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DEATH VALLEY, CA – A fatal tractor/trailer accident occurred in Death Valley National Park on Monday, October 23. Dusty West, a 51-year-old Pahrump, Nevada resident, was driving a 1986 Peterbuilt tractor hauling equipment on a flatbed trailer. The accident occurred at 8:33am between mileposts 62 and 63 on CA-190, west of Towne Pass. The big […]

Boating is one of many popular activities in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and the park is pleased to announce added benefits due to the early release of its 2018 Annual Vessel Sticker, beginning November 1, 2017. The Annual Vessel Sticker costs $50 and allows unlimited days of entry to the park for one motorized

The Mesa Verde Museum Association (MVMA) Bookstore and tour ticket office will close its Colorado Welcome Center Cortez location at the end of the day on October 28. It will not reopen at this location next year. https://www.nps.gov/meve/learn/news/17-24_mvma_closes_cortez_store.htm Source:: Mesa Verde Museum Association Closes Bookstore at the Colorado Welcome Center in Cortez

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is hosting its third annual job fair on Thursday, November 2, 2017 from 3 to 7 p.m. The job fair will take place in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Headquarters Training Room. https://www.nps.gov/glca/learn/news/november-2-job-fair.htm Source:: November 2 Job Fair

List of winter 2017-2018 hours at Glen Canyon. https://www.nps.gov/glca/learn/news/winter-hours-2017-2018.htm Source:: Winter Hours 2017-2018

The National Park Service (NPS) has announced that its Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Salt Wash Rehabilitation Project in Arches National Park is now available for public review and comment. The EA identifies strategies for reducing the frequency of flooding-related closures of the Wolfe Ranch/Delicate Arch Road by improving the flow of water and sediments.

Grand Canyon, AZ- The Kaibab Suspension Bridge, also called the Black Bridge, will close to foot traffic while trail crews replace wood decking and tread boards. Mules will still be able to cross the bridge, but all foot traffic will need to follow detours. The Black Bridge is one of two footbridges that crosses the

Kane County Sheriff’s Office Early on the afternoon of Monday, October 2, Dell LeFevre, of Panguitch, Utah, encountered an elderly female laying on the Croton Road in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. LeFevre was checking on cattle he has on the monument when he located Helena Byler, 78, of Houston, Texas. Helena was severely dehydrated

Arches National Park officials plan to remove cottonwood trees in the visitor center parking lot and around the building to prevent infrastructure damage. Tree removal is scheduled to take place sometime in late October. Work will be completed in the evening to maximize visitor and employee safety and minimize impacts to visitors during the day.

Daytime road construction work in Arches National Park will begin Monday, October 30. Once daytime work begins, visitors should expect significantly more delays than have been required during the project to date. However, delays are limited to no more than 30 minutes per lane closure. https://www.nps.gov/arch/learn/news/news101317.htm Source:: Daytime Work to Begin on the Arches National