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Saguaro National ParkSummer monsoon sunset - Photo by John Williams
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Saguaro National Park
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Support Saguaro National Park

Like many national parks throughout the country, Saguaro simply would not be able to accomplish many of the things that help visitors enjoy their park, without the assistance of a dedicated group of park volunteers. In 2005 alone, 536 park volunteers donated almost 25,000 hours of time to Saguaro. The projects these folks participated in include; assisting biologists with research projects, pulling non-native weeds, day to day maintenance functions, leading nature hikes and patrolling trails on foot and horseback. Not only are we fortunate to have this tremendous cadre of park volunteers, we also have financial support from two great non-profit organizations, The Friends of Saguaro National Park and Western National Parks Association.

Buffelgrass spreads by seed. The dense growth form carries hot fires and risk of death to non-fire adapted cactus and other desert plants.
Buffelgrass - an invasive non-native grass
Get involved: You can help to remove this pest species from Arizona.
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The flower of a Staghorn Cholla  

Did You Know?
Many of the plants of the Sonoran Desert are not only edible, they are great sources of nutrition, including the buds of the Staghorn Cholla which is a great source of calcium.

Last Updated: September 01, 2007 at 13:03 EST