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Climbing routes on the west face and southwest shoulder of Devils Tower National Monument are temporarily closed to protect nesting Peregrine and Prairie Falcons.  The closure is implemented to provide the falcons with an undisturbed nesting location during this critical courtship and nest-selection period.  The temporary climbing closure is an annual occurrence at Devils Tower. […]

Visitation is beginning to pick up at Bryce Canyon National Park as seasonal facilities reopen, hours are extended, and construction projects are scheduled to begin. Trail access is still limited by unstable winter conditions that inhibit the park’s ability to respond to emergencies. For visitor safety, hiking is only permitted along the Rim Trail between

DEATH VALLEY, CA – A man died on March 23, 2019 while canyoneering in Death Valley National Park. Matthew Yaussi (41), of Glendale, California, was rappelling down a 380-foot cliff when he fell to his death. Canyoneering is an activity that combines hiking, down-climbing, and rappelling down canyons. Canyoneering has been increasing in popularity in

DEATH VALLEY, CA – The National Park Service (NPS) has approved a plan of operations that includes diversion and use of up to 470 gallons of water per day from Sourdough Spring, within Death Valley National Park, for use at a mine outside the park. Sourdough Spring is located in Goler Wash in the Panamint

DEATH VALLEY, CA – The largest national park outside of Alaska just got bigger.  On March 12, President Trump signed public lands legislation that included several changes to Death Valley National Park. The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9) transferred approximately 35,000 acres of land from the Bureau of

Deep Snowpack Expected to Create Dangerously High and Cold Swift Waters SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With the Sierra Nevada snowpack estimated at 153 percent of average, California’s Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is warning water enthusiasts including anglers to take extra precautions this spring. Rivers will continue to rise as snow melts and will be

Grand Canyon, AZ– Preliminary findings of an interagency safety review conducted last week at Grand Canyon National Park indicate no current exposure concerns for park employees and visitors from uranium ore samples previously stored in buckets at the park’s Museum Collection building. The Department of the Interior and National Park Service coordinated the review. The final

Starting March 11th, 2019, Joshua Tree National Park vegetation and fire management staff implemented fuels treatments along the Covington Flats road system in response to heavy winter rains and significant germination of nonnative annual grasses. The removal of annual grasses and brush reduces flame lengths and fire intensity along roadways in the event of a

Two men have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a road rage incident in Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Cameron Thomas, age 27, and Schyler Thomas, age 23, pleaded guilty at previous court hearings to charges related to the January 2018 incident. According to court documents, Cameron and Schyler Thomas had an altercation

Escondido, CA, March 14, 2019– There is still plenty of time to experience the 2019 Super Bloom.  If you haven’t had time to venture out to view the wildflower displays, you are in luck.  The peak of the super bloom is expected to extend through the end of March and into April in some areas.