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WASHINGTON – Don’t forget your camera as you head outdoors this spring: the National Natural Landmarks Program annual photo contest is now open and accepting entries. “This is the 50th anniversary of the program and we hope people will join the celebration by photographing one of America’s National Natural Landmarks,” said National Park Service Director [...]
Palm Springs Hiking Destinations Palm Canyon & The Trading Post Palm Canyon is the largest native California Fan Palm oasis in the world. Once the home of the Cahuilla Indians, the Canyon is filled with native plants, wildlife and a year round water source. Rock mortars can be seen on some of the rocks near [...]
24‐year‐old Guillermo Pino has been missing since Sunday, April 8th in the Anza Borrego Badlands. He went missing around noon while out exploring the caves with his family in an area called Arroyo Tapiado, two miles from the mouth of the wash. He is described as a fairly experienced hiker with no known medical conditions. Mr. Pino has [...]
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 [...]
Department of Fish and Game (DFG) wardens responded quickly Tuesday morning and relocated a bear that has been getting into Southern California trash cans. The 400-pound bear has been sighted multiple times around the Glendale area in the last three weeks. This morning, it was cornered in a La Crescenta backyard giving DFG officials the [...]
April 15: The Biogeography of Oak Creek and the Verde River Basin: A Bridge Through Space and Time at Red Rock State Park, Arizona 2 pm Park Theatre. Red Rock State Park will present Dr. Larry Stevens during their Sunday Lecture Series in April. Dr. Stevens will address The Biogeography of Oak Creek and the [...]
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 [...]
April 1881 – Bob Paul, former Wells Fargo agent, becomes Pima County Sheriff after a protracted challenge over the November 1880 election results. April 1881- Tombstone’s city council reorganized the City Marshal’s office as a police department, and established a Chief of Police for the city of 4,000.
April 4: First Time Hikers to the Sonoran Desert, Lost Dutchman SP 9 am. This hike is an introduction to hiking in the Sonoran Desert. The hike starts on Treasure Loop Trail, and converges to Jacob Crosscut Trail. The trail includes a small steeper and rockier section followed by a smooth, well maintained section giving [...]
Spend Your Saturdays in April at Oracle State Park! Oracle SP is open Saturdays only through April 28 and will be closing for the summer. Join us for guided bird walks, journal making workshop, and tour the historic Kannally Ranch House. Celebrate Earth Day with Oracle SP and hike a portion of the Arizona Trail. [...]
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