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Grand Canyon, Ariz. –To kick off the new year and to celebrate the National Park Service’s Centennial, Grand Canyon National Park is participating in the 127th Rose Parade Friday, January 1, 2016. The theme for the 2016 Rose Parade- “Find Your Adventure”- is a nod to “Find Your Park,” a public campaign to raise awareness […]

Audubon Christmas Bird Count on Monday, January 4, 2016. 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Meet at park headquarters in Page, Arizona located at 691 Scenic View Drive (off of Highway 89) https://www.nps.gov/glca/learn/news/christmas-bird-count-2016.htm Source:: Glen Canyon Seeks Volunteers for Christmas Bird Count       

National Park Service road crews have finished repairing West Side Road and opened it in time for an anticipated surge in visitation to Death Valley National Park over the holidays. Hundreds of miles of park roads were closed after a series of flash floods in October. In the center of the park, Furnace Creek had

The National Park Service is proposing to remove trespass livestock, including but not limited to cattle and horses, from Mesa Verde National Park. Mesa Verde National Park was designated in 1906 to preserve, research, and interpret the archeological sites and other works and relics of prehistoric inhabitants in its boundaries. Trespass livestock, which enter into

After a ten-year absence, an endangered fish species has once again been found in the Santa Cruz River in southern Arizona. Last month the Gila topminnow, a native Arizona species listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1967, was found in the Santa Cruz River near the U.S.-Mexico border during the annual fish survey conducted

Lakeshore Drive from South Entrance to the four-way intersection will be closed for construction January 11, 2016 through May 2016. Use Wahweap North entrance. https://www.nps.gov/glca/learn/news/lakeshore-drive-closed-for-rehabilitation.htm Source:: Lakeshore Drive Closed for Rehabilitation       

The National Park Service is proposing to remove trespass livestock, including but not limited to cattle and horses, from Mesa Verde National Park. https://www.nps.gov/meve/learn/news/15_45_proposed_livestock_removal.htm Source:: Proposed Livestock Removal at Mesa Verde National Park       

This year the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) for Death Valley National Park will take place on January 2, 2016. Birders can experience the diversity of habitats and species found in the Death Valley/Furnace Creek area. The public is invited to participate in this count and all skill levels are welcome. For beginners, this is

Arches and Canyonlands National Parks are open all year, but the park’s visitor center operations change with the arrival of winter. https://www.nps.gov/arch/learn/news/news121415.htm Source:: Arches and Canyonlands National Parks Announce Winter Visitor Center Hours and Closures       

Arches and Canyonlands National Parks are open all year, but the park’s visitor center operations change with the arrival of winter. https://www.nps.gov/cany/learn/news/news121415.htm Source:: Arches and Canyonlands National Parks Announce Winter Visitor Center Hours and Closures