Colorado/Utah – Park Rangers at Dinosaur National Monument offer a variety of public programs from guided hikes and campground evening programs to the very popular Junior Ranger Program. This summer, several popular activities from last year have returned and several new ranger-led programs have been added to the schedule, including programs that highlight the diversity […]
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Moab, UT – Due to very dry conditions and increasing fire danger in Southeast Utah, Superintendent Kate Cannon has announced fire restrictions for Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, and Natural Bridges and Hovenweep National Monuments. Begining at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 11, fires will be permitted only in designated fire grates in developed
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Chiricahua National Monument Acting Superintendent Matt Stoffolano announced today that portions of the Bonita Canyon Campground will be closed beginning Monday, July 7. The campground is located near the mouth of Bonita Canyon and several streams flow through the vicinity. In anticipation of heavy monsoon rains, around 10 of the 25 sites in the campground
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We welcome visitors to enjoy Joshua Tree National Park this Fourth of July. Due to excessive heat, drier than normal conditions and high fire danger we encourage you to read the following tips and reminders to ensure a safe and enjoyable holiday for everyone. – Campfires are only allowed in designated campsites provided with fire
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July 1, 1880 – John Clum, publisher of the new Tombstone Epitaph and soon-to-be mayor, became postmaster and ran the U.S. Post Office in Tombstone. July 11, 1887- Virgil Earp was elected City Marshal of Colton, California. July 11, 1889- After a drunken quarrel with companion Mollie Williams, “Buckskin” Frank Leslie retrieved a pistol and
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BOULDER CITY, Nevada – Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell has designated a portion of the Lower Colorado River that flows through Lake Mead National Recreation Area as a National Water Trail. “This recognition places the Black Canyon Water Trail in a distinctive national network of exemplary water trails and commends the efforts of the local
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Grand Canyon, Ariz. –The National Park Service (NPS) announced plans to dedicate one of the nation’s newest National Historic Landmarks, the 1956 Grand Canyon TWA-United Airlines Aviation Accident Site in Grand Canyon National Park. This site commemorates a horrific airline collision over the Grand Canyon in 1956. On Tuesday, July 8 at 10 a.m. a
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Grand Canyon, AZ – The twenty-fourth annual Grand Canyon Star Party will be held from Saturday, June 21 through Saturday, June 28, 2014 on the South and North Rims of Grand Canyon National Park. This event is sponsored by the National Park Service, the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (South Rim), and the Saguaro Astronomy Club of
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LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, Nevada Division of Forestry, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service implemented fire restrictions in Southern Nevada May 16. Interagency fire restrictions prohibit: building and/or using a campfire or charcoal stove (using portable stove using gas, jellied petroleum or
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