Desert News
24‐year‐old Guillermo Pino has been missing since Sunday, April 8th in the Anza Borrego Badlands. He went missing around noon while out exploring the caves with his family in an area called Arroyo Tapiado, two miles from the mouth of the wash. He is described as a fairly experienced hiker with no known medical conditions. Mr. Pino has […]
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Fee-free National Park Week and Junior Ranger Day at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Picture yourself at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument for free! During National Park Week, April 21-29, ALL 397 of your national parks offer free admission, all week long. The staff at Gila Cliff Dwellings invites you to enjoy the 1-mile roundtrip
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Department of Fish and Game (DFG) wardens responded quickly Tuesday morning and relocated a bear that has been getting into Southern California trash cans. The 400-pound bear has been sighted multiple times around the Glendale area in the last three weeks. This morning, it was cornered in a La Crescenta backyard giving DFG officials the
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April 15: The Biogeography of Oak Creek and the Verde River Basin: A Bridge Through Space and Time at Red Rock State Park, Arizona 2 pm Park Theatre. Red Rock State Park will present Dr. Larry Stevens during their Sunday Lecture Series in April. Dr. Stevens will address The Biogeography of Oak Creek and the
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THEME: Dedication of the Morteros Cultural Trail Saturday, April 14, 2012 Events: 9 – 4:30 Silent Auction at the Begole Archaeological Research Center. Bidding closes 4:30 pm. Winning bids announced 5:00 pm. (Winners need not be present) 9– 4:00 Native American Basket and Pottery Display and Demonstrations. (Craft items for sale) 9:30 – 4 Tours
April 4: First Time Hikers to the Sonoran Desert, Lost Dutchman SP 9 am. This hike is an introduction to hiking in the Sonoran Desert. The hike starts on Treasure Loop Trail, and converges to Jacob Crosscut Trail. The trail includes a small steeper and rockier section followed by a smooth, well maintained section giving
Lost Dutchman Offers 2 Hikes on April 4th, First Timers and Sunset Hikes Read More »
Spend Your Saturdays in April at Oracle State Park! Oracle SP is open Saturdays only through April 28 and will be closing for the summer. Join us for guided bird walks, journal making workshop, and tour the historic Kannally Ranch House. Celebrate Earth Day with Oracle SP and hike a portion of the Arizona Trail.
Oracle State Park in Arizona Will Close for Summer Read More »
WASHINGTON – The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, invite people everywhere to enjoy, explore, learn, share, and give back to America’s nearly 400 national parks during National Park Week 2012. Celebrating the theme, “Picture Yourself in a National Park,” National Park Week will run from
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Morongo Basin, April 22, 2012: The Morongo Basin Conservation Association invites the public to pre-register for its Second Annual Desert-Wise Landscape Tour occurring on Sunday, April 22, 2012 from 9am to 4pm. This self-guided tour will provide an opportunity to visit 20 residential landscapes and unique out-door spaces throughout the Basin and see how others
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Join the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to Get the Scoop on the Power of Poop! Next week, AZA members will come together in Palm Springs for the AZA Mid-Year Meeting, featuring AZA’s second annual Green Summit. As part of the Green Summit, Denver Zoo, winner of last year’s AZA Green Award, will be displaying
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