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A timely response by US Park Rangers of Lake Mead National Recreation Area and an investigation by the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch has concluded with a woman being sentenced to prison for child abuse. Justine R. Kirklen, age 33, was recently ordered to serve 30 months in prison followed by 3 years of […]

Large numbers of visitors historically travel to Big Bend National Park during spring break, a typical vacation away from school. As travelers seek solace from stressful educational routines, and escape wintry conditions, the park experiences increases in visitation to the point of periodic congestion. Fall and winter rains have also resulted in spectacular spring flowers,

Lost Horse Mine trail will be closed to hikers Tuesday, February 19 through Friday, February 22, from 7 am until 3 pm. The Lost Horse Mine Road off Keys View Road will also be closed during this time. Park staff is conducting a historic preservation project on the Lost Horse Mill structure and surrounding cultural

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Biologists are hoping that the destructive Woolsey Fire and recent steady rains prove to be the perfect combination for a promising display of spring wildflowers in the Santa Monica Mountains during the peak flowering season that typically occurs in March and April. Find out where the flowers are blooming now. “We are

SPRINGDALE, UT – Thousands of Zion National Park visitors are expected over the Presidents’ Day Weekend beginning February 15, 2019. In 2018, the park hosted more than 25,000 visitors, an 18 percent increase over the 2017 holiday weekend. Even if visitation numbers are similar, the park will feel more congested this year due to the

DEATH VALLEY, CA – Death Valley National Park will be hosting the Death Valley Dark Sky Festival, March 1st-3rd, 2019. Everyone is invited to attend this free night sky and space science festival.

Special Agents with the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) are assisting park officials of Tumacacori National Historical Park to find those responsible for recent vandalism. Sometime between 9:00 am on December 26, 2018 and 2:00 pm on December 27, 2018 vandals etched graffiti into a wall of the park’s Convento ruins, part of the 1800-era mission complex.

Grand Teton National Park and Wyoming Game and Fish are jointly responding to a situation of wild bison that have gored multiple horses on private land within the park. Wyoming Game and Fish personnel have been working with the landowner and have made multiple attempts to haze the bison away. However, the situation continues and

SPRINGDALE, UT – Closed since road re-construction began in May 2018, the facilities in the Kolob Canyons District of Zion National Park will reopen on Friday February 8, 2019. The project involved reconstructing sections of the road, repaving the entire road, and adding accessible parking, sidewalk, and two new bathroom facilities. The intensive slope, drainage

Most national parks have now reopened after the enactment of the continuing resolution ending the government shutdown, including: Joshua Tree With the enactment of the continuing resolution, staff at Joshua Tree National Park have resumed regular operations. This includes resumption of the park shuttle service on Friday, February 1. Tours and interpretive programs will commence