NPS’s website states, “Because of the federal government shutdown, all national parks are closed and National Park Service webpages are not operating. For more information, go to www.doi.gov.” doi.gov is down. Here is the text of a letter we received in our email this morning from the National Parks Conservation Assn.’s director of budgets, John Garder: […]
All 401 National Parks Closed due to Government Shutdown Read More »
Grab the family and head on out to California’s Heart of the Desert, Borrego Springs, for the 48th Annual Borrego Days Desert Festival. Friends and family will gather for this three day local tradition to enjoy a little sliver of Americana in our own backyard. This FREE festival takes place on Friday, October 25,
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Available foods will bring bears to lower elevations this fall. Unlike the last two years which produced abundant crops of whitebark pine seeds, this year few cones were produced by the high elevation trees. Due to the low yield whitebark pine crop, we are expecting an increase in human-bear encounters in the backcountry this fall
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September 11, 2013 – The Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway on the east side of Zion National Park, between Canyon Junction and the East Entrance, is closed to vehicles effective immediately. The area sustained high precipitation and several sections flash flooded including a ravine approximately a mile west of the small tunnel, where flood waters blocked a
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Grand Canyon, AZ – September 11, 2013 – Recent heavy monsoonal rainfall caused damage to portions of the South Kaibab Trail approximately one-half mile below Cedar Ridge closing the trail to livestock use. Trail crews have completed work to remove debris from the trail. The trail is now open to livestock as well as foot traffic.
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by Jeffrey Ferraro Many of us would love to be able to strap on a pack and disappear for a few days into the California backcountry at the drop of a hat, but it’s hard to find time. That’s why Californians along the eastern Sierra are so lucky to have the Mono Lake area. It
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Yes, we were there! Take a look at our article here: https://www.desertusa.com/burningman/burning-man-2013-art.html
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InciWeb reports: Park and Forest Closures Yosemite National Park has closed Tamarack Flat and Yosemite Creek Campgrounds, both located along Tioga Road. White Wolf Campground and White Wolf Lodge remain closed. The Stanislaus National Forest has issued an area closure for the entire Groveland Ranger District and for the Mi-Wok Ranger District east of Highway
Rim Fire Road Closures at Yosemite and Air Quality Predictions – 9/5/13 Read More »
Grand Canyon, AZ – Grand Canyon National Park will be joining national park units across the country in celebrating National Public Lands Day (NPLD) with fee free entry into the park on Saturday, September 28, 2013. National Public Lands Day is intended to encourage shared stewardship of our nation’s public lands through volunteer service. This
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BOULDER CITY, Nev. – August 30, 2013 – The Nevada Department of Wildlife and National Park Service are worried about the health of desert bighorn sheep living in the River Mountains between the city of Henderson and Lake Mead. Though biologists do not yet know exactly what is occurring within that herd, they are concerned
NDOW Checks Health of Bighorn Sheep in the River Mountains NV Read More »
