages outside of the store (Trading Post).
If you do not want the benefit of cookies, there is a simple procedure to manually delete your cookies. Please consult your web browser's Help documentation for more information.
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click
here to email us.
Surveys and Order Forms
In some cases, you may voluntarily provide personal information by filling out a survey form or order form on the DesertUSA.com Web site.
DesertUSA.com survey data is used for the sole purpose of identifying the demographics and interests of DesertUSA.com visitors as an aggregate group. This data is used to describe the target audience of DesertUSA.com to potential advertisers. The information is also used to improve the DesertUSA site to better meet the needs of it's target audience. The information is not sold or used for any other purpose.
If you have any additional
questions about DesertUSAcom's dedication to consumer privacy, please click
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DesertUSA.Com Staff
Publisher:
Digital West Media Inc. |
Sales/Marketing Director:
Lynn Bremner |
Copy Editor:
Jay W. Sharp |
Zoology Editor:
Jerrold J. Feldner |
Production/Programming:
Kristine Bonner |
Webmaster/Programmer:
Jim F. Bremner |
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