Desert News
Reader Bill reports Recent heavy rains in Fish Creek show what happens when you don’t listen to the weather forecasts. Flash floods were predicted yet a father and son drove to Wind Caves to hike in the morning. Their truck was washed 1.75 miles down Split Mountain and the father and son were helicoptered […]
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today announced that the National Park Service is awarding $1,663,382 in grants to assist Native American tribes, Alaska Native villages and museums with implementation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), which assists in the return
On Saturday, July 28, 2012, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument will host a presentation by Katherine Dungan from Archaeology Southwest. Katherine will conduct a slide presentation on the excavation of the Fornholt Site, a Mogollon area village that was occupied during the same time period as the Gila Cliff Dwellings. The program will begin at
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SALIDA, Colo. – The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (ARHA) is enjoying whitewater flows because of the heavy rains this week, which have further improved rafting and other boating conditions. Rob White, AHRA’s Park Manager, said Friday that whitewater boating and fishing should be in good shape for the rest of the summer on the Arkansas.
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The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) on July 10th called off the search for a mountain lion that attacked and injured a camper in Nevada County. The lion attacked a 63-year-old Marin County man who was camping along Shady Creek northwest of Nevada City. The attack occurred in the early morning hours of July
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Washington, DC – The National Park Service (NPS) announced today it will expand bicycle access in parks nationwide while preserving the Service’s responsibility to prohibit bikes in wilderness and other areas where they would have significant impact on the environment or visitor safety. “Bikes are a great way to exercise, get healthy, and experience the
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The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has confirmed a mountain lion attacked a 63-year-old man who was camping northwest of Nevada City. The attack occurred in the early morning hours of July 1. The man was traveling through Nevada County on a planned hiking trip and decided to stop for the night to
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MONTROSE, Colo. – Stage II fire bans, issued by five western Colorado counties, have been implemented at Crawford, Navajo, Paonia, Ridgway and Sweitzer Lake State Parks. The Stage II fire restrictions, issued by Archuleta, Delta, Gunnison, Montrose and Ouray counties, prohibit wood or charcoal fires and limit cigarette smoking to inside vehicles or RVs. Compressed
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The Desert Sun is reporting two coyote attacks in the Palm Desert in June: ” Two women have been bitten by coyotes in Sun City Palm Desert within the past week and a half, according to Riverside County Animal Services. In the most recent attack, Amy Williams, 69, was taking her daily walk about 4:30 a.m. Sunday
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ARBOLES, Colo. – Putting together the pieces of the past isn’t easy for archaeologists. In the area around Navajo State Park, the ancient residents often moved from place to place, living in temporary shelters. At the nearby Chimney Rock Archaeological Area, they built a pueblo complex with twin sacred rock pinnacles. Archaeologists can learn a
