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PHOENIX – Kartchner Caverns State Park near Benson, Arizona is a stunning cave with diverse and unique minerals and formations that continue to grow. This summer, get out and explore the USA Today’s Reader’s Choice “Best Cave in the USA” by taking advantage of special discounts now through October 14, 2017.

Grand Canyon, Ariz. – On Tuesday, June 13 at approximately 7:45 pm, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call reporting an overdue hiker. The hiker, 72 year old Raafat (Ralph) Amin Nasser-Eddin of Los Angeles, CA and Lebanon, matches the description of an individual reported to park rangers on Sunday, June 11.

Join park staff and visitors at Tumacácori National Historical Park to celebrate Día de San Juan on Saturday, June 24, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Día de San Juan, the day set aside to celebrate the birth of Saint John the Baptist, is also the day on which people all over Mexico welcome the summer

The Devils Garden area of Arches National Park, including access to area hiking trails, is scheduled to reopen Friday, June 16th, at 7:00 a.m. The Fiery Furnace and Salt Valley Overlook areas are scheduled to close on Sunday, June 18th, at 7:00 p.m. for up to 28 days. https://www.nps.gov/arch/learn/news/news060917.htm Source:: Devils Garden Scheduled to Reopen

The Zion National Park Artist-In-Residence Program offers professional artists, of all disciplines, the opportunity to live and work in the Park for a period of one month https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/airapps_6_9_17.htm Source:: Zion National Park Accepting 2018 Artist-In-Residence Applications

Grand Canyon National Park fire managers completed ignition operations on the Long Jim III Prescribed Fire. Crews will now monitor the unit and mop up any areas along the fire’s perimeter that may threaten the holding line. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/long-jim-rx-ignitions-complete.htm Source:: Fire Managers at Grand Canyon National Park Complete Ignition Operations on Long Jim III Prescribed Fire

SPRINGDALE, UT – A hiker descending Lady Mountain, slipped near the summit, and fell approximately one hundred feet, into a narrow rock ravine. A friend, who witnessed the fall, reported the accident to Zion Dispatch at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday, June 6, 2017.

Grand Canyon National Park fire managers—working with resources from Sedona Fire Department, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Rocky Mountain National Park, Zion National Park, Saguaro National Park and Kaibab National Forest—are continuing operations on the Long Jim III Prescribed Fire. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/prescribed-fire-continues.htm Source:: Fire Managers at Grand Canyon National Park Continue Prescribed Fire Operations

SPRINGDALE, UT – The body found in Zion National Park on Tuesday, May 31, 2017, was that of a 23 year old male from San Diego, California.