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Recent storm activity has prompted California State Parks to temporarily close some areas of Morro Bay State Park for public safety reasons. View the official news release here. Source:: Morro Bay State Park Closures       

Presidents Day Weekend starts with some trail closures and abbreviated Shuttle Schedule https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/presday2017.htm Source:: Zion National Park Holiday Weekend Expectations       

Mesa Verde National Park has been selected, for a second year, to receive field trip grant funding from the National Park Foundation to support the “Every Kid in a Park” program. Fourth Grade classes from the Four Corners region may be eligible to receive travel grants to assist with transportation costs, with Title I schools

Saguaro National Park is offering a variety of walks and talks this winter that explore the park’s wonderful natural and cultural histories.  Interpretive programs are free, but park entrance fees apply. Naturalist Programs at Tucson Mountain District (West District), 2700 N. Kinney Rd.: All programs are subject to change.  Call the visitor center at (520)

The Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) will begin herbicide treatment of water hyacinth and Egeria densa on March 1 in various areas of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta). The division simultaneously will be treating the South American spongeplant, Uruguay water primrose, and Curlyleaf pondweed. Mechanical harvesting will continue to be used to control water

In honor of President’s Day, all National Parks will be fee free. Sacred Scarlets will be at Montezuma Castle National Monument at 1pm on Monday, February 20th for a lecture and demonstration featuring a young, beautiful captive-bred scarlet macaw, Sedona Rose. The demonstration addresses conservation as well as the scarlet macaw’s fascinating history in American

The road through Arches National Park will be closed from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. during a major road construction project scheduled to begin in March and continue through November of this year.

Beginning in mid-February the National Park Service will rehabilitate the pump houses at Indian Garden and the Black Bridge near Phantom Ranch. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/pumphouse-and-black-bridge-repairs.htm Source:: Grand Canyon National Park Plans Repairs to Indian Garden Pump House and Black Bridge       

Caution: Recent rain and snow melt may cause rockfall on inner canyon trails. Use caution while hiking. South Rim roads and walkways are open, but may refreeze and become icy overnight. The North Rim is closed for the winter and opens on May 15, for the 2017 season.

Grand Canyon, Ariz. – The National Park Service (NPS) will again offer shuttle bus service between Grand Canyon National Park and the neighboring town of Tusayan, Arizona in 2017. Service will begin March 1 to help ease spring break congestion on the South Rim. Those taking advantage of the shuttle service can avoid entrance station lines