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BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX –To make it easier for park visitors to plan ahead and enjoy remote Big Bend National Park, the National Park Service (NPS) will soon be implementing a number of changes to improve the visitor experience. “We’ve heard loud and clear that people want us to expand the park’s reservation system,

The National Park Service is pleased to announce the return of Davis Maho, Hopi weaver, for a weekend of demonstrations. Davis was an Artist in Residence at Tuzigoot National Monument in 2018. He will be at Tuzigoot on Saturday, December 28th, and Montezuma Castle on Sunday, December 29th from 10:00am-2:00pm. Davis is a skilled weaver from

Death Valley, CA—Death Valley National Park invites the public to a fun day outdoors counting birds on Saturday, December 21. All skill levels are welcome for this opportunity to meet new people and learn about birds while contributing to a citizen-science effort continuing for over a hundred years. The Christmas Bird Count will begin at

Ramah, NM – The National Park Service and the International Dark Sky Association are pleased to announce El Morro National Monument as an International Dark Sky Park. This certification recognizes the exceptional quality of the park’s night skies and provides added opportunities to enhance visitor experiences through astronomy based interpretive programming. El Morro National Monument

ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO – White Sands National Monument, in recognition of the upcoming holidays, will host an event in the visitor center on Saturday, December 21, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Musician Randy Granger will perform holiday selections in the visitor center courtyard from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. We are honored to have

Tucson, AZ – Visitors to Saguaro National Park will notice some changes in January. First, Saguaro National Park is changing the way the park manages overnight camping permits in the Rincon Mountain Wilderness. Starting today, campers will go to Recreation.gov to reserve their camping permits for trips starting on February 1 or later. The visitor center

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX – Big Bend National Park invites the public to join in a grand opening celebration of new exhibits at the Magdalena House in the Castolon Historic District. The event will be held on Saturday, December 14th at 3:00 p.m. and include brief statements from park management, light refreshments, and an

DEATH VALLEY, CA – A coyote that habitually approached cars died after being struck by a vehicle on Artists Drive in Death Valley National Park on November 26. This adult female coyote was just the most recent casualty of human-coyote interactions in the park. Park rangers educate visitors not to feed coyotes or other wildlife.