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National Park Service crews searched by air, water, and foot yesterday and today for missing river guide, Joshua Tourjee. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/search-continues-for-river-guide.htm Source:: UPDATE: Crews Continue to Search for Missing River Guide       

Celebrate National Public Lands Day with free entrance to Grand Canyon National Park Saturday, September 24. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/national-public-lands-day.htm Source:: Enjoy Free Entrance, Bike Your Park Day, and Arizona Storytellers at Grand Canyon for National Public Lands Day September 24       

Soprano Marybel Ferrales will perform a concert of classical music inside the historic mission church at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 24. https://www.nps.gov/tuma/learn/news/classical-soprano-concert.htm Source:: Classical Soprano Concert       

Volunteers of all ages are invited to join Tumacácori to celebrate the 23rd Annual National Public Lands Day. Together we will celebrate our shared public lands by cleaning up trash along the 1.5 mile section of the Anza Trail within the national park (3 mile round trip). https://www.nps.gov/tuma/learn/news/national-public-lands-day-2016.htm Source:: National Public Lands Day 2016       

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will team with the National Park Service (NPS) to welcome 16 new U.S. citizens on Saturday, during an outdoor ceremony at Tumacacori National Historical Park. https://www.nps.gov/tuma/learn/news/naturalization-ceremony.htm Source:: Naturalization Ceremony at Tumacácori       

Hikers expecting to do Scout Lookout and Angels Landing should plan an alternative activity during these times. https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/alwaste.htm Source:: Waste Removal Work to Briefly Close Scout Lookout, Angels Landing and Zion Canyon Scenic Drive       

Comprehensive Blueprint to Guide Responsible Renewable Energy Development, Conserve Key Landscapes Palm Desert, Calif. – As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create jobs, cut carbon pollution and develop clean domestic energy, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined federal, state and local officials to announce approval of Phase I of the Desert Renewable

Beginning with the first Full Moon Night on September 16, Tumacácori National Historical Park will again open its doors to visitors on selected evenings. https://www.nps.gov/tuma/learn/news/tumacacori-full-moon-nights.htm Source:: Tumacácori Full Moon Nights       

Grand Canyon, Ariz. –On Monday, September 12 the National Park Service received a satellite phone call from a commercial river trip reporting a missing guide near River Mile 137 also known as Pancho’s Kitchen. Joshua Tourjee of Flagstaff, AZ was reported missing by a member of the river trip after failing to return to camp

A National Park Service Search and Rescue crew was flown into the Canyon early this morning to begin the search for missing river guide, Joshua Tourjee. Tourjee was reported missing on September 12 by his river trip after failing to return to camp the previous evening. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/search-river-guide.htm Source:: Search Continues for Missing River Guide on