The University of Arizona: Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners Community Education – Big Horn and Bush Fire Saguaro Cacti Restoration

Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners Community Education group has an exciting Zoom presentation scheduled for 1pm on Wednesday 13 September.    Jonathan Horst, Director of Conservation and Research at Tucson Audubon Society, will share the recent history of the hundreds of thousands of saguaro cacti that were lost in the Bighorn and Bush Fires in 2020 and how a major project is underway to restore those lost and protect those that remain. Hundreds of animal, bird, and insect species make their homes in saguaros and feed on the nectar and flowers when food sources become scarce in the heat of summer; preservation of saguaros is essential to their existence. Tucson Audubon Society is also working with multiple groups, including Northern Arizona University, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, University of Arizona, and Desert Botanical Gardens on binational saguaro common garden experiments getting underway this summer for long-term saguaro restoration.    To register for this zoom presentation please use the following link: Registration Link https://arizona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-3PCmVJfRMupnPiIDdmKBg      Registration: Required  County or Tribal Extension Offices: Pinal