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Tucson, AZ – Saguaro National Park will begin three construction projects in the coming weeks that may impact visitor experience within the park. https://www.nps.gov/sagu/learn/news/summer-construction-at-saguaro-national-park.htm Source:: Summer construction at Saguaro National Park       

Dragonflies can teach us about ourselves https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/zion-national-park-bioblitz-where-dragonflies-meet-citizen-scientists.htm Source:: Zion National Park BioBlitz – Where Dragonflies meet Citizen Scientists       

National Park Service fire managers on the North Rim of Grand Canyon have decided to manage the Fuller Fire for multiple objectives. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/fuller-fire.htm Source:: Grand Canyon National Park to Manage Fuller Fire on the North Rim       

DEATH VALLEY, CA –Most of Death Valley National Park will be without electricity on Saturday, July 9 from 6:00am until 6:00pm. Visitor and employee safety is a concern because temperatures are forecasted to reach 116 °F. Southern California Edison will need to turn off the power to finalize repairs of damage caused by a storm

Grand Canyon, Ariz. –Grand Canyon Village is no longer in level 1 water conservation mode and water operations have returned to normal. The National Park Service encourages all visitors to practice basic water conservation measures at home and during their travels. Basic water conservation includes taking shorter showers, turning off the faucet while brushing teeth or

Ajo, Arizona –Maintenance work on the earthen dam at Quitobaquito pond in Organ Pipe Cactus is necessary to prevent habitat loss. A dying cottonwood tree has been the major factor in water dropping to a critical level for several species that live in the pond. The park coordinated with the State Historic and Tribal Preservation

Grand Canyon, Ariz. –On Monday, June 27 at approximately 4:45 pm, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call reporting a visitor over the edge at Mather Point.

The Lonely Dell access road at Lees Ferry will reopen on Wednesday, July 6. The road closed in October after flooding in the Paria River eroded the banks along the road.

Joshua Tree National Park, Twentynine Palms, CA—Park officials reopened Keys View Road after a weekend closure for search and rescue operations. Access to Keys View Overlook was closed to park visitors as a safety precaution for search and helicopter operations.

DEATH VALLEY, CA –Last month was the hottest June on record in Death Valley National Park, with a sweltering average temperature of 101.9 °F. June 2016’s temperatures exceeded average June temperatures by about 6 °F. Death Valley’s average temperature in June 2016 was 101.9 °F, which greatly exceeded the average of 95.5 °F recorded over