Arizona's Saguaro Preserve Elevated to National Park Status
Rotstein AH. 1994. Arizona's Saguaro Preserve Elevated to National Park Status. 06 Nov 1994. I-1 to I-3
Saguaro National Monument was elevated to National Park status on Oct. 14, 1994. In addition, funds were designated to purchase land to add to the park to act as a buffer to encroaching suburbs in the quickly growing area of Tucson, AZ. Brief descriptions of the characteristics of saguaros and the biodiversity of the geographic area of the park are included in the article.
- Type
- Newspaper Article
- Authors
- Rotstein, Arthur
- Date of Issue
- 1994-11-06
- Publisher
- Albuquerque Journal
- Units
- SAGU
- Keywords
- National Park designation, President Clinton, saguaro
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Desert Communities , NPS.gov Subject Site: Biodiversity , NPS.gov Subject Site: Deserts