Saguaro researchers from the U.S. and Mexico gathered in Tucson recently to launch the largest and most wide-ranging effort ever to study the iconic cactus.
Researchers from the U.S. and Mexico gathered in Tucson earlier this month to launch the largest and most wide-ranging effort yet to study the iconic cactus inside and out everywhere it is found.
People are also reading… The ambitious new plans grew from a first-of-its-kind research symposium and workshop aptly called"The Future of the Saguaro.” The two-day event at the University of Arizona featured about 35 saguaro scientists, who shared their research and discussed areas in need of further study.
Biologist Don Swann has worked at Saguaro National Park for more than 30 years, but he still learned some new things about the park’s namesake plant during the symposium, at which he was a presenter. Now Albeke and company are trying to see if they can literally scale up their drone use, using higher-elevation flights to quickly survey saguaros across larger patches of desert.
“There are a lot of people working individually on a lot of different research questions,” Breslin said. “All saguaro research is long-term research,” Breslin added. “It transcends the people who are currently alive.” Breslin considers it “a major drawback” that there was no tribal representation at the workshop, and he hopes to see that change at future events.
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