Tucson, Arizona, provides a powerful sense of place and calling, rooted in 4,000 years of human history. Here are key Tucson ...

Most people see their first saguaro (pronounced “sah-wah-roh”) cactus on television, perhaps in a cartoon or a Western movie. The signature plants of the Sonoran Desert, towering saguaro cacti ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — There is nothing more iconic in Southern Arizona than the saguaro cactus, and there is no better place to learn its history than at Saguaro National Park. It may not always be ...

The cacti arrive in buckets and cardboard boxes, in truck beds and plastic cups. Some are prickly green knobs smaller than a fist; others are saguaros a few feet tall—miniature versions of the ...

Get your camera ready for Saguaro National Park. The park is home to the tallest cactus species in the country, the saguaro, a symbol of the Southwest. They’re particularly concentrated in the west ...

Reactions to a controversial saguaro removal caught on video on a golf course in Marana highlights the importance and value of the cactus to southern Arizona communities. When a golfer saw landscapers ...

PHOENIX — You can leave your mark on Super Bowl LVII thanks to a contest from the Arizona Super Bowl Committee. Fans are being given the opportunity to name the Super Saguaro, a uniquely Arizona ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A Scottsdale couple claims a Valley tree service mistakenly cut down a perfectly healthy Saguaro cactus in front of their house. John and Erika Peet say they want the ...

In Phoenix, the summer of 2020 was so hot even the cactuses couldn’t stand it — literally. In the weeks after August, the hottest month in the hottest summer on record in a place already famous for ...