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WEST GLACIER, MT. – A mountain lion was shot and killed by a park ranger after the lion attacked a dog in the employee housing area of Glacier National Park in West Glacier Saturday evening. At approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, a park employee returned to her residence and upon opening the car […]

With the return of spring, many climbing routes or features inside Arches National Park again have been temporarily closed to rock climbing to protect sensitive wildlife species in accordance with the authority of Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 1, Section 1.5(a)(1). Effective immediately, popular climbing routes on the feature known as the

Flagstaff, AZ. –In honor of Walnut Canyon’s Centennial, Superintendent Kayci Cook Collins, announced a special fee free day, this Saturday, March 21, 2015. As part of Arizona Archaeology Month, Walnut Canyon will host a Craft Day with demonstrations and hands-on craft making. Join NPS archaeologists at the Walnut Canyon visitor center and learn how early

SPRINGDALE, UT: Due to unforeseen delays in construction at the Zion Canyon Visitor Center parking lot, Zion National Park is closing the Visitor Center temporarily and moving most operations over to the Zion Human History Museum, located approximately one half-mile from the South Entrance. Wilderness Permits will be available at the Zion Nature Center, near

Limited Parking at Delicate Arch / Wolfe Ranch The parking lot at the Delicate Arch / Wolfe Ranch trailhead will be full most days by 9:00 am. Consider entering the park before 8:00 am. You may not be able to hike to Delicate Arch due to reduced parking.  Phase one of a construction project to

Zabriskie Point has re-opened to the public! The contractors finished stabilizing the site, rebuilding the crumbling rock retaining wall, and paving the trail on March 5, almost two months before the anticipated April 30 deadline. Good job! Just in time for springtime visitors, Death Valley National Park announced that access to Zabriskie Point and surrounding

The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program cost-share grant assistance to support the preservation of the most significant and representative historic Route 66 buildings, structures, road segments, and cultural landscapes in the eight states through which the route passes. Assistance is also provided to support research, planning, oral history, and education outreach projects related to the

COOLIDGE, AZ–In addition to our weekly Wednesday lecture, on Tuesday March 3rd, at noon, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument will host Gabriella Furr and Rick Collins who will offer a one hour program the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. The talk highlights Juan Bautista de Anza’s year long journey to develop an overland route from Mexico

Tucson, AZ – Saguaro National Park’s Tucson Mountain District (west) and Rincon Mountain District (east) are offering the opportunity for the public to join Tucson botanical experts in performing a species inventory of blooming wildflowers in Saguaro National Park. The Wildflower mini-Blitz will be held on March 7, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon in both districts. Reservations