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Saguaro National Park
Mica View Trail
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Read the abstract and get the link to a published paper on a model to predict mercury risk park waterbodies: Kotalik, C.J. et al. 2025. Ecosystem drivers of freshwater mercury bioaccumulation are context-dependent: insights from continental-scale modeling. Environmental Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c07280
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National park visitors are using mobile-friendly platforms like iNaturalist to collect valuable data on biodiversity. Their observations help park managers monitor and respond to emerging threats, from stinknet in Saguaro National Park to the hemlock woolly adelgid in Acadia.
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You’ve heard people say to stay on the trail, but what does it matter in the desert? It’s just dirt... right? Wrong—it's alive! Discover what biological soil crusts are and why they're so important in dry environments.
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The National Park Service is implementing the restoration of native amphibians in over 20 sensitive wetlands across eight southwestern national parks. However, there's a particular threat (that croaks) that requires the NPS and partners to collaborate and innovate to find solutions.
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Join Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in celebrating our very important volunteer, VIP Bob Stoltz! Bob recently received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for completing over 2000 volunteer service hours. During his 19 years of service, Bob has also volunteered at Yellowstone National Park and Saguaro National Park. He plans to continue to volunteer at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area for his 20th year in 2025.
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At Saguaro National Park, iconic plants, desert wildlife, and park visitors all depend on reliable water sources. The Sonoran Desert Network monitors climate, groundwater, and springs at this park. Understanding changes in these closely linked factors helps managers make informed decisions affecting natural resources. Learn about our recent findings.
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At Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, springs and tinajas provide important ecosystem services for one of the most biologically diverse protected areas in the Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert Network monitors climate, groundwater, and springs at this park. Understanding changes in these closely linked factors helps managers make informed decisions affecting both natural and cultural resources. Learn about our recent findings.
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Sonoran Desert Network scientists monitor key resources and weather at Tonto National Monument by taking measurements throughout the year, which helps us track changes over time. This report summarizes weather and springs data from Water Year 2022. The data describe a dramatic change to Cave Canyon Spring. WY2022 was the third consecutive year of drought, and the park received less than average precipitation in all but three months.
Tumacácori National Historical Park
Melhok Ki (ocotillo and mud house)
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The O'odham word for house is "ki" (kee). Melhok (pronounced moo' ro) is the word for the plant known in Spanish and English as "ocotillo." The particular structure that you see here is a modern construction of a traditional O'odham dwelling, made of mesquite timbers, ocotillo sticks, and mud.
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At National Park Service units across the Sonoran Desert and Apache Highlands, the Sonoran Desert Network is monitoring small and mid-sized mammals using remote wildlife camera traps. Find out what we're learning about wildlife occupancy at Saguaro National Park's Tucson Mountain District.
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The Sonoran Desert Network uses remote wildlife cameras to monitor mammals in the Tucson Mountain District of Saguaro National Park. In 2023, we deployed 59 wildlife cameras and collected 3,967 photos of mammals. We analyze the photos using single-season occupancy models to find out how mammals use the park and to understand the pressures that affect mammal distribution across the landscape.
Saguaro National Park
You Are Here: Poetry in Parks at Mica View Picnic Area
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Mica View Picnic Area, specifically for Poetry in the Parks event in 2024
Saguaro National Park
Mica View Picnic Area (East District)
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Thanks to funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, NPS projects in the West hope to collect native seeds to aide in accelerating repairs to damage due to wildfire, mining, flood, or other causes.
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The National Park Service is implementing the restoration of native amphibians in over 20 sensitive wetlands across eight southwestern national parks - Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Chiricahua National Monument, Coronado National Memorial, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Saguaro National Park, and Tuzigoot National Historical Park.
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Saguaro National Park was named after the iconic Saguaro cactus which is native to the Sonoran Desert and a symbol of the American Southwest. Visitors come to Saguaro National Park to experience the unique wildlife and culture the park has to offer. The Sonoran Desert is home to many native species like the Sonoran Desert tortoise, Gila monster, and javalina.
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Native wildlife in Saguaro National Park are being entrapped in abandoned mines scattered throughout the vast wilderness of the Saguaro Forest. With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), park staff working with the Forest Service will soon close 15 mines to improve safety conditions for wildlife and park visitors and to restore the park landscape.
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The National Park Service, with funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will be able to build up stocks of the native workhorse plant species that can out compete invasive plant species so that native grasses and forbs can grow in previously disturbed areas.
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The National Park Service restores abandoned mineral lands associated with past mineral exploration, extraction, processing, and transportation across the nation's parks.