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Carlsbad Caverns Begins Centennial Celebration

October 25, 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge, the park was set aside to protect its “…extraordinary proportions and…unusual beauty and variety of natural decoration…”  Yesterday, the park unveiled 20 Story Walk exhibits along the Lake Carlsbad Recreation Area in partnership […]

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Do not disturb: It’s nesting season in Zion National Park

National Park Service protects wildlife by temporarily closing climbing routes As part of the recovery efforts for the peregrine falcons, Zion wildlife mangement monitor nests throughout the spring and summer. Climbing routes on cliffs used by nesting raptors in Zion National Park will be temporarily closed beginning March 1, 2023. These birds are especially sensitive to

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2023 Spring Season May Bring Spectacular
Wildflower Blooms—and Crowds—to State Parks

With spectacular wildflower blooms expected this spring that may attract thousands of people into the outdoors, California State Parks is providing visitors with tips on how to explore the blooms safely and responsibly. In the interest of safety and conservation, visitors are asked to understand the area they plan on visiting, check the weather, respect

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California State Parks Launches Digital Passport Program

Developed with OuterSpatial, app invites and informs visitors with an interactive challenge that prompts collection of badges across 200+ parks. California State Parks today enters a new era with its new digital Passport Program, driven by OuterSpatial, designed to increase access and engagement with the state’s 280 parks. The digital Passport Program invites people –

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Celebrate Arizona Archeology month hiking with a ranger at Petrified Forest National Park

How would you communicate your story on stone or pottery? What would your messages to each other look like? How would people in 800 years interpret your drawings? Join a Ranger for a guided adventure to archeology sites found in the backcountry or off the beaten path at Petrified Forest. Hikes are free with entrance

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Hiker Fatality along Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park

On February 17 at approximately 3 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report an unresponsive hiker on the Bright Angel Trail below Havasupai Gardens. National Park Service (NPS) search and rescue personnel arrived on scene at approximately 3:30 p.m. and pronounced the individual deceased. The victim is described as a 56-year-old male

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Death Valley National Park reopens more flood-damage areas

Encourages visits, in spite of no ‘superbloom’ Death Valley National Park opens North Highway, continuing its digging out from last summer’s historic flash floods. However, those intense summer rains do not seem to be triggering a hoped-for ‘superbloom.’  North Highway reopens On Thursday afternoon, the National Park Service reopened North Highway. This paved road had

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The Poppies are Starting to Pop

Wildflower Reports Feb. 1st – 8th, 2023 DesertUSA readers have submitted reports and photos of colorful poppies starting to bloom in Southern California and Arizona. Photos submitted were taken in Chino Hills State Park and Griffith Park in California and Estrella Mountain Regional Park near Goodyear, Arizona.  Since November, we have received numerous photos and updates of the early

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