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Joshua Tree National Park, Twentynine Palms, CA — Due to extremely hot and dry conditions, park management has closed 49 Palms Oasis to visitors. Hikers will be allowed approximately one-half mile on the trail before signage closes off the route into the oasis. Park wildlife ecologist Michael Vamstad said, “While we hesitate to close a popular hiking […]

Grand Canyon, Ariz. – Fifty-two year old Floyd E. Roberts III of Treasure Island, FL, remains missing in western Grand Canyon. Today’s responding resources include seven ground teams and the National Park Service (NPS) helicopter. Searchers from Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument and Mohave County are helping the Grand Canyon National Park Search and Rescue team. The

The presence of a California condor chick has been confirmed in the nest cave within Zion National Park, but the male parent (Condor 337) has died despite treatment for high levels of lead in his blood. https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/condorchick2016.htm Source:: Zion Condor Chick Confirmed, Yet Faces New Challenges       

Grand Canyon, Ariz. –On Saturday June, 18 at approximately 3 pm the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call reporting a missing person in the extreme western portion of Grand Canyon National Park, near Kelly Tanks in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument.

A houseboater on Lake Powell died June 9th after being electrocuted on his boat. https://www.nps.gov/glca/learn/news/electrocution-fatality-at-lake-powell.htm Source:: Electrocution Fatality at Lake Powell       

The Wahweap fish cleaning station has reopened. https://www.nps.gov/glca/learn/news/wahweap-fish-cleaning-station-open-june-2016.htm Source:: Wahweap Fish Cleaning Station Open June 2016       

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for parts of Grand Canyon National Park from Sunday, June 16 to Wednesday, June 22. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/excessive-heat.htm Source:: Another Excessive Heat Warning Issued for Parts of Grand Canyon National Park       

Venture into the heart of Joshua Tree National Park this weekend and visit the historic Keys Ranch homestead. https://www.nps.gov/jotr/learn/news/keys-ranch-weekend.htm Source:: Joshua Tree National Park Announces Keys Ranch Weekend       

Joshua Tree Artist-in- Residence, Rebecca Reeve, will be giving a presentation of her work on Friday, June 17, at 9 pm in the Black Rock Nature Center. The evening will include an overview of the artist’s work which includes photos made within various national parks as well her works in Cuba over the last decade.

A pavement resurfacing and repair work project is scheduled for this summer at Arches and Canyonlands national parks and Hoveweep and Natural Bridges national monuments. Work will begin at Arches National Park and the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park the week of June 20, then progress to the Needles district of Canyonlands and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments