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A National Park Service employee carries a replacement pipe segment. NPS Staff in Death Valley National Park are dealing with increasing numbers of water and wastewater system breaks. Water systems failed 45 times and there were five major sewer leaks last year. The National Park Service (NPS) has funding from the Great American Outdoors Act […]

The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open as scheduled, on June 2, with limited visitor services and water conservation measures due to a break in the North Rim water pipeline. A landslide from  winter storms destroyed more than 300 feet of the North Rim water pipeline.   The North Rim, as seen from Bright Angel Point – NPS

To help keep visitors and outdoor recreators safe during the record high temperature summer months, Lake Mead National Recreation Area is instituting seasonal closures to certain strenuous areas and park trails from May 15, 2023 – September 30, 2023. According to the National Weather Service, excessive heat is the leading weather-related killer in the Southwest

Glen Canyon Natonal Recreation Area Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is pleased to announce the Bullfrog North Boat Ramp in North Lake Powell is now operable for houseboats and larger vessels. Due to a high snowpack, a higher spring runoff is expected to affect Lake Powell water levels for the 2023 boating season. On Saturday,

A 73-year-old man from Las Vegas, NV died in a motorcycle crash in Death Valley National Park around 10:50 am on May 6, 2023. The incident occurred in a curvy section of Highway 190 between Panamint Springs Resort and Father Crowley Point. The man lost control of his motorcycle, slid into the other lane, and

“BB-12” is the first bear to be tracked with a GPS radio-collar in the park On April 23, National Park Service biologists captured and radio-collared a 210-pound black bear in a natural area of the western Santa Monica Mountains south of the 101 Freeway.  Photos here. The male bear, dubbed BB-12, is estimated to be about 3-4

Woman bit by rabid bat Park rangers are reminding the public not to touch, handle, or feed wildlife. Two recent incidents Death Valley National Park show the risks to human and wildlife from these interactions: a woman was bitten by a bat with rabies and a coyote was struck by a car. Bat with rabiesOn

Katherine Landing Fuel Dock, which has been closed to the public since January 19 as part of a modernization project, re-opens Friday, May 5, 2023 Katherine Landing personnel worked closely with the park’s concession staff on this modernization effort, which will improve visitors’ experiences by replacing a system that dated to the early 1970s. This

Bandelier National Monument’s mandatory shuttle service will start on May 17, 2023. NPS Photo Bandelier National Monument is beginning its free summer shuttle service to Frijoles Canyon on May 17, 2023. The shuttle, which visitors board at the White Rock Visitor Center in nearby White Rock, is mandatory from 9 am to 3 pm daily except

Maze Overlook  NPS/Kait Thomas Moab, Utah – At approximately 10 a.m. on Monday, April 24, 2023, Canyonlands National Park staff at Hans Flat received a visitor report of an unoccupied vehicle in the Maze District. A search and rescue team of National Park Service employees was quickly assembled to locate the individual associated with the vehicle.