Desert News
Tapping what has become a global network of ongoing geocache events, Texas State Parks is hosting a statewide Texas Geocache Challenge on Saturday, June 4, 2011 with 89 state park locations (dividing the state into eight regions) scheduled to participate as host sites. Each park in the Texas Geocache Challenge will have a special hidden […]
Utah has a new video on fishing in Lake Powell. New on Lake Powell Summer 2011! The Floating Visitor Center be on your favorite beach? Look for the boat and the Park Rangers on special weekends. In response to the continued and growing threat of the introduction of quagga and zebra mussels at
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Singer Rita Coolidge to Perform at Park 75th Anniversary Concert The Joshua Tree National Park Association, in partnership with Joshua Tree National Park, announces that two-time Grammy Award-winner Rita Coolidge will perform at a benefit concert on Wednesday, June 15, 7 p.m., at the Indian Cove Campground Amphitheater within Joshua Tree National Park. Reservations are
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Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 11:00 a.m. Use lake friendly products, please leave glass and Styrofoam at home. Glass and Styrofoam containers are prohibited in Lake Mead National Recreation Area LAKE MEAD AREA Callville Bay Main Launch Ramp – CLOSED New Launch Ramp – OPEN / 4 lanes launching from concrete ramp (10 % grade / approx 5 ft. depth 50 ft from
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As of Monday, May 16, the Bureau of Land Management will issue fire restrictions on public lands in the California desert, including requiring permits for campfires and barbecues. Above normal rainfall this winter and spring has produced prolific growth of desert vegetation, including highly flammable invasive grasses. “Historically, these conditions have fueled very large wildfires,”
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WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today unveiled a national management plan to address the threat posed by white-nose syndrome, which has killed more than a million hibernating bats in eastern North America since it was discovered near Albany, New York in 2006. “Having spread to 18 states and
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List of California State Park Closures to Meet 2011/12-2012/13 General Fund Reductions Anderson Marsh SHP Annadel SP Antelope Valley Indian Museum Austin Creek SRA Bale Grist Mill SHP Benbow Lake SRA Benicia Capitol SHP Benicia SRA Bidwell Mansion SHP Bothe-Napa Valley SP Brannan Island SRA California Mining & Mineral Museum Candlestick Point SRA Castle Crags
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**Cahuilla and Buttercup Ranger Stations to close for season on Sunday, May 22.** Last day stations are open will be Saturday, May 21. Stations will reopen in October. The Imperial Sand Dunes, sometimes called the Algodones Dunes, are the largest mass of sand dunes in California. This dune system extends for more than 40 miles along
May 2011 Saturday, May 14 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM Cerrillos Hills A Private’s Diary Local author and naturalist Verne Huser presents a Chautauqua on Private Joseph Whitehouse, the only soldier on Lewis and Clark’s expedition whose journal survived. Fees: Regular Entrance Fee Contact: Park Staff 505 474-0196
Osprey Nesting at Barr Lake State Park BRIGHTON, CO. – Barr Lake State Park may have an osprey nest. In November of 2010, Jacob Nelson of Brighton designed and installed two osprey nesting poles at the northeast end of Barr Lake. The nesting poles were Jacob’s Eagle Scout Project, which is one of the requirements
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