Desert News
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area welcomes visitors to Lake Powell for the Memorial Day holiday and advises there likely will be congestion in all visitor use areas. Please be aware that due to Bureau of Reclamation projections for lower water levels expected over the next several months, water access points and boat launch areas on […]
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.— A bobcat captured and collared more than a year after the Woolsey Fire gave birth to three kittens recently – B-379, B-380, and B-381, according to the National Park Service. Using VHF radiotelemetry and GPS points from the mother’s (B-370) collar, National Park Service biologists located the female bobcat in a cavity
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WASHINGTON – Zion National Park along with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an unattended death. At approximately 2:13 p.m., May 11, park dispatch received a call that a vehicle drove off a steep embankment along Kolob Canyons Scenic Drive and rolled 70 feet below the road. A witness saw the lone driver exit
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BOULDER CITY, Nev. – The Lake Mead National Recreation Area is advising visitors to expect reduced lanes and temporary closures at Hemenway Harbor and Temple Bar boat launch ramps beginning as early as May 20. The temporary closures and reduced lanes could be several weeks in duration as the National Park Service (NPS) installs and
MOAB, UT— Arches and Canyonlands national parks are preparing for a busy Memorial Day weekend, and are advising visitors to expect heavy traffic, crowded trails, and limited parking. Visitors should plan ahead and have a back-up plan if they are not able to enter the parks during the busiest hours of the morning and early
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May 10, 2021 – Fruita, CO – National Park Service staff will be starting work on a three-year project to rehabilitate portions of Monument Canyon Trail. Starting May 3, 2021, Upper Monument Canyon Trail will be closed Monday through Friday. The closure will provide a safe environment for employees and protect hikers from potentially hazardous
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May 11, 2021 – Our water system failed to monitor as required for drinking water standards during the past year and, therefore, was in violation of the regulations. Even though this failure was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what you should do, what happened, and what we did
May 13, 2021 – SPRINGDALE, UT – The following provides an overview of summer operations for Zion National Park that will occur in May, June, July, and August 2021. The Park always recommends that visitors plan ahead and check the park website before their visit at nps.gov/zion to see what activities are currently available, what
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May 13, 2021 – Grand Canyon, Ariz. – Hikers and backpackers hiking in the inner canyon are strongly encouraged to be prepared for excessively hot temperatures—greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit this spring and summer season. Hikers attempting rigorous distances, such as ‘Rim to Rim’ through the inner canyon, must be self-reliant and understand their own
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April 27, 2021 – Grand Canyon, Ariz. – On April 26, 2021 at approximately 11:00 a.m. MST, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a satellite phone report of a boating accident on the Colorado River near Kwagunt Rapid at river mile 56. A commercial river trip requested assistance with an overturned motorboat and reported
One Fatality and Two Injured on Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park Read More »
