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Grand Canyon fire update 9/12/11

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Updated Monday, September 12, 2011 Point Imperial on North Rim has re-opened. North Rim: Woolsey Fire: This lightning-caused fire was discovered August 27 and has grown to 385 acres in size. The fire is being managed to achieve resource and protection objectives. CLICK HERE to view photos and maps of the fire and to follow its progress on InciWeb. Point Fire: The Point Fire has grown to approximagely 4,195 acres in size. The fire is being […]

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US Forest Service steps up air presence in Texas wildfire fight

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The U.S. Forest Service will deploy four airborne firefighting systems on Department of Defense C-130s to Austin, Texas, to support wildland firefighting efforts beginning Sept. 10. The Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) are portable fire retardant delivery systems that convert C-130s into airtankers. Each can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in

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Grand Canyon Fire Update

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  Grand Canyon NP 9/7/2011 North Rim: Woolsey Fire: This lightning-caused fire was discovered August 27 and has grown to 360 acres in size. The fire is being managed to achieve resource and protection objectives. CLICK HERE to view photos and maps of the fire and to follow its progress on InciWeb. Point Fire: The Point Fire has grown to approximagely 4,120 acres in size. The fire is being managed for multiple objectives, including maintaining

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Rare Tours of Homolovi IV Offered Sept 24th and throughout October at Homolovi SP (AZ)

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Homolovi IV Tours10 am – 12:30 pm. Come join Ranger Chad for a tour of Homolovi IV, one of the park’s archaeological sites not usually open to the public. The pueblo consisted of approximately 150 masonry rooms built in a step-wise fashion down the sides of a small butte on the west side of the

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Navajo National Monument Partial Park Closure

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Navajo National Monument News Release Release date: Contact(s): Phone number: Date: Release code: Immediate Lola Henio 928-672-2720 August 16, 2011 NPS Subject here EMERGENCY PARTIAL PARK CLOSURE Navajo National Monument— Acting Superintendent Lloyd Masayumptewa just announced that Navajo Tribe Utility Authority (NTUA) will be in the park today, August 16, 2011, to replace an existing

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Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit Class at Boyce Thompson Arboretum SP

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August 14 & 27 2011 It’s harvest time and Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park boasts two of Arizona’s most knowledgeable and experienced prickly pear pickers eager to teach you how to safely pick, de-spine, juice and prepare these abundant desert fruits. Last year Jean Groen and her harvest season accomplice Robert Lewis collected hundreds of pounds of cactus fruit — turning the ripe

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