The park, which includes a natural spring and a pond, was closed indefinitely after a lightning strike set hundreds of palm trees on fire on Sept. 28.
Jamie Donnelly Agua Caliente Park is scheduled to reopen later this month after a fire broke out and damaged numerous trees at the park on Tucson's northeast side.
“We are pleased that crews have been able to work so efficiently and quickly,” Vic Pereira, department director, said in a news release. “To be able to open during the holiday season is beyond expectations.” People are also reading… The fire also damaged two interpretive signs, four picnic tables, two trash cans, a bike rack and several internal/external irrigation systems, the news release said. The department plans to repair and replace the damaged infrastructure in phases over the next year.
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