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On July 11th, the North Rim celebrates the unique culture of the area with Western Arts Day. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/north-rim-western-arts-day.htm Source:: Grand Canyon       

With an early monsoon season upon us, visitors may be seeing desert gopher tortoises on the roadways as they search out puddles from which to drink. Because of their presence on the roads, tortoises are extremely vulnerable to being hit by cars. In order to educate the public, the park has produced a video on

Grand Canyon, Ariz.– On the evening of Friday, July 3, a park ranger responded to a report of a hiker in distress on the North Kaibab Trail. When the ranger arrived on scene, bystanders had already attempted resuscitation efforts without success. No additional information is available at this time. An investigation into the incident is being

The Desert Sun reported “The Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified the hiker as Ruth Ross, 56, a tourist from Hamilton, Scotland….She and her husband, who arrived in the area on Sunday, began hiking about 7:30 a.m. near Murray Canyon and South Palm Canyon drives. They called for help at about 10:20 a.m. after the woman became

Sat Jun 27, 2015 4:13 pm San Juan County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Rick Eldredge Monticello, Utah 84535 Press Release: DATE OF INCIDENT – 06/27/2015 TIME- 3 pm LOCATION- Davis Canyon area near Canyonlands National Park in San Juan County, Utah TYPE OF INCIDENT: Missing person/lost hiker found deceased in San Juan County, Utah. DESCRIPTION :

BOULDER CITY, Nevada – Park rangers are anticipating more than 100,000 visitors at Lake Mead National Recreation Area this 4th of July weekend. Here are the latest launch ramp conditions, safety tips and weekend events. https://www.nps.gov/lame/learn/news/july-4-2015.htm Source:: Lake Mead National Recreation Area       

The climbing area known as the “Towers of Uncertainty” has been reopened by the park. The area which is approximately 4 km or 2.5 miles south of Geology Road was closed March 30 in order to protect nesting raptors. https://www.nps.gov/jotr/learn/news/towersuncertaintyreopens.htm Source:: Joshua Tree National Park       

BOULDER CITY, Nevada. – The following events are happening at Lake Mead National Recreation Area July 4 to August 1. https://www.nps.gov/lame/learn/news/july-2015-events.htm Source:: Lake Mead National Recreation Area       

BOULDER CITY, Nevada – A 17-year-old boy from North Las Vegas was recovered from Lake Mohave July 1 after he went missing June 30. https://www.nps.gov/lame/learn/news/teen-recovered-07-01-2015.htm Source:: Lake Mead National Recreation Area       

BOULDER CITY, Nevada – National Park Service rangers and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Search and Rescue divers are in the process of recovering a 17-year-old North Las Vegas boy who was last seen swimming in Lake Mohave near Morning Star Cove (https://goo.gl/maps/ijN8T). https://www.nps.gov/lame/learn/news/lake-mohave-recovery-07-01-2015.htm Source:: Lake Mead National Recreation Area