Through the 682-foot entrance tunnel that transports visitors from another world into a lush green mountain valley, the community of Saguaro Ranch is beginning to take shape inside this private desert enclave.

Sept. 1, 2004 - GETTING AROUND: The Empire Companies, a major land developer in Southern California, has purchased the 790-acre Saguaro Springs property in Marana from developer Best Associates for $25 million.

Darla Sidles, deputy superintendent of Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, has been named superintendent of Saguaro National Park, according to Intermountain Regional Director Mike Snyder.

For two years, development plans have put a resort and hotel area next to upscale residences at Dove Mountain. Now a resort may end up near Saguaro Ranch, another neighborhood on Marana’s tony northeast side, instead.

Public registration for the 2011 Saguaro BioBlitz inventory teams is now open. Interested participants are invited to join scientists in the field to find and identify species that live in Saguaro National Park during the BioBlitz on Oct. 21-22.

Kennedy Funding Inc., and its partner, Anglo-American Financial LLC, the investor groups that won control of Saguaro Ranch in the Tortolita Mountains earlier this month after a trustee sale, plan on selling the entire property to a developer.

Through their attorney, two residents of unincorporated Pima County have requested that the Town of Marana attorney’s office file felony kidnapping or misdemeanor unlawful imprisonment charges against the manager of McClintock’s restaurant at Saguaro Ranch.

A one-day junior ranger program for children ages 6 to 12 is being held this Friday, July 15, at Saguaro National Park West.

Saguaro National Park is again using herbicides to control buffelgrass.

Saguaro National Park is conducting Junior Ranger Camps at the Rincon Mountain District, Saguaro East, throughout June.

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Ten-year-old Drake Patton sat in front of the sterile hood, listening to instructions from Dr. A. Elizabeth Arnold and her students.

Public registration for the 2011 Saguaro BioBlitz inventory teams is now open. Interested participants are invited to join scientists in the field to find and identify species that live in Saguaro National Park during the BioBlitz on Oct. 21-22.

Principals, stakeholders, creditors and assorted other interested parties are awaiting a ruling by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Eileen W. Hollowell on an amended plan of disclosure statement that seeks to get Saguaro Ranch back on its feet and its debts paid off.

A clump of 13 saguaros, from less than a foot tall to more than six feet tall, are an unusual sight on a hiking trail in Saguaro National Park East.

Late afternoon clouds light up fiery red as the sun sets, silhouetting saguaros at Catalina State Park earlier this month. This monsoon, the park has received 4.8 inches of rain.