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Tucson, AZ – On March 7, Saguaro National Park held a winter wildflower Bioblitz.Over 100 enthusiastic individuals participated in seven botanist led guided hikes across the park and identified 99 species of winter annual flowering plants. Eighty-three species of flowers were identified in the Tucson Mountain District (west) and 59 species were identified in the Rincon […]

March 27, 2015 – PHOENIX — At approximately 4:15 p.m. today, US 89 south of Page was reopened to traffic for the first time following a Feb. 20, 2013, landslide that caused catastrophic damage to the roadway, requiring a 23-mile closure between the junction of State Route 98 in Page and US 89A near Bitter

Grand Canyon National Park joins in the Find Your Park Campaign and will celebrate with Earth Day events and a fee-free weekend, April 18-19 https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/national-park-week-2015-04-18.htm Source:: Grand Canyon       

WEST GLACIER, MT. – A mountain lion was shot and killed by a park ranger after the lion attacked a dog in the employee housing area of Glacier National Park in West Glacier Saturday evening. At approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, a park employee returned to her residence and upon opening the car

With the return of spring, many climbing routes or features inside Arches National Park again have been temporarily closed to rock climbing to protect sensitive wildlife species in accordance with the authority of Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 1, Section 1.5(a)(1). Effective immediately, popular climbing routes on the feature known as the

Flagstaff, AZ. –In honor of Walnut Canyon’s Centennial, Superintendent Kayci Cook Collins, announced a special fee free day, this Saturday, March 21, 2015. As part of Arizona Archaeology Month, Walnut Canyon will host a Craft Day with demonstrations and hands-on craft making. Join NPS archaeologists at the Walnut Canyon visitor center and learn how early

SPRINGDALE, UT: Due to unforeseen delays in construction at the Zion Canyon Visitor Center parking lot, Zion National Park is closing the Visitor Center temporarily and moving most operations over to the Zion Human History Museum, located approximately one half-mile from the South Entrance. Wilderness Permits will be available at the Zion Nature Center, near

Limited Parking at Delicate Arch / Wolfe Ranch The parking lot at the Delicate Arch / Wolfe Ranch trailhead will be full most days by 9:00 am. Consider entering the park before 8:00 am. You may not be able to hike to Delicate Arch due to reduced parking.  Phase one of a construction project to

Zabriskie Point has re-opened to the public! The contractors finished stabilizing the site, rebuilding the crumbling rock retaining wall, and paving the trail on March 5, almost two months before the anticipated April 30 deadline. Good job! Just in time for springtime visitors, Death Valley National Park announced that access to Zabriskie Point and surrounding