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A vehicle was burglarized at the Douglas Springs Trailhead in Saguaro National Park’s Rincon Mountain District. A credit card that was stolen from the vehicle was used at several locations around Tucson. National Park Service Law Enforcement officers are attempting to identify an individual in connection with the vehicle break-in and stolen credit card(s). The […]

A 40 year old El Monte man who was reported late, was found by searchers alive and well. Ali Sandoval was reported overdue by family around 11pm, Saturday evening. His vehicle was located at the trailhead for Mastodon Peak and Lost Palms Oasis by family members and a search was launched at 7am, Sunday morning.

Tucson, AZ – In response to a National Park Service (NPS) rule finalized in 2016, Gathering of Certain Plants or Plant Parts by Federally Recognized Indian Tribes for Traditional Purposes (36 CFR 2.6), the Tohono O’odham Nation has requested to continue harvesting saguaro fruit and cholla buds in alignment with their traditional practices. These activities have occurred for

Grand Canyon, AZ– The gate at the entrance to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 7:30 am. Grand Canyon Lodge North Rim, a Forever Resorts property, and Grand Canyon Trail Rides will commence their 2018 operations. Kaibab Plateau businesses, from Jacob Lake to the park

A group of hikers found human skeletal remains in the Stubbe Springs Loop area of Joshua Tree National Park on Thursday, May 3. Park rangers accompanied by Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigators collected the remains and other evidence from the scene for testing and analysis by forensic specialists. At this time the identity of the

Cables on the Antelope Point Public Launch Ramp breakwater failed on the afternoon of May 3. Work to re-anchor and re-cable the breakwater is ongoing and expected to take up to two weeks. The breakwater is currently anchored downstream of the launch ramp, close to shore, and additional lights have been installed to alert boaters

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Santa Monica Mountains Fund is seeking 10,000 community members to sign an online pledge to refrain from using rodent poisons that work their way up the food chain and sicken or kill wildlife. The pledge takes only a few moments and can be found at samofund.org/takethepledge. The pledge is part

Due to extreme fire danger, Big Bend National Park has closed 11 backpacking sites in the Chisos Mountains.  Starting on May 1, the Juniper Flats, Boulder Meadows, and Pinnacles campsites will be closed until further notice.  The trail remains open to hiking. These preemptive closures are provided for within the park’s existing Fire Management Plan

On the afternoon of May 1, 72-year-old Virginia Junk of Boise, Idaho, was butted in the thigh, pushed, and tossed off a trail by a bison in the Old Faithful area. Junk did not see the animal as she walked around a bend in the trail and wasn’t able to move away before the animal

Follow the “live” webcast with real-time GPS Tracking! AdventureCORPS®, Inc. – organizers of the world-famous Badwater 135 Ultramarathon from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney in July – hosts the BADWATER® Salton Sea 81-Mile Ultramarathon annually on the last weekend of April. The sixth annual edition takes place this weekend on Sunday-Monday, April 29-30, 2018. This