The Arizona Republic reached out to Saguaro National Park for an explanation on the visitor center closures. A representative who answered by email said they were not authorized to comment and requests must go directly to the park service's head office.

President Donald Trump's administration has canceled leases for 24 federal offices in Arizona, according to a government data portal detailing the president's efforts to downsize the federal government.

The Trump administration plans to shutter two National Park Service offices in Flagstaff later this year. It is part of cost-cutting initiatives that have targeted 2 million square feet of federal office space around the country.

At least five national parks, monuments and forests in Arizona were expected to see protesters objecting to federal layoffs and budget cuts.

Over 38% of Arizona is federal public land managed by the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Defense, according to the Congressional Research Service. According ...

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Gov. Katie Hobbs won’t use state resources to help out at the Grand Canyon, even if there is a ripple effect on the Arizona economy.

The park service’s own data for that year shows that 325.5 million visitors spent $26.4 billion in communities near national parks. In Arizona, Mirza said, that economic boost to gateway communities was about $1.2 billion, including $74.5 million in ...