Desert News
Chocolate, favored beverage of priests across the Spanish empire, will be celebrated at the ruins of the mission church at Tumacácori National Historical Park between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 10th.
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Do you love Death Valley National Park? Now you can show your love by volunteering at service days. During the holiday season, #Opt Outside by giving back to your park. Clean-ups and other special holiday drop-in project days will be a perfect activity for travelers and families over Thanksgiving weekend and winter break. Winter months
Death Valley National Park Invites the Public to Volunteer Service Days Read More »
Joshua Tree National Park, Twentynine Palms, CA – Park rangers have been looking for a missing Los Angeles couple believed to have been possibly travelling to the park and or, the Imperial Dunes area. Visitor centers have been alerted and a thorough search of roads and campgrounds have failed to result in any lead in the
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Fire managers will take advantage of favorable weather conditions over the next several weeks and initiate prescribed burns on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/north-rim-fall-prescribed-burns.htm Source:: Grand Canyon National Park Fire Managers Plan Fall Prescribed Burns on North Rim
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Park Rangers will be cleaning Angels Landing https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/al-closure-11_17_16.htm Source:: Angels Landing Trail Closure, November 17, 2016
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Glen Canyon is just one of many National Parks that will provide free entrance to the park on several selected days in 2017.
Glen Canyon Announces Fee Free Dates 2017 Read More »
Sixteen students from the Lake Powell School visited Rainbow Bridge National Monument on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. The National Park Service and Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas teamed up to make the journey possible for students from the Kane County-based school in Bullfrog last week. https://www.nps.gov/glca/learn/news/nps-lprm-partner-to-take-students-to-rabr.htm Source:: Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas Partner with NPS
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SPRINGDALE, UT –The mandatory park shuttles will run on weekends only through November 20 and also on November 24, 25 and 26, 2016. Both the Springdale Shuttle and Zion Canyon Shuttle lines will be operational to help with the Thanksgiving holiday traffic. All shuttle bus operations will end for the 2016 season on the evening of Saturday, November 26,
Zion Ends Shuttle Bus Service for 2016 Season November 26 Read More »
When I was a teenager working at the Yucca Valley Kentucky Fried Chicken, the owner, Mr. Shisler, once told me a story. He was driving down the Morongo Grade on Highway 62 between Yucca Valley and Desert Hot Springs when a bighorn sheep ran next to his car for a few seconds, then darted up the
Mojave Bighorns Easy to See From a Car Right Now Read More »
Tumacácori National Historical Park will be joining national park units across the country in celebrating Veterans Day with fee-free entry into the park on Friday, November 11, 2016. The 413 units of the National Park System preserve and protect many of the country’s most significant scenic and cultural places. Visit our website at https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/military-honor.htm for information on National
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