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Starting immediately, fuel services for premium unleaded fuel only have been restored at the Halls Crossing Marina fuel dock. The Halls Crossing Marina fuel dock has been closed since June 5, 2017 as a result of damaged fuel lines. The premium unleaded fuel line has been repaired and is available for public use. Crews continue […]

The Farm Bureau reports, “From the California Department of Food & Agriculture: A dangerous disease, west Nile virus, has returned to California this summer. A total of eight horses have been confirmed positive for the disease in Glenn, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern (2), Riverside, Plumas, and San Joaquin counties. “Six horses were unvaccinated and two

Mesa Verde National Park invites you to join us on Friday, September 15, 2017 at the Morefield Campground Amphitheater at 7:30 p.m. for a presentation by photographer Christopher Eaton. This event is free and open to the public. Photographer and Coloradoan Christopher (Chris) Eaton joins us in early September for his artist in residency at

The Windows Section of Arches National Park is scheduled to reopen at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, September 1. It has been closed several weeks due to construction work. La Sal Mountains Viewpoint is scheduled to close for construction at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 27. The Balanced Rock area, Courthouse Towers Viewpoint and Park Avenue

On the afternoon of August 18, 2017, National Park Service Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Dispatch received a report of a boat explosion with several injured persons and possible flame and smoke still present at the Bullfrog Fuel Dock on Lake Powell in Kane County, Utah. Several National Park Service personnel responded to the incident

Mesa Verde National Park will waive admission fees on Saturday, September 30 for Public Lands Day. The annual event encourages everyone to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. September 30 also celebrates the second annual Bike your Park Day. National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands. Seven

Mesa Verde National Park is home to a wide range of birds of prey and the park has a long history of researching and managing them. Learn about these magnificent birds that call Mesa Verde home on Friday, September 1, 2017, at 7:00 pm at the Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center. Join Paul Morey

Due to a late season snowstorm with freezing temperatures in southwest Colorado, buds and blossoms on many shrubs and bushes were damaged. As a result, some common food sources for bears, like acorns, chokecherries, and serviceberries, are present in much smaller quantities this summer. The absence of these food sources have left bears looking for

Grand Canyon National Park will join national park sites around the country in celebrating Founder’s Day with free entrance to the park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/founders-day-fee-free-entrance.htm Source:: Grand Canyon National Park to Celebrate Founder’s Day with Fee Free Entrance

Hydration while hiking is critical to human health- ensure that you are drinking enough water for physical activity. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/updated-water-treatment-advisory-lifted.htm Source:: Updated: Water Treatment Advisory Lifted