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SPRINGDALE, UT – Holidays are always busy at Zion National Park. However, this Thanksgiving holiday weekend may be especially hard due to the road construction on State Route 9 in Springdale, just outside Zion’s main entrance. One-way traffic and flaggers are being used to help vehicles negotiate the construction. Visitors should expect to be stopped […]

Six wounded veterans helped the National Park Service preserve the nation’s history and culture at Lake Mead National Recreation Area Nov. 7-9. At the same time, they found healing. The vets are part of the Wounded American Veterans Experience SCUBA Project, an organization that helps veterans overcome combat injuries through scuba diving. Just before Veterans

Grand Canyon, AZ– On Friday, November 10 at approximately noon, the National Park Service located a body below the rim on the Rim Trail, between Pipe Creek and Mather Point. The body of a Caucasian male was recovered and is believed to be that of a Michael Legus, 39 of Tooele, UT. Mr. Legus was reported missing by

The U.S. Department of the Interior issued a Request for Proposal seeking a nonprofit partner to serve as secretariat and administrator of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission. The commission was established by Congress last year to coordinate and facilitate activities in 2026 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. The

Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area now has a bike repair station located at Bandy Creek Visitor Center. A second one will soon be available at Blue Heron Campground, in honor of the memory of former park employee Dennis Cribbit. https://www.nps.gov/biso/learn/news/new-bicycle-repair-stations-installed-at-big-south-fork-nrra.htm Source:: New Bicycle Repair Stations Now Available at Big South Fork NRRA

A new weather station has been installed at Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area and data is now available online https://www.nps.gov/biso/learn/news/new-weather-station-installed-at-big-south-fork-nrra.htm Source:: New Weather Station Installed at Big South Fork NRRA

The National Park Service, California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI), and the Ventura Master Gardeners welcome the public to attend the opening of a native plant demonstration garden on Saturday, December 2 at 10:30 am at Channel Islands National Park in Ventura Harbor. The Channel Islands Park Foundation will also be hosting a native plant

test https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/17059.htm Source:: Yellowstone Experiences Third Busiest October on Record

The National Park Service is now funding the repainting of five buildings in the East Vancouver Barracks, including the Quartermaster Warehouse, Motor Repair Shop, and Post Exchange Restaurant. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/newpaintvancouverbarracks.htm Source:: Preservation in Progress: Five Historic Barracks Buildings Get New Paint at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

The gravel road north of the Fossil Butte National Monument picnic area is closed to vehicle use until spring 2018. https://www.nps.gov/fobu/learn/news/fossil-butte-national-monument-closes-upper-road-for-season.htm Source:: Fossil Butte National Monument Closes Upper Road For Season