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Due to operational challenges associated with winter storm impacts, Devils Postpile National Monument will not reopen its 20-site campground in 2019. There are five U.S. Forest Service campgrounds in the immediate area that can accommodate several hundred campers a night. The monument has limited day-use facilities that do not meet the demands of the 150,000 […]

DEATH VALLEY, CA – The National Park Service announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Saline Valley Warm Springs Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (plan/EIS). The Record of Decision outlines the agency’s actions for managing visitor use, natural resources, cultural resources, and facilities at this backcountry site. The selected alternative

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif – Seven months after the Woolsey Fire, an initiative that began in 2014 to reintroduce the threatened California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) into the Santa Monica Mountains is struggling to regain its footing after perhaps hundreds of frogs perished. Photos here. In the weeks prior to the fire, the rare amphibians were flourishing,

Park officials announced today a temporary closure in effect at Keys View because of a high number of bees in the area. Access to the area will be closed from June 24 until July 2 due to concerns over visitor safety. Bees need water for a variety of reasons, but especially in the heat of

ALAMOGORDO – At approximately 4:00 pm, Saturday, June 8, 2019, White Sands National Monument rangers responded to a call reporting that a person needed help on the Alkali Flat Trail. Responding park law enforcement rangers discovered an unresponsive male less than one mile from the trailhead. New Mexico State Police confirmed the death. The National

Lake Powell boaters are enjoying higher lake levels as last winter’s significant upstream snowpack melts. Water levels are now rising 6 to 15 inches in a 24 hour period. As a result, the main launch ramp at Bullfrog has sufficient water to cover the old coffer dam and is no longer, “at your own risk.”

The National Park Service is implementing an action plan at Carlsbad Caverns National Park to reduce the potential of radon exposure of park employees and visitors. The action plan includes monitoring for employee hours in the caverns, training employees about the exposure risks of radon and seeking engineering support for recommended modifications to the visitor

Dinosaur, Colorado and Jensen, Utah – A rock slide at the Plug Hat Butte area has closed the Harpers Corner Road between monument headquarters near Dinosaur, Colorado and Moffat County Road 16. UPDATE: The road is anticipated to reopen by 6:00 pm on Tuesday, June 4. This rock slide does not affect access to the Dinosaur Quarry area

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX – Fire crews have contained the Castolon Fire, which burned along the river in the western part of Big Bend National Park. While there were lost structures, incredible work was done to protect and preserve numerous historic buildings and artifacts. On May 22nd, a wildland fire that began the previous

Grand Canyon, AZ- Grand Canyon National Park’s summer season is set to begin in the next few weeks, plan ahead to make the most of your trip! Visitors stopping by the South Rim on Saturday, June 1, are invited to participate in Wildlife Day activities from 10 am to 4 pm at the Grand Canyon