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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — At around 4 a.m. on Saturday, September 7, the mountain lion known as P-61 was struck and killed on the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass area. His final GPS point indicates that he was between Bel Air Crest Road and the Sepulveda Boulevard underpass. Today, his carcass was picked up […]

Starting September 9th, 2019, Joshua Tree National Park vegetation and fire management staff will resume removing non-native grasses and brush along Covington Flats Road. This work began in spring 2019 in response to heavy winter rains and higher than average growth. Removing this vegetation will reduce the intensity of a potential fire, allow easier access

Grand Canyon, AZ- Grand Canyon National Park rangers responded to an emergency call of assistance for a 77-year-old man on a river trip Sept. 3, 2019, below Deer Creek Falls on the Colorado River. Responding rangers arrived at River Mile 136, and took over resuscitation efforts from on-scene personnel. Rescue personnel were unable to resuscitate Kenneth

Ajo, AZ – Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (Organ Pipe Cactus NM) instituted a road closure on the southeast border road (Roosevelt Reservation) from Lukeville Port of Entry east to the Santa Rosa Mountains. The closure went in effect August 22, 2019, for vehicle and pedestrian traffic, and will remain in effect until further notice.

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. – Electric vehicle (EV) destination travelers can add Grand Canyon National Park to their list. Six EV charging stations are available for visitors to use at Maswik North, Canyon Village Market and Yavapai Lodge. Three additional charging stations were installed for National Park Service (NPS) and partner staff members to use at

Pass through and please pay your entry fees at the campground ranger station or at the self-pay station located at the North Rim visitor center parking lot. Due to an unusually dry summer, yellowjackets and bees are thirsty. They are looking for water anywhere they can, including the North Rim entrance station and restroom. Although

DEATH VALLEY, CA – A single-vehicle traffic collision along CA-190 in Death Valley National Park resulted in the death of the driver on Sunday, August 25. A park visitor first reported the accident to park rangers in Furnace Creek Visitor Center at 3:09 p.m. Park rangers arrive at the accident scene only 10 minutes later.

14th annual Desert Garden Community Day: Learn the what, why, where and how of growing native desert plants. FREE day of talks, workshops, clinics and plant sale. Kids activities. 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. UCR Palm Desert, 75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive. By Desert Horticultural Society of the Coachella Valley, UCR Palm Desert, UCCE Desert

DEATH VALLEY, CA – Death Valley National Park’s standard entrance fees will be waived on Sunday, August 25. This fee waiver is being done to encourage people to visit national parks on the National Park Service’s 103rd birthday. Superintendent Mike Reynolds is particularly excited about how this fee free day can benefit people living in

DEATH VALLEY, CA – Death Valley National Park announced that Saline Valley’s “Chicken Strip” Airfield is now officially authorized, as of August 19, 2019. This legally sanctions the long-established use of this backcountry airstrip. The Saline Valley Warm Springs Airfield, commonly known as the Chicken Strip, is an unpaved landing strip that has been in