The National Park Service makes every effort to keep the public informed about news events, accomplishments, employee recognitions, special and re-occurring events which occur within and around the units of the Park Service.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument publishes The Pitahaya park newspaper which provides visit planning information and contains articles on various resource-related topics.
Organ Pipe provides news releases to local and regional newspapers; current and past news releases can also be found here on the park web site.
For all press inquiries, call the park's Public Information Officer at (520) 387-6849.
Did You Know?
Lesser long-nosed bats are considered an endangered species. Every summer ORPI hosts a "maternal" colony consisting of 20,000 pregnant female bats. They come to feast on the pollen, nectar and fruit of the cactus. They are the primary pollonator of Organ Pipe Cactus.