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No Fees at Forest Service Recreational Sites on National Public Lands Day Sept 24th

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2011 – The Forest Service is waiving fees at hundreds of recreation sites across the country on Saturday, Sept. 24 in recognition of Public Lands Day. The Forest Service has more than 60 project sites for initiatives across the country participating in this hands-on, national volunteer effort to improve America’s lands. Local […]

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Grand Canyon NP

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  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK Fire Management Staff to Resume Pile Burning at the Grand Canyon Date September 15, 2011Grand Canyon, Ariz. – After a week of soaking rains, fire crews on the North and South Rims of Grand Canyon National Park will be burning piles of woody debris over the next thirty days as

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Grand Canyon fire update 9/12/11

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Updated Monday, September 12, 2011 Point Imperial on North Rim has re-opened. North Rim: Woolsey Fire: This lightning-caused fire was discovered August 27 and has grown to 385 acres in size. The fire is being managed to achieve resource and protection objectives. CLICK HERE to view photos and maps of the fire and to follow its progress on InciWeb. Point Fire: The Point Fire has grown to approximagely 4,195 acres in size. The fire is being

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US Forest Service steps up air presence in Texas wildfire fight

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The U.S. Forest Service will deploy four airborne firefighting systems on Department of Defense C-130s to Austin, Texas, to support wildland firefighting efforts beginning Sept. 10. The Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) are portable fire retardant delivery systems that convert C-130s into airtankers. Each can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in

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Grand Canyon Fire Update

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  Grand Canyon NP 9/7/2011 North Rim: Woolsey Fire: This lightning-caused fire was discovered August 27 and has grown to 360 acres in size. The fire is being managed to achieve resource and protection objectives. CLICK HERE to view photos and maps of the fire and to follow its progress on InciWeb. Point Fire: The Point Fire has grown to approximagely 4,120 acres in size. The fire is being managed for multiple objectives, including maintaining

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Rare Tours of Homolovi IV Offered Sept 24th and throughout October at Homolovi SP (AZ)

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Homolovi IV Tours10 am – 12:30 pm. Come join Ranger Chad for a tour of Homolovi IV, one of the park’s archaeological sites not usually open to the public. The pueblo consisted of approximately 150 masonry rooms built in a step-wise fashion down the sides of a small butte on the west side of the

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Songs or Silence

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Grains of sand skitter across the dunes, joining a mad dust devil dancing up the steep, sandy slopes. The great Eureka Dunes were created from such swirling dervishes eons ago. The dunes are set like an island in the desert in the southern part of Eureka Valley in northern Inyo County and are the highest in

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