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  WASHINGTON — The National Park Service announced today $1,657,000 in Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act grants to return ancestral remains and cultural items to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. “Through these grants the National Park Service works with tribes, museums, and partners to facilitate the return of sacred objects and ancestral […]

GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Arizona/Utah – Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will waive entrance fees in honor of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 22. National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort. The park invites visitors to participate in volunteer restoration projects removing graffiti, trash, and invasive plants from

PAGE, Arizona – Visitors are advised that due to lowering water levels in Lake Powell, on Thursday, September 13, the west half of Antelope Point Launch Ramp will be closed for launching vessels. The kayak launching area will still be open as will the east side of the ramp for launching boats. Vehicles can still

The National Park Service is announcing that the Rinconada Canyon Trail at Petroglyph National Monument will be closed Mondays-Fridays for rehabilitation work. The rehabilitation work is needed to repair trail features that have been damaged over time and improve other portions of the trail. Rinconada Canyon Trail is a 2.2 mile loop trail that takes

As a result of late summer rains and slightly cooler temperatures, on September 5, 2018, the Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Service, National Park Service, and State of Utah will lift fire restriction orders in the following areas. State lands and unincorporated private lands in Carbon, Emery, Grand and San Juan counties. BLM

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX – Edilberto “Beto” Lopez, of Katy, TX, was found alive, following a two-day search. He is reported to be in good condition. Mr. Lopez started hiking the Emory Peak trail in the Chisos Mountains on Saturday, September 1st. Late that evening, his friends reported him missing. The National Park Service

Around 10 a.m. Thursday, August 23, a family of four from Washington encountered a bear a half mile up the Divide Trail, southeast of Old Faithful. The son, 10, ran away from the bear when it charged out of vegetation towards the family. The bear chased the boy and knocked him to the ground. The

Tumacácori National Historical Park will host a special program featuring the rich culture and history of the Tohono O’odham on Saturday, September 8.  Beginning at 2:00 p.m., the San Xavier Cooperative Farm will provide a farmers market stand on the mission grounds, featuring traditional crops. Inside the historic Tumacácori Mission church from 3:00 to 4:30

Joshua Tree National Park staff will reopen all campgrounds on August 30, 2018 in anticipation of the upcoming busy season. They will be first come, first served through Thursday, September 27, 2018. On Friday, September 28, 2018, the following campgrounds will require online reservations that can be made at www.recreation.gov: Cottonwood Campground Indian Cove Campground

Springdale, UT- A rockfall came down on Hidden Canyon Trail on Tuesday, August 28. Nine visitors were temporarily trapped behind the rockfall. No one was injured. Zion’s Search and Rescue team, along with the help of the Grand Canyon helicopter crew, shorthauled the nine visitors safely out of canyon. Hidden Canyon Trail will remain closed