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Anza Borrego Desert State Park Tamarisk Grove campground is now open, with cabins available starting December 1 11/15/13 3 PM Anza-Borrego Foundation, the park’s cooperating association, is looking for active volunteers interested in helping with hikes, classes,and lectures. Program hosts check in participants, assist instructors, and ensure programs run smoothly. Some field programs may require […]

   A remarkable new species of tyrannosaur has been unearthed in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM), southern Utah.  The huge carnivore inhabited Laramidia, a landmass formed on the western coast of a shallow sea that flooded the central region of North America, isolating western and eastern portions of the continent for millions of years during

National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today announced that as a result of the passage of a continuing resolution providing federal appropriations, the National Park Service have resumed operations effective October 17. All 401 national parks are expected to reopen today, as well as dozens of programs that preserve nature and historic sites and

“Paleontology of the Pinto Basin on Joshua Tree National Park” Imagine the Pinto Basin as a swampland! During part of the Pleistocene era, the Mojave was a much cooler and a less arid environment. Portions of what are now vast expanses of desert were likely shorelines of lakes, streams and marshes, with plentiful vegetation and

As a result of donations from states to the National Park Service, the following national parks are temporarily re-opened. Arches National Park (Utah, open October 11-20) Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah, open October 11-20) Canyonlands National Park (Utah, open October 11-20) Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, open October 11-20) Cedar Breaks National Monument (Utah, open October 11-20) Glen Canyon National

 Arizona Chloride Az  Saturday – Oct 19, 2013  OLD MINERS DAY CELEBRATION AND FESTIVITIES9 am Bake Sale; 9am Parade check in at the Town Hall; 11a gunfight; high noon parade; 1pm gunfight; 2 gunfighter groups,the Black Mountain Gunfighters and the Wild Roses. 2p parade awards/town hall. Call 928 565 4251 for more information.  More on

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT CONTINGENCY PLAN Q & A DOCUMENT (EXTERNAL) SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 We continue to hope that Congress will reach an agreement to avoid a government shutdown, but we are working to prepare for all possible scenarios. The following document provides information regarding the Bureau of Land Management’s contingency plans in the event

WINDOW ROCK, AZ. – Navajo Nation parks are open and will remain open. Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation Department Manager Martin L. Begaye announced today that all Navajo Nation tribal parks are currently open. “We are pleased to announce that all Navajo Nation tribal parks are fully operating and open to the public. We are

Arches and Canyonlands National Parks are closed. It is unlawful to enter National Park lands to recreate or sightsee until further notice.  Alternatives for Moab Utah visitors during the National Park and Monument Shut Down: Fisher Towers Recreation area is open. Dead Horse Point is a State Park. It is open.  It is on Hwy 313. Hwy 313

NPS’s website states, “Because of the federal government shutdown, all national parks are closed and National Park Service webpages are not operating. For more information, go to www.doi.gov.” doi.gov is down. Here is the text of a letter we received in our email this morning from the National Parks Conservation Assn.’s director of budgets, John Garder: