Brush clearing on Cactus Forest Loop at Rincon Mountain District April 16 through 23, interment traffic delays

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Brush clearing on Cactus Forest Loop at Rincon Mountain District April 16 through 23, interment traffic delays

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on April 12, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

Saguaro National Park will have trail crews on the Cactus Forrest Loop Drive next Tuesday, April 16th. Visitors should expect momentary delays between 7am and 5:30pm through Friday, April 19th. Crews will not be on the Loop over the weekend and will resume work on Monday, April 22nd and 23rd.

Crews will be working in the parking lot and near the fee booth all the way to Javalina Picnic area. All motor vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians will be stopped intermittently, with delays not to exceed 15 minutes.

Park staff will be working to clear Loop of overgrowth and will be using chainsaws and a large wood chipper to accomplish this work.

Saguaro National Park

3693 S.Old Spanish Trail

Tucson, AZ 85730

https://nps.gov/sagu

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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