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Saguaro National Park is a national park in Tucson, AZ.

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Tracking Saguaro Cacti

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Saguaro Cacti, you know the classic western cactus that grows up to 50 feet tall and sprouts the arms that you see in classic western movies and roadrunner cartoons are in danger of theft. Saguaro’s are native only to the Sonoran Desert, which limits their native land to Arizona, California, Baja Mexico and Sonora. They take fifty years before they first flower and seventy years before growing their first limb. Everyone wants a nice 6-7′ Saguaro in their front yard and people don’t want... Read Full Story

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THE MIGHTY SAGUARO CACTUS

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From: traveltucson.blogspot.com

Nothing represents the desert like the magnificent Saguaro cactus. The Saguaro cactus is by far the most recognized symbol of the Sonoran Desert and its white blossom is the state flower of Arizona. In the desert west of Tucson, as you drive through the Saguaro National Park, you will find an abundance of these mighty giants. Set against the backdrop of rugged red hills these sentinels stand guard over a harsh terrain that provides little in the way of comfort or shade. These towering cacti... Read Full Story

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Saguaro

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From: arizonaphotographic.blogspot.com

Saguaro Cactus This slow-growing majestic cactus is unique to the Sonoran Desert, which stretches across southern Arizona and California and northern Mexico. The saguaro can grow to over 40 feet tall and can live over 150 years. The cactus produces white blooms from April to May and red fruit in June. A Gila Woodpecker Perched on a Budding Saguaro Cactus Read Full Story

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Saguaro National Monument

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Securing SaguaroComputer chips intended to foil cactus thieves

Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press, Some of the thousands of saguaro cactus plants that dot the landscape in Saguaro National Park on Monday in Tucson are about to get some security.

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Security for the saguaros

A 2000 census of the two districts making up the Saguaro National Park outside Tucson estimated that there were 1.3 million saguaros there. ...

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Feds to use computer chips to foil cactus thieves

But the chief ranger at southern Arizona's Saguaro National Park says the chips also will aid in tracking down and identifying stolen saguaros. ...

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Computer chips used in US to foil cactus thieves

Anyone thinking of stealing a saguaro cactus from the Arizona desert could soon be hauling off more than just a giant plant.

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Police search for boater after Saguaro Lake crash

Authorities on Saturday were searching for the body of a boater whose craft crashed into a dock at Saguaro Lake.

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First Offer for Saguaro RB

By Jason Jewell Saguaro(Scottsdale,Az)RB Beau Burton, one of the most productive backs in Arizona the last three years, has now received his first offer. ...

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Boater's body found after accident in Saguaro Lake

A spokesman for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says the body of a boater was recovered from Saguaro Lake on Sunday. The boater disappeared after an ...

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Boater's body found in Saguaro Lake

AP - October 5, 2008 4:14 PM ET The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says the boater had gone missing Saturday night after an accident at the dock in which ...

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Saguaro edges PV in thriller

by Richard Obert - Oct. 3, 2008 10:17 PM Phoenix Paradise Valley's Danny Compton nearly ended top-ranked Scottsdale Saguaro's long winning streak with his ...

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If you find a saguaro in New Mexico's wilds, do tell us

The saguaro grows in parts of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, extreme southeastern California and northwestern Mexico. Its range is limited by freezing ...

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