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Grand Canyon National Park to Begin Modified Shuttle Bus Operations
Grand Canyon, AZ-As part of its phased reopening, the National Park Service (NPS) continues to increase recreational access and services at Grand Canyon National Park. Park officials are pleased to announce the resumption of shuttle bus services on September 5. The...
National Park Service Continues Caring for Tomales Point Reserve Tule Elk
Point Reyes Station, California. – In light of the current drought conditions across the region National Park Service staff at Point Reyes National Seashore are monitoring the water availability for the tule elk in the Tomales Point Reserve. The park has a plan in...
Bobcat and mountain lion found dead from anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.— An adult female bobcat and a subadult male mountain lion have both died directly from the effects of anticoagulant rat poisons (or anticoagulant rodenticides, also known as ARs), in the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains north of the Santa...
California State Parks Issues Full, Partial Closures of Park Units Due to Ongoing Wildfires
California’s Oldest State Park, Big Basin Redwoods, Extensively Damaged SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California State Parks issued full or partial closures today for more than two dozen parks due to the ongoing wildfires burning across much of the state. Camping reservation...
Hottest temperature recorded on Earth in nearly 100 years at Death Valley Aug 16th
A ranger stands next to the thermometer at Furnace Creek Visitor Center. The Celsius reading should display 54 degrees. NPS DEATH VALLEY, CA – Yesterday at 3:41 PM PDT (Sunday, August 16, 2020), a temperature of 130°F was recorded at Furnace Creek in Death Valley...
Free Entrance August 25 for 104th Birthday of the National Park Service
In celebration of the 104th birthday of the National Park Service (NPS), Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will offer free park entrance on Tuesday, August 25. Many land and water based activities are available; find all the information needed to plan your next...
Cliff Collapse Reveals 313-million-year-old Fossil Footprints in Grand Canyon National Park
GRAND CANYON, AZ. – Paleontological research has confirmed a series of recently discovered fossils tracks are the oldest recorded tracks of their kind to date within Grand Canyon National Park. In 2016, Norwegian geology professor, Allan Krill, was hiking with his...
Wolverines Return to Mount Rainier National Park After More Than 100 Years
Scientists have discovered the first reproductive female wolverine and her two offspring (called kits) in Mount Rainier National Park in over one hundred years. Photos of the wolverine family can be found on Mount Rainier’s Flickr album. “It’s really, really...
Cove at Lake Mohave Swim Advisory Lifted
KATHERINE LANDING, Arizona – Water quality levels at North Arizona Telephone Cove on Lake Mohave have returned to normal. The swim advisory at this location has been lifted. Currently, there are no swim advisories on Lake Mead or Lake Mohave. Help keep our lakes clean...
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Off-Road Adventure in Ocotillo Wells
Experience the desert trails in a Polaris RZR By Lynn Bremner Update: Sept. 2020 Be sure and check with Ocotillo Wells SVRA for their restrictions and guidelines to limit your risk for exposure to COVID-19 in the outdoors. On a recent day trip to Ocotillo Wells State...
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It’s a Lensbaby, Baby
I have to admit it, I love my Lensbaby. I know it is probably not logical to “love” an inanimate object, so I suppose I should qualify my original statement. I love what my Lensbaby can do and how it affects an image and yes, how it inspires me. After taking several...
- 09-08 | Mentored Hunting Workshops Introduce First Time Hunters to the Hunting Experience
- 09-25 | Giant Salvinia Rebounds on Lake Athens and Lake Gilmer
- 08-19 | Oyster Mariculture Permit Application Online
- 09-22 | TPWD Asks for Public Input on Monarch Butterfly Conservation License Plate Design
- 09-22 | Texas to Celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day Sept. 26
- 09-04 | Texas Game Wardens Stress Water Safety During Labor Day Weekend
- 08-17 | Weather, Habitat Conditions Promising for 2020-21 Dove Season
- 08-17 | TPWD Recognizes National Shooting Sports Month through Educational Programming
- 08-13 | Licencias de caza y pesca en Texas estarán a la venta el 15 de agosto
- Anonymous Tip Leads to Discovery of Human Remain at Mesa Verde
- State Park Peace Officers Uncover Illegal Cannabis Grows at Robert Louis Stevenson and Sugarloaf Ridge State Parks
- 09-16 | Public Comment Now Open for New Fisheries District Office Building
- Mesa Verde Cancels 2020 Holiday Open House and Luminaria
- 09-15 | Twelve Hot Spots to Fish for Crappie in Texas
- 08-28 | Changes Proposed to Texas Exotic Aquatic Species Regulations