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Start the New Year with four “Desert Survival Skills” classes with the Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park. February 28 – March 1, Navigating with Map and Compass – Navigation specialist, Thomas Coyne will teach participants how to navigate using a map and compass in this two-day hands-on field class. Participants will learn the […]

KCET reported July 29th, “A major summer rainstorm hit Death Valley National Park and surrounding areas Sunday, closing a number of major roads — including the park’s south entrance near Shoshone.”  Read more: https://www.kcet.org/living/travel/socal_wanderer/briefs/storm-closes-roads-throughout-death-valley.html

JULY 17, 2013 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding residents across the state to be bear aware. Over the last few months, several bears have been observed in and near residential areas, including areas where they have not been present for many decades. While bear activity is common this time of

BARSTOW, CALIF. – Effective May 8, 2013, Kelso Depot Visitor Center in Mojave National Preserve will be closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays.The Visitor Center will remain open Fridays through Tuesdays from 9 am to 5 pm. Mojave National Preserve’s Headquarters Information Center at 2701 Barstow Road, Barstow, California, is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am

Since January, individuals have defaced the day-use and canyon area of Rattlesnake Canyon with graffiti. This damage resulted in a three week closure of the popular hiking and day-use area. Because a more extensive cleanup program is required to remediate vandalism in Rattlesnake Canyon, Joshua Tree National Park is extending the closure for an additional

Furnace Creek Campground CLOSED for restrooms and kiosk improvements on April 16, 2013 Texas Springs Campground will remain OPEN for first-come, first-served summer camping. tent camping only on lower level RV and tent camping on upper level generator hours 7 am to 7 pm Sunset Campground will remain OPEN until April 30, 2013 Stovepipe Wells

Saturday, April 20, Tracking in Joshua Tree National Park for Families This is a half-day course for children from 8 – 13 years and their parent,  grandparent, or guardian. Track alongside experienced trackers and learn to read the landscape like an open book. The desert is not empty if you know how to read the ground!

Death Valley, CA, NV–Death Valley National Park invites the public to the first ever “Musical Round-About” at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center Auditorium on March 22nd. The concert is the second of several events aimed at showcasing the artistic talents of the Death Valley community both within and adjacent to the park.  Featuring musicians from the greater

Death Valley, CA–Join Death Valley NP for the second annual MarsFest (formerly Mars and the Mojave) March 1 – March 3, 2013.MarsFest is an annual science festival for all ages and interest levels held in Death Valley National Park.The festival is a partnership between the National Park Service and several NASA centers and NASA-sponsored research arms (the