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Volunteers of all ages are invited to join Tumacácori to celebrate the 23rd Annual National Public Lands Day. Together we will celebrate our shared public lands by cleaning up trash along the 1.5 mile section of the Anza Trail within the national park (3 mile round trip). https://www.nps.gov/tuma/learn/news/national-public-lands-day-2016.htm Source:: National Public Lands Day 2016       

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will team with the National Park Service (NPS) to welcome 16 new U.S. citizens on Saturday, during an outdoor ceremony at Tumacacori National Historical Park. https://www.nps.gov/tuma/learn/news/naturalization-ceremony.htm Source:: Naturalization Ceremony at Tumacácori       

Hikers expecting to do Scout Lookout and Angels Landing should plan an alternative activity during these times. https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/alwaste.htm Source:: Waste Removal Work to Briefly Close Scout Lookout, Angels Landing and Zion Canyon Scenic Drive       

Comprehensive Blueprint to Guide Responsible Renewable Energy Development, Conserve Key Landscapes Palm Desert, Calif. – As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create jobs, cut carbon pollution and develop clean domestic energy, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined federal, state and local officials to announce approval of Phase I of the Desert Renewable

Beginning with the first Full Moon Night on September 16, Tumacácori National Historical Park will again open its doors to visitors on selected evenings. https://www.nps.gov/tuma/learn/news/tumacacori-full-moon-nights.htm Source:: Tumacácori Full Moon Nights       

Grand Canyon, Ariz. –On Monday, September 12 the National Park Service received a satellite phone call from a commercial river trip reporting a missing guide near River Mile 137 also known as Pancho’s Kitchen. Joshua Tourjee of Flagstaff, AZ was reported missing by a member of the river trip after failing to return to camp

A National Park Service Search and Rescue crew was flown into the Canyon early this morning to begin the search for missing river guide, Joshua Tourjee. Tourjee was reported missing on September 12 by his river trip after failing to return to camp the previous evening. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/search-river-guide.htm Source:: Search Continues for Missing River Guide on

Every Kid in a Park program, in its second year, will offer free passes to fourth graders, and those that accompany them, to access more than 2,000 public lands and waters, including Glen Canyon National Recreation Area https://www.nps.gov/glca/learn/news/glen-canyon-celebrates-fourth-grade-students-with-free-passes-and-local-field-trips.htm Source:: Glen Canyon Celebrates Fourth Grade Students with Free Passes and Local Field Trips       

Join local and park astronomers in a celestial National Park Service Centennial celebration in Mesa Verde National Park! View the wonders of the night sky at the Morefield Campground Amphitheater on Saturday, October 1, from 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm. https://www.nps.gov/meve/learn/news/16_39_starry_night_meve.htm Source:: A Starry Night at Mesa Verde National Park       

Experience the rich culture of Northern Chihuahua and Oaxaca Mexico and Native American Artists from New Mexico as they create their exceptional one-of-a-kind handcrafts. https://www.nps.gov/whsa/learn/news/mexicannativeamericanart.htm Source:: White Sands National Monument will Host a Mexican & Native American Art Market on Saturday, July 2 & Sunday July 3