New director heartened by young cacti - Changes come slowly at Saguaro Monument
Kreutz D. 1993. New director heartened by young cacti - Changes come slowly at Saguaro Monument. Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. 28 Feb 1993. 1B, 4B
Newspaper article about new Superintendent at Saguaro National Monument discussing hopeful comeback of saguaro seedlings after a period of decline in recruitment of saguaros at the Monument. Young saguaros appear to have begun flourishing after cattle were banned from the Monument about twenty years prior. Saguaro decline is described as possibly also due to air pollution as a result of being near an urban area (Tucson) and bacterial necrosis.
- Type
- Newspaper Article
- Authors
- Kreutz, Douglas
- Date of Issue
- 1993-02-28
- Publisher
- John M Humenik
- Units
- SAGU
- Keywords
- bacterial necrosis, cattle, Park Superintendent, saguaro, Saguaro National Monument
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Desert Communities , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Point-Source Human Effects | Point-Source Human Effects , NPS.gov Subject Site: Deserts , NPS.gov Subject Site: Iconic Trees