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BOULDER CITY, Nevada – The Boulder Beach Campground at Lake Mead National Recreation Area will undergo $3.4 million in improvements over the next few months. Construction is scheduled to begin Nov. 27 and will include the rehabilitation of 73 campsites in Loop D and the northwest section, along with the campground roads, and the sanitation […]

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Mark Macarro, Chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians today signed the Pechanga Water Rights Settlement Agreement (Agreement), formally executing a Congressionally authorized pact that protects the Pechanga Band’s access to groundwater in the region and provides the tribe with more than $30

On Friday, November 24, 2017 Joshua Tree National Park received a report of a missing 18-year old male hiker. Joshua Tree Search and Rescue (JOSAR) volunteers, and National Park Service personnel began a preliminary search. The young man was identified in the park on Sunday morning, November 26, having just taken a few days longer

The 19th Annual Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run begins at 7:00 am Thursday, November 23, 2017, at Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. The run/walk is an annual event sponsored by the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana, the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming, and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes (Oklahoma) to honor the victims

The 3R road construction project in Arches National Park, which began last March, is nearing completion. In addition to continued daytime road work, crews will work a full day on Wednesday, November 22 instead of just a half day as originally planned. There will be no work Thanksgiving Day or Friday or Saturday after the

SPRINGDALE, UT – Holidays are always busy at Zion National Park. However, this Thanksgiving holiday weekend may be especially hard due to the road construction on State Route 9 in Springdale, just outside Zion’s main entrance. One-way traffic and flaggers are being used to help vehicles negotiate the construction. Visitors should expect to be stopped

Six wounded veterans helped the National Park Service preserve the nation’s history and culture at Lake Mead National Recreation Area Nov. 7-9. At the same time, they found healing. The vets are part of the Wounded American Veterans Experience SCUBA Project, an organization that helps veterans overcome combat injuries through scuba diving. Just before Veterans

Grand Canyon, AZ– On Friday, November 10 at approximately noon, the National Park Service located a body below the rim on the Rim Trail, between Pipe Creek and Mather Point. The body of a Caucasian male was recovered and is believed to be that of a Michael Legus, 39 of Tooele, UT. Mr. Legus was reported missing by

The U.S. Department of the Interior issued a Request for Proposal seeking a nonprofit partner to serve as secretariat and administrator of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission. The commission was established by Congress last year to coordinate and facilitate activities in 2026 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. The