Ranger-guided hikes and programs include a half-day hike into Upper Navajo Canyon, a 2-hour hike to Mug House, a half-day hike on Wetherill Mesa, and four tours of Yucca House National Monument. In addition, tickets for Twilight Tours of Cliff Palace, which feature a historical figure from the past, and a new Photography Tour at […]
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Saturday, April 12th, 2014 Cultural Demonstrator Angeline Murphy from Houck, AZ will teach Navajo techniques in loom weaving at the Painted Desert Inn at the Petrified Forest National Park from 1:00pm to 2:00pm (there is an entrance fee into the park). For more information call (928)524-6228 Ext. 273. Source: NPS
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CLARK COUNTY, Nevada — A man has been released after being arrested Sunday during an ongoing dispute over grazing rights between the Bureau of Land Management and a family in southern Nevada, and the family is calling for action. A federal judge in Las Vegas first ordered Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy to remove his trespassing
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CELEBRATE NATIONAL PARK WEEK 2014 WITH FREE ADMISSION AND SPECIAL EVENTS Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2014) The National Park Service, in partnership with the National Park Foundation, today announced that the nation’s 401 national parks will celebrate National Park Week April 19-27 with a free admission weekend and special events nationwide. The theme for this year’s National Park
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The 22nd Annual Art Festival will feature art inspired by the Joshua Tree National Park. Located at the park’s Oasis of Mara Visitor Center, 74485 National Park Drive, Twentynine Palms, the show takes place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 4,5 and 6th, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Twenty eight will be on-hand to exhibit and
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March 25, 2014 — At approximately 11:00 am, March 25, 2014, a Search and Rescue (SAR) team consisting of members from Grand Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, and several volunteer climbers recovered a BASE jumper’s body from the West Temple area. He was identified as 38-year-old Sean Leary from Sacramento, California. Leary was last heard
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BOULDER CITY, Nev. – Virgin River Basin at Lake Mead National Recreation Area will be temporarily closed March 27 through May 12. The area closed includes the northern tip of Lake Mead National Recreation Area where the Virgin River meets Lake Mead, as well as surrounding lands. For a map of the closure area, visit www.nps.gov/lake/parknews/2014impoundment.htm.
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Grand Canyon, Ariz. — On Tuesday, March 18 at approximately 6:30 p.m. the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call via satellite phone reporting a fatality on the Colorado River. The victim, a 31 year old male, was part of a private river trip of nine self-supported kayakers nearing the end of a 12 day
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BOULDER CITY, Nev. – With 6.3 million visitors, Lake Mead National Recreation Area was the sixth most visited site in the National Park Service in 2013, according to figures released by the NPS March 10. “Despite the 16-day government shutdown, visitation at the 1.5 million-acre park increased by 60,000 visitors compared to 2012,” said Christie
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Anza-Borrego Foundation is planning a series of Spring Plant Walks. ABF has teamed up with members of the Anza-Borrego Botany Society to offer guided tours to the best wildflower areas. The location of the best flowers varies from week to week, so each trip is likely to be different from the last. Tours involve some
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