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National Preparedness Level 5  (on a scale from 1 to 5) – August 18, 2015 Nearly 30,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are battling wildfires in 10 states. Yesterday, 16 new large fires were reported, most of them in Idaho and Montana. The year-to-date acres burned is now about 7.1 million acres. This is the earliest […]

WASHINGTON – The National Park Service is turning 99 years old on August 25, 2015, and everyone is getting a present, free admission! Visit a park in your neighborhood or plan a trip to one of the 408 National Park Service sites across the country to join the party! To inspire visitors, the National Park

The National Park Service is turning 99 years old on August 25 and Death Valley National Park wants to give you a present – free admission! The usual entrance fee of $20 per vehicle will be waived for all visitors on August 25. Come to the park and view the spectacular night sky, hike a

SACRAMENTO – California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith announced that the department has been notified of a presumptive positive case of plague contracted by a recent visitor to California from Georgia. Confirmatory testing is being conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Prior to

Saguaro National Park is offering a variety of hikes and talks this summer that explore the park’s wonderful natural and cultural histories. Program listings also are available on the park’s website, www.nps.gov/sagu, or visit us on Facebook. Interpretive programs are free, but park entrance fees apply. Program schedules are subject to change; visitors should call

SACRAMENTO – California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith today announced that the department, working closely with Yosemite National Park, successfully reduced the risk of plague transmission at Crane Flat Campground in Yosemite. The campground, which had been closed for four nights to allow for rodent burrows to

Entrance, campground, and Fiery Furnace fees at Arches and Canyonlands National Parks will increase on October 1, 2015 in order to fund important maintenance and improvement projects within the parks. https://www.nps.gov/cany/learn/news/news081415.htm Source:: Arches and Canyonlands National Parks’ Entrance, Campground, and Fiery Furnace Fee Increases Begin October 1       

(Washington, D.C., August 12, 2015) The U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, in San Jose has ruled that the Department of the Interior violated federal laws when it created a final regulation allowing wind energy and some other companies to obtain 30-year permits to kill protected Bald and Golden Eagles without prosecution by the federal

Contaminated wastewater from the Gold King Mine has not reached Lake Powell or the San Juan River within Glen Canyon. There are currently no closures in effect on Lake Powell.Glen Canyon has established a hotline to provide the most current visitor information at (928) 608-6404. https://www.nps.gov/glca/learn/news/update-gold-king-mine-spill.htm Source:: UPDATE Gold King Mine Spill       

August 6, 2015 – Alamogordo, NM – Two visitors from France died Tuesday afternoon while hiking the Alkali Flat Trail in White Sands National Monument. A minor child in the group was found alive, rescued by monument and local emergency personnel, and treated for heat exposure.