Desert News
August 19, 2021 – Grand Canyon, AZ– The National Park Service (NPS) is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing person on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Gabor Berczi-Tomcsanyi, 45, a Hungarian national, is believed to have traveled to the South Rim on or around July 19, 2021. On August 9, 2021,
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August 16, 2021 -WASHINGTON – Following the latest science and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Park Service (NPS) is immediately requiring visitors, employees and contractors to wear a mask inside all NPS buildings and in crowded outdoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status or community transmission levels. “Visitors to national parks are coming from locations across the country, if not across the world. Because of
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New Study Shows Mountain Lions Used Smaller Areas and Moved Shorter Distances When Human Activity Was Far Below Normal August 18, 2021 – THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.— According to a recent study published in Ecological Solutions and Evidence, as people sheltered in place during the initial stage of the Covid-19 pandemic in Spring 2020, mountain lions
On Thursday, August 5, 2021, at approximately 1:13 p.m., Glen Canyon Communications Center received an emergency marine band call reporting a possible drowning in the Warm Creek Bay area of Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Warm Creek is located between Navajo Canyon and Gunsight Bay, approximately 12 miles from the Glen Canyon Dam,
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Date: August 7, 2021 Purpose From Monday, August 9 through Friday, September 17, 2021, visitors to Petroglyph National Monument will experience daily area closures Monday through Friday in the South Rim Trail Area. This closure is due to the park maintenance staff conducting maintenance and repair using heavy machinery and equipment. The area will remain
BAKER, NV – Great Basin National Park will be conducting a rotenone treatment at Baker Lake on September 1st 2021 to remove non-native fish species. The treatment will restore habitat for the native Bonneville cutthroat trout which will be released in Baker Lake in 2023. The project is being conducted in cooperation with the Nevada
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is announcing that the Wahweap Auxiliary Ramp in South Lake Powell will be available for the launch and retrieval of some motorized vessels as early as Thursday, August 12, 2021. As previously advised, the Wahweap Main Ramp will soon become unusable for all motorized vessels due to low water conditions. The
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Aug 4, 2021 – Dinosaur, CO & Jensen, UT – Due to significant damage from a recent thunderstorm, the Yampa Bench Road in Dinosaur National Monument is closed from the monument’s east boundary to the junction with the Echo Park Road until further notice. A thunderstorm passed over the Yampa Bench Road area early on
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Lake Powell visitors are advised that due to low lake levels, the Halls Crossing pumpout station will close for the season at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 6, 2021. The Halls Crossing Marina is accessed via Utah Highway 276, Lake Powell, Utah. Due to low water, the Halls Crossing launch ramp was closed to motorized
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July 28, 2021 – Santa Fe, New Mexico – Join us on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail for the 2021 American Solar Challenge! The National Park Service (NPS) is partnering with the Innovators Educational Foundation, and the Santa Fe Trail Association to hold this year’s event in commemoration of the Santa Fe Trail’s Bicentennial.
