The Superstition Wilderness Area is a fragile Upper Sonoran Desert eco-system controlled by precipitation and elevation. The fauna and flora exhibit a wide range of diversity. Plants range from the magnificent Saguaro cactus to the stately Ponderosa pine.
Animals represent almost the entire spectrum of biological forms.
Animal and plant survival with in the boundaries of the Superstition Wilderness Area is dependent on the control restraints placed on man. Actually man is the greatest enemy to any natural eco-system. The desert is a very fragile eco-system easily disrupted by the activities of man. Man, as a temporary visitor to the wilderness, is philosophically sound. The temporary visitation by man to a wilderness may not be realistic.