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On Friday, July 31, 2015 the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a phone call reporting a missing individual at Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/justin-kremer-missing-person.htm Source:: Justin Kremer Missing Person       

Several dead prairie dogs and other rodents recently found in Devils Tower National Monument have tested positive for tularemia. This year, tularemia has been widely reported in Wyoming and some neighboring states. Tularemia is a naturally occurring bacterial disease transmitted by infected insects and ticks to rabbits, hares, muskrats, beavers and other small rodents.Tularemia can

At this time all roads are open in Joshua Tree National Park however visitors are advised to exercise caution while driving through the park. Earlier conditions required closure of several routes. Do not drive through fast moving water on the roadway. Travel is discouraged on non-paved roads due to water, rocks, sand and other debris

The National Park Service has announced that permits will be required for all motor vehicle and bicycle day use on White Rim and Elephant Hill roads in Canyonlands National Park as of September 1, 2015. https://www.nps.gov/cany/learn/news/news073015.htm Source:: Day-Use Permits Now Required for Elephant Hill and White Rim Roads       

The National Park Service invites the public to the 22nd annual Native American Heritage Days on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, August 6 and 7, 2015. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/north-rim-native-american-heritage-days.htm Source:: Twenty-second Annual Native American Heritage Days Begins August 6, 2015 on the North Rim of Grand Canyon       

Twentynine Palms, CA/Joshua Tree National Park—A 73-year-old woman from Louisiana suffered a fatal heart attack while hiking with family on the 49 Palms Oasis trail in Joshua Tree National Park on Monday, July 27th.  Park staff, Joshua Tree National Park Search and Rescue, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. and members of the Twentynine Palms Fire

Eric Graff received the National Park Service’s inaugural Tom Clausing Aviation All Risk Programs Award. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/eric-graff-wins-national-award.htm Source:: Grand Canyon       

A 43-year-old woman from Mississippi received minor injuries Tuesday when she turned her back on a bison to get a photo with it near the Fairy Falls trailhead in Yellowstone National Park. This is the fifth person injured after approaching bison this season.

Grand Canyon, Ariz. – ArtPlace America recently announced that the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA), on behalf of the tribal heritage project partnership, received a grant of $500,000 to further arts and culture at Desert View in Grand Canyon National Park. The grant will transform Desert View into a place to celebrate, share, and

With the recent increase in moisture brought on by monsoon rains, conditions are optimal for seasonal restoration work to resume in Saguaro National Park. The park will be using groundbased field crews to apply herbicide on buffelgrass and improve conditions for native plants. https://www.nps.gov/sagu/learn/news/saguaro-national-park-resumes-work-to-restore-native-vegetation.htm Source:: Saguaro National Park