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Posted Jul 4, 2016, 4:38 pm
Jamie Verwys
/TucsonSentinel.com
For most, Independence Day is a time to gather with friends, grill hot dogs and watch fireworks blast through the sky. Monday at the Saguaro National Park, 20 new citizens celebrated not with firecrackers, but with hands proudly raised and an oath of allegiance to the United States.... Read more»
Posted Nov 7, 2013, 7:02 pm
Angeline Carbajal
/TucsonSentinel.com
Saguaro National Park is marking Veterans Day by waiving entry fees at the Southern Arizona park all weekend.... Read more»
Posted Oct 17, 2013, 9:39 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
After a 16-day closure due to the federal government shutdown, workers reopened the gates of Saguaro National Park early Thursday morning. "We are happy to be back working to serve the American people and welcoming visitors back to their park," park Superintendent Darla Sidles said.... Read more»
Posted Jul 4, 2013, 2:57 pm
Ryan Revock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Twenty people celebrated Independence Day by becoming U.S. citizens at Saguaro National Park on Thursday. Some came from Mexico, some from South Korea. Delphine Knight walked into the park’s visitor center as a Belgian citizen, but walked out with her husband and two children as a newly minted U.S. citizen.... Read more»
Posted Jun 5, 2012, 12:40 pm
Janet Rose Jackman
/TucsonSentinel.com
Saturday could be a good day to enjoy the great outdoors when Saguaro National Park will waive its $10 entrance fee.... Read more»
Posted Mar 21, 2012, 12:00 pm
Janet Rose Jackman
/TucsonSentinel.com
Saguaro National Park will no longer use vending machines that dispense water and soda in disposable plastic bottles.... Read more»
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Posted Jan 26, 2012, 3:55 pm
Rachel Cabakoff
/TucsonSentinel.com
Hundreds of volunteers are expected to gather at Saguaro National Park and sites around Tucson for the Fifth Annual Buffelgrass Beatback on Saturday.... Read more»
Posted Jan 12, 2012, 12:52 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Visitors to Saguaro National Park can enter for free this weekend, as the cactus-studded park joins other national park units in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.... Read more»