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Beatty, Nevada (December, 2014) – In an effort to boost tourism and support the local economy, a non-profit group is preparing to construct a large-scale, recreational trail system on land adjacent to the small mining township of Beatty—located in southwest Nevada’s Oasis Valley. The non-profit group Saving Toads through Off-Road Racing and Mining–Oasis Valley (STORM-OV) […]

Rainbow Bridge National Monument will be closed to the public from January 5, through February 15, 2015 to complete repairs to the trail from Lake Powell. Starting on January 5th, crews will work on segments of the trail damaged in monsoon floods that occurred in late September 2013. Because of the nature of the work,

WASHINGTON – National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis welcomed a package of provisions included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2015 and signed into law by President Obama today. This expansion of the national park system helps builds momentum as we prepare for the centennial of the National Park Service in 2016,”

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California – The visitor information desk and bookstore at Oasis Visitor Center, in Twentynine Palms will be moved to a temporary building just south of the visitor center while the park completes a seismic retrofit project for the health and safety of visitors and staff. Visitor services will be

Dinosaur, CO & Jensen, UT –The arrival of winter at Dinosaur National Monument brings changes to visitor access in some areas. In Utah, roads around the Quarry Visitor Center and Exhibit Hall are maintained throughout the winter. The Cub Creek Road is plowed to a parking area approximately 2.2 miles past the Green River bridge.

Dec 10, 2014 – A very wet storm system will bring substantial rainfall, high surf, and high winds to the Point Reyes area beginning Wednesday night and through the day Thursday. Rain will likely be heavy at times, which will increase the risk of flooding roads and trails. Rainfall amounts are expected to range from

Yesterday evening at approximately 6:30PM the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a structure fire in the Furnace Creek area of Death Valley National Park. The Furnace Creek laundry facility located near the historic Furnace Creek Inn was completely engulfed in flames; Farabee’s Jeep Rental suffered some minor damage. No injuries were reported. An investigator

Damage was the result of vandalism in early September Dinosaur, CO & Jensen, UT– On Tuesday, December 2nd, Dr. Brooks Britt from Brigham Young University (BYU) removed the remaining portion of a juvenile sauropod humerus that was vandalized in early September. Monument staff assessed the condition of the bone after it was damaged to see

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