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Hi, I'm Ranger Miriam.

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Hi, I'm Ranger Melanie.

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I'm Ranger Tika.

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And I'm Ranger Summer.

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And welcome to Saguaro

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National Park.

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Here at Saguaro National

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Park, we protect and we

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preserve everything that

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calls this land its home.

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To those small little

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circles you find on

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the ground being the homes

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of the kangaroo rats,

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to the tallest saguaros

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like the one behind me.

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We do this to educate you

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and all who come after you.

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While you're visiting

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Saguaro National Park.

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Here are some things

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that you can do to respect

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this environment.

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Be sure to stay with your

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group and share the trail.

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Go ahead.

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Thank you.

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And if you can't find

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a garbage can, put your

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trash in your pocket.

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Respect the wildlife

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and keep a safe distance.

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And remember, we're in their

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home, so they won't hurt

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you if you don't hurt them.

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Be careful of where

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you're walking.

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There's lots of pokey things

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in the desert and sometimes

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you might not even see

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them. On your field trip,

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we're going to be outside

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the whole time in the

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desert, so it's important

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to have certain things to

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be prepared, such as a hat

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for sun protection and

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sunscreen.

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Also, because the sun has

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harmful rays that can

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damage your skin. Don't

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forget to reapply! And water

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to stay hydrated

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in this hot, hot heat.

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And, then of course, we

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want closed toed shoes such

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as boots or sneakers.

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We don't want sandals.

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Saguaro National Park is

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a really special place

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because it has two

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sides where we offer field

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trips, and right now

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we're on the west side.

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The west side of the park

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is also known as

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the Tucson Mountain

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District because we have

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the Tucson Mountains.

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It's also drier over here

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and has more saguaros.

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Ranger Melanie is going

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to tell you more about

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the east side of the park.

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I'm here in a really special

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part of Saguaro National

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Park's east district, a

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place called the Desert

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Research Learning Center,

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where scientists are every

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day learning new things

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about plants, animals, fire

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and water.

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These rare and delicate

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aquatic environments

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are home to fish like

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the Rio Sonoyta pupfish

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and frogs like

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the lowland leopard frog.

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The districts are

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a little bit different

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from each other.

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Both are fabulous.

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We are at Signal Hill,

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which is one of many places

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where you can get a glimpse

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into Saguaro's past.

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You may see images

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on rocks like this.

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Those are called

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petroglyphs, images carved

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into those rocks.

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These were created

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thousands of years ago

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by, our ancestral

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people of this land.

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Some of the meanings

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of these petroglyphs have

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been lost due to time.

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However, that's why we

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protect and preserve

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them from future

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generations to come.

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Just like you guys.

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Saguaro National Park

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is located on the ancestral

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land of the Tohono

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O'odham and the Pascua

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Yaqui people.

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This is why it's super

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important for us

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to teach you about these

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people and their

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relationship with the land.

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We hope with all this

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information, you'll have

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a fun, safe and successful

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field trip.

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See you soon!