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National Archaeology Day at Gila Cliff Dwellings Oct 20th

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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument invites the public to participate in special events in observance of the 2nd Annual National Archaeology Day on Saturday, October 20, 2012. Gila Cliff Dwellings in cooperation with the Archaeological Institute of America will commit this day to raising awareness of archeology and to providing educational opportunities for the public. […]

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Bat Research — San Jacinto Mountains National Monument

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Monument Volunteers Help with Bat Research A yellow bat Usually in September, people start the school year by asking their friends about the places they visited and the things they did over the summer – with typical answers like “visited family out of state, or hung out by the pool.”  But for a few volunteers

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Death Valley’s Furnace Creek Visitor Center Grand Re-Opening Nov 3rd and 4th, Fee Free Weekend

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Death Valley will celebrate the re-opening of the Furnace Creek Visitor Center on November 3rd and 4th, 2012, with 20 Mule Team demonstrations, new interpretive exhibits, music and an official ribbon cutting. Entrance to the park is free on both days.  • Remodeled LEED Certified Mission 66 Visitor Center• HD “Living Death Valley” Film• New Interpretive

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Free Entrance to all National Parks on September 29 for National Public Lands Day

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The National Park Service will also waive entrance fees from November 10-12 in commemoration of Veterans Day. WASHINGTON: All 397 national parks will offer free entrance on Saturday, September 29 for National Public Lands Day. The 19th annual event encourages everyone to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. Visit www.nps.gov for a list of

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Death Valley the World’s Hottest Place Says WMO

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Ninety-year-old World temperature record in El Azizia (Libya) is invalid Improved data strengthens Climate knowledge GENEVA, 13 September 2012 (WMO) – A World Meteorological Organization panel has concluded that the all-time heat record held for exactly 90 years by El Azizia in Libya is invalid because of an error in recording the temperature. The announcement follows

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Death Valley National Park Battles South Complex Wildfires

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Date: August 22, 2012     Death Valley, CA–On the evening of August 10th a weather event that included several dry lightning cells ignited several fires in the vicinity of Hunter Mountain in the Panamint Range of Death Valley National Park. These lightning strikes resulted in two wildland fires, the South Fire and the Pass Fire,

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