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ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AZ. March 8, 2017 – The Alamo Canyon Campground restroom facility will receive a necessary improvement for accessibility with the construction of a parking pad, a wheelchair ramp and a handrail.

DEATH VALLEY, CA – Visitors from around the world complain about off-road vehicle tracks marring the beauty of Death Valley National Park. Illegal off-road driving is a problem in multiple areas of the park, including the Racetrack, Ibex Dunes and Badwater. The National Park Service seeks public support for a grant application that would help

SPRINGDALE, UT – Zion National Park officials have learned the identity of the man who fell from the Angels Landing Trail on Friday March 3, 2017.

SPRINGDALE, UT – The body of a male visitor, approximately 45 years old, was discovered in Refrigerator Canyon along the West Rim Trail early Friday morning, March 3, 2017. Visitors hiking the trail came upon the body around 8:20 a.m. and called 911. It was reported that the individual was cold with visible signs of

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California – Joshua Tree National Park is inviting the public to comment on its 2016/17 preliminary restoration grant application to the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division. The proposed project aims to restore and protect resources from unauthorized off-highway vehicle (OHV) use in the park. Illegal OHV

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California – The park superintendent, under the authority of Title 36 C.F.R., section 1.5(a)(1), has issued a closure order to all public entry and public use activities for the area described as “Morongo Man Cliffs” (approximately 1 km NW of Split Rock parking lot).

SPRINGDALE, UT – Climbing routes on cliffs used by nesting Peregrine Falcons in Zion National Park will be temporarily closed beginning March 1, 2017 in order to protect these birds which are in recovery from “endangered species” status. The closure date is based on analysis of data collected from 2001-2016 regarding the peregrines’ arrival time

California State Parks, California Highway Patrol and the San Diego Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of an unidentified male near Indian Head Peak in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. View the official news release here. Source:: Body Recovery at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park       

DEATH VALLEY, CA – There will be a limited number of opportunities this spring to visit Scotty’s Castle. This is a unique opportunity to witness the damage caused by a large flash flood and to learn about the National Park Service’s ongoing work to restore the historic district.