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Fee-free National Park Week and Junior Ranger Day at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Picture yourself at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument for free! During National Park Week, April 21-29, ALL 397 of your national parks offer free admission, all week long. The staff at Gila Cliff Dwellings invites you to enjoy the 1-mile roundtrip [...]
THEME: Dedication of the Morteros Cultural Trail Saturday, April 14, 2012 Events: 9 – 4:30 Silent Auction at the Begole Archaeological Research Center. Bidding closes 4:30 pm. Winning bids announced 5:00 pm. (Winners need not be present) 9– 4:00 Native American Basket and Pottery Display and Demonstrations. (Craft items for sale) 9:30 – 4 Tours [...]
Morongo Basin, April 22, 2012: The Morongo Basin Conservation Association invites the public to pre-register for its Second Annual Desert-Wise Landscape Tour occurring on Sunday, April 22, 2012 from 9am to 4pm. This self-guided tour will provide an opportunity to visit 20 residential landscapes and unique out-door spaces throughout the Basin and see how others [...]
MENLO PARK, Calif. — The El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake in northern Baja California, Mexico on April 4, 2010 triggered surface movement on several Southern California faults. Detailed mapping of these small movements by the U.S. Geological Survey, California Geological Survey, and other institutions, revealed previously unknown faults in the greater Salton Sea area, and confirmed whether [...]
Wolf OR7 Returns to Oregon After drawing much public attention for his historic trek into California, the gray wolf designated as OR7 has turned north and crossed back into Oregon. Originally part of a wolfpack in northeastern Oregon, OR7 wandered more than 1,062 miles in Oregon in September through December of last year before crossing [...]
Death Valley NP is a lot like Mars. That’s why scientists are partnering with the park to celebrate a three-day, free public festival titled Mars and the Mojave: Exploring extremes on Earth and beyond, scheduled for March 9-11, 2012 The barren landscape of Death Valley, almost devoid of vegetation, evokes the red planet’s surface.The dry, [...]
Weather Forecast: Today……………………….Mostly sunny. Highs 58 to 63 in the mountains…around 77 at furnace creek. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Tonight…………………….Partly cloudy. Lows 37 to 42 in the mountains…around 50 at furnace creek. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Tomorrow…………………Sunny. Highs 64 to 69 in the mountains…around [...]
Feb 17, 2012 Joshua Tree reports: Up to 12 inches of snow accumulated in the park on February 15. With the arrival of a cold front last night that brought up to 12 inches of snow in some areas, several park roads were closed for visitor safety while snow removal is in progress. Read more on [...]
preserve open space Pacific Crest Trails Association and Anza-Borrego Foundation are pleased to announce the purchase of 40 acres within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The once privately-held parcel located next to the Pacific Crest Trail will be preserved as open space and set aside for public use. PCTA helped pay a portion of the purchase [...]
“More than 500 volcanic vents have been identified in the State of California. At least 76 of these vents have erupted, some repeatedly, during the last 10,000 years. … Sooner or later, volcanoes in California will erupt again, and they could have serious impacts on the health and safety of the State’s citizens as well [...]
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