It is an area created to protect the saguaro cactus. It is comprised of two separate districts encompassing over 91,000 acres ...

And so it was that in March 2000 at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona, Hutto set his sights on the Sonoran Desert’s stately icon — the saguaro cactus. Several years earlier, ...

Joe Pagac's towering 153-foot "Desert Colossus" saguaro cactus, set against a baby blue cloud-dotted backdrop, looms ...

This 92,867-acre park is dedicated to the largest cactus in the U.S., the saguaro (pronounced sa-WAH-ro), a universal symbol of the American West. The park is divided into two districts ...

Some of these cacti are 250 years old. The Gila woodpecker nests inside the stem of the saguaro cactus where the temperature inside can be up to 30ºC (86ºF) cooler than outside. The prickly pear ...

Its 4-mile length wanders through the last vestiges of neon and industry before ducking into mountainous backcountry, but not before delivering one of the best trips through saguaro cactus country ...

For more than three decades, the Sahuaro High School girls’ basketball ... consecutive playoff appearance when they face Cave Creek Cactus Shadows High School in the first round of the Class ...

An Arizona national park will close both its visitor centers one day a week. Saguaro National Park posted Thursday, Feb. 20, on its website and social media accounts that visitor centers in the ...