Saguaro Park celebrates its 83rd birthday

Saguaro National Park is holding a celebration at the park’s east district today to mark the park’s 83rd birthday.

“There will be cake,” says an announcement from the park.

The daylong event at the east district visitor center, 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail, will also celebrate this year’s centennial of the National Park Service and the 100th birthday of a so-called Centennial Saguaro growing at the visitor center.

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Sunny the Saguaro, the new mascot for Saguaro Park, will make an appearance from noon to about 1 p.m., said park spokeswoman Andy Fisher.

Cake cutting will be at 12:30 p.m.

Fisher said other planned events include planting of saguaro seeds and presentations at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. focusing on the history of the National Park Service.