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The U.S. Forest Service is waiving fees at most of its day-use recreation sites over the Veterans Day holiday weekend, Nov. 10-12. The fee waivers – the fourth this year — are offered in cooperation with other federal agencies under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. Day-use fees will be waived at all standard amenity [...]
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument invites the public to participate in special events in observance of the 2nd Annual National Archaeology Day on Saturday, October 20, 2012. Gila Cliff Dwellings in cooperation with the Archaeological Institute of America will commit this day to raising awareness of archeology and to providing educational opportunities for the public. [...]
Monument Volunteers Help with Bat Research A yellow bat Usually in September, people start the school year by asking their friends about the places they visited and the things they did over the summer – with typical answers like “visited family out of state, or hung out by the pool.” But for a few volunteers [...]
Death Valley will celebrate the re-opening of the Furnace Creek Visitor Center on November 3rd and 4th, 2012, with 20 Mule Team demonstrations, new interpretive exhibits, music and an official ribbon cutting. Entrance to the park is free on both days. • Remodeled LEED Certified Mission 66 Visitor Center• HD “Living Death Valley” Film• New Interpretive [...]
Grab the family and head on out to California’s Heart of the Desert, Borrego Springs, for the 47th Annual Borrego Days Desert Festival. Friends and family will gather for this three day local tradition to enjoy a little sliver of Americana in our own backyard. This FREE festival takes place on Friday, October 26, [...]
Every year Shoshone Village celebrates the rich heritage of the area by bringing together enthusiasts of Western history and culture for a fun filled weekend. Take a walk through time at the historical Shoshone Museum and relive the area’s reich past through the memories and writings of special museum speakers. Pick up a map of [...]
The National Park Service will also waive entrance fees from November 10-12 in commemoration of Veterans Day. WASHINGTON: All 397 national parks will offer free entrance on Saturday, September 29 for National Public Lands Day. The 19th annual event encourages everyone to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. Visit www.nps.gov for a list of [...]
Ninety-year-old World temperature record in El Azizia (Libya) is invalid Improved data strengthens Climate knowledge GENEVA, 13 September 2012 (WMO) – A World Meteorological Organization panel has concluded that the all-time heat record held for exactly 90 years by El Azizia in Libya is invalid because of an error in recording the temperature. The announcement follows [...]
The Desert Sun is reporting that Salvation Mountain “has faced major challenges in recent months after deteriorating health finally forced the 80-year-old Knight to depart for a care facility in December. Days later, Knight’s 47-year-old assistant and caretaker, Kevin Eubank, suddenly died of a heart attack.” The paper reported that a caretaker, Adam Zeek, has [...]
Date: August 22, 2012 Death Valley, CA–On the evening of August 10th a weather event that included several dry lightning cells ignited several fires in the vicinity of Hunter Mountain in the Panamint Range of Death Valley National Park. These lightning strikes resulted in two wildland fires, the South Fire and the Pass Fire, [...]
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