Firefighters fought and monitored several fires Sunday in the Coronado National Forest and Saguaro National Park. No structures were damaged, and there were no injuries, officials said. The Nuevo and White Tank fires, five miles west of Tubac, have burned about 9,600 acres in Coronado forest.

Our view: Measures to expand Saguaro, Las Cienegas too important to let languish Tucsonans who want to see Saguaro National Park expanded should sharpen their pencils and prepare to write to their congressional representatives.

By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Jul. 29--Tucsonans who want to see Saguaro National Park expanded should sharpen their pencils and prepare to write to their congressional representatives. Sitting back and waiting for Congress to take the lead on this issue is not a good alternative.

By Tim Ellis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Jul. 24--Hikers, mountain bikers and especially equestrians are riled up over a proposal to close portions of some popular trails in Saguaro National Park East.

By Jaffe, Matthew Explore the ancient cactus forest budding into bloom at Saguaro National Park STANDING BENEATH a 4O-foot saguaro in Arizona's Rincon Mountain District foothills, it's easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer size of this cactus.