Desert News
On Friday, August 26 at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of a visitor who fell from the rim west of the Bright Angel Point Trail on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Responding rangers located the body of a 44-year-old male approximately 200 ft. below the […]
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SPRINGDALE, Utah – On Monday, August 22, Jetal Agnihotri of Tucson, Ariz. was found in the Virgin River near the Court of the Patriarchs in Zion National Park and was later pronounced deceased by a medical examiner. The National Park Service has ended the search and rescue operation that began on Friday, August 19. “Our
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WILLCOX, AZ — Due to recent monsoon rains at Chiricahua NM, Bonita Canyon Drive is closed to all traffic beyond the Bonita Canyon Campground. Significant rockfall and treefall has been occurring with each rain event the park has had over the past week on park roads and trails. Staff have been and will continue assessing
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National Park Service staff transport one patient to hospital and continue search efforts SPRINGDALE, Utah – Zion National Park received a report around 2:15 p.m. on Friday, August 19 of multiple hikers being swept off their feet by a flash flood in the Narrows near the Temple of Sinawava. Later in the evening, the National Park
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Badwater Road and Dantes View opening may be delayed DEATH VALLEY, Calif. – It’s like déjà vu for work crews in Death Valley. National Park Service workers are busy clearing roads today after two recent rain events wreaked havoc on Death Valley National Park’s roads this week. Crews had already cleared many roads after a historic
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Release Date: August 16, 2022 Contact: LAKE_public_affairs@nps.gov SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND AT LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA BOULDER CITY, Nev. – National Park Service rangers responded to a report of the discovery of human skeletal remains in the Swim Beach area of Lake Mead National Recreation Area at approximately 8:00 p.m. PST on Monday, Aug. 15.
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Obed Wild and Scenic River is excited to announce that it is now offering a pre-recorded virtual geology field trip. This five-video series encourages students from 4th-8th grade to think like a geologist as they explore four study sites around the park. Designed to be paused and played at your convenience, each video focuses on
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Recent rains reawaken foliage and wildlife; more monsoons forecasted KELSO, Calif. – Monsoonal rains reawakened flora and fauna in Mojave National Preserve since the July 30 event that brought 6 inches of rain to some areas of the park. Average rainfall for August is typically 1.2 inches. More monsoonal rains are forecast for the next
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Subscribe | What is RSS Date: August 17, 2022 Tuesday afternoon, August 16, 2022, Joshua Tree National Park experienced a massive rainstorm concentrated in the southern area of the park. Road crews are working hard to assess the situation and repair damage. As of this morning, August 17, 2022: Pinto Basin Road is closed from Ocotillo to the
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Twentynine Palms, California—On Monday, August 8, 2022, Joshua Tree National Park management closed the south boundary road, as well as a five-mile stretch of Pinto Basin Road between Porcupine Wash and Turkey Flats due to severe flooding. Park staff have evacuated all visitors from the southern portion of the park. Road crews will reevaluate the situation tomorrow and
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