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Dinosaur National Monument Designated as an International Dark Sky Park

Dinosaur, Colorado and Jensen, Utah – Dinosaur National Monument and the International Dark Sky Association are pleased to announce the designation of Dinosaur as an International Dark Sky Park. This distinction recognizes the skies above Dinosaur as having an exceptional quality of natural darkness while efforts on the ground actively contribute to enjoyment and protection of […]

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Visitor Fatality at Pipe Creek Vista on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon, AZ– At 1:05 p.m. on April 23rd, Grand Canyon National Park rangers responded to a call reporting that a person needed help at rocky point west of Pipe Creek Vista. Before a rescue effort could be undertaken, the person fell. Using the park helicopter and a technical rescue team, responding rangers located the body

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A Superbloom Impersonator: Invasive Weeds Cover Hillsides in Fields of Green & Yellow

Thousand Oaks, CA – As the saying goes, “All that glitters is not gold.” The hillsides covered in lush green and bright yellow flowers after a season of heavy rains have a masquerader that will soon become a forest of dead brown stalks. Biologists and ecologists say the region is simultaneously experiencing two very different

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La Quinta Museum Unveils Rediscovered Photos of the California Desert

La Quinta, California—Postcards From Mecca: The California Desert Photographs of Susie Keef Smith and Lula Mae Graves is open through May 11, 2019 at the La Quinta Museum. This is the first exhibit to showcase the work of 1930s Mecca postmaster Susie Keef Smith and her cousin Lula Mae Graves. A new book about the adventurous

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Kick Off Spring with Free Park Entrance on April 20 at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

On April 20, the first day of National Park Week, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will provide free park entrance. The April 20 fee waiver includes entrance fees only. Other fees such as boating permits, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included. A wide diversity

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Celebrate Earth Day at Grand Canyon National Park with Fee-Free Entrance on April 20

Grand Canyon, AZ – Grand Canyon National Park invites the public to celebrate the 49th anniversary of Earth Day during National Park Week with free entrance on Saturday, April 20, 2019. All Earth Day activities are free and open to the public and will take place at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center Plaza on the South Rim

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Finding of No Significant Impact Signed for the Desert View Inter-Tribal Cultural Heritage Site Plan/Environmental Assessment at Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon, AZ- A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was signed by Kate Hammond, Acting Regional Director for the Intermountain Region of the National Park Service (NPS), for a site plan to transform Desert View in Grand Canyon National Park into an Inter-tribal Cultural Heritage Site and share a unifying message from the park’s traditionally associated tribes:

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