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  Contact: NPS Investigative Services Branch (ISB), Tip Line 888-653-0009 After being alerted to a deceased person seen by park visitors on July 29, US Park Rangers of Lake Mead National Recreation Area located a man’s body along the shoreline near the Callville Bay Marina in the park. Special Agents with the National Park Service […]

Grand Canyon, AZ –  This is a summary of current fire related closures for Grand Canyon National Park. For daily updates and photos of the Obi Fire, visit the Obi Fire Inciweb incident page, https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6030/ . Today, new temporary trail closures were implemented that include the Nankoweap Trail and the Point Imperial Trail. These trails

DEATH VALLEY, CA – Known as the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley National Park just experienced its hottest month on record: 108.1⁰F. If that doesn’t sound hot to you, realize that is the average temperature for the month, including overnight lows. The heat was unrelenting. Daytime highs reached 120⁰F or higher all but one of the

SPRINGDALE, UT – The two Search and Rescue (SAR) call-outs yesterday, July 30, 2018, are good reminders of the need for visitors to take trip planning and their safety seriously. Both incidents occurred in the Left Fork of North Creek, on a popular permitted route known as “The Subway”. One group disregarded and mocked a ranger’s

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Claimants who wish to retain their mining claims on Bureau of Land Management federal public lands through the 2019 assessment year must pay a maintenance fee or file a maintenance fee waiver certificate on or before Tuesday, Sept. 4, to prevent the mining claim from being declared forfeit and void. The maintenance

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – An Indian Springs, Nevada, man who rammed his ATV into a gate securing the Devils Hole area, destroyed a surveillance camera and equipment, then harmed pupfish, an endangered species, pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada and Superintendent Mike Reynolds for Death Valley

PECOS, NM– Pecos National Historical Park will host the annual Feast Day celebration at Pecos Pueblo on Sunday, August 5th. Join in a time honored tradition as community members from the Pueblo of Jemez and Pecos celebrate Feast Day mass inside the ruins of Our Lady of the Angels of Porciúncula (Nuestra Señora de los

BOULDER CITY, Nevada – An adult male died at Lake Mohave July 23. At 2:33 p.m., the Lake Mead Interagency Communication Center received a report of a possible drowning at Cabinsite Cove. The reporting party said the victim had not surfaced after diving into the water. National Park Service rangers and Bullhead City Fire Department

Grand Canyon, AZ- Recent monsoonal activity in the region resulted in an several new lightning ignited fires on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park over the past several days. Fire crews are actively working to suppress three fires within Grand Canyon National Park. The Saffron Fire, located between Fire Point and Swamp Point

DEATH VALLEY, CA – A lone hiker died from a fall while hiking on a hot day in Death Valley National Park. National Park Service (NPS) rangers received a call on Monday, July 16 from the hiker’s fiancée. She reported that Peter Rhoad, a 57-year-old man from Huntington Beach, California, was overdue in returning from