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JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California – Keys View Road will be closed at National Park Drive from June 11 thru June 13. Road crews will be working on chip seal application and pavement preservation. Visitors are also reminded that on-going road projects continue in other areas in the park so expect delays that […]

A hiker reported overdue was found in the Lost Palms Oasis area late Friday afternoon. 36 year old, New Zealand native, Claire Nelson had been reported overdue by friends on Friday morning. Searchers from Joshua Tree National Park Search and Rescue, Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept and California Highway Patrol launched an immediate search. Nelson’s vehicle

US Park Rangers of Joshua Tree National Park are searching for missing hiker Claire Nelson. Claire Nelson is a 36 year old white female. She is from New Zealand and has a New Zealand accent. She is 5’6″ and 140 lbs with shoulder length blonde hair. She has brown hiking boots and possibly a blue

On May 20, 2018, at approximately 12:10 PM, Rangers from the National Park Service and Officers from the Page Police Department responded to the Chains area of Lake Powell after receiving a 911 call regarding a woman who had fallen off a cliff into the lake. The victim was pulled out of the water by

The completion of the primary elevators modernization at Carlsbad Caverns National Park has been delayed until June 15. Since the end of April, Tutor Perini Corporation and ThyssenKrupp had been working 10-hour days, seven days per week in the attempt to complete the project by May 25. The park continues to provide visitors with elevator service

A vehicle was burglarized at the Douglas Springs Trailhead in Saguaro National Park’s Rincon Mountain District. A credit card that was stolen from the vehicle was used at several locations around Tucson. National Park Service Law Enforcement officers are attempting to identify an individual in connection with the vehicle break-in and stolen credit card(s). The

A 40 year old El Monte man who was reported late, was found by searchers alive and well. Ali Sandoval was reported overdue by family around 11pm, Saturday evening. His vehicle was located at the trailhead for Mastodon Peak and Lost Palms Oasis by family members and a search was launched at 7am, Sunday morning.

Tucson, AZ – In response to a National Park Service (NPS) rule finalized in 2016, Gathering of Certain Plants or Plant Parts by Federally Recognized Indian Tribes for Traditional Purposes (36 CFR 2.6), the Tohono O’odham Nation has requested to continue harvesting saguaro fruit and cholla buds in alignment with their traditional practices. These activities have occurred for

Grand Canyon, AZ– The gate at the entrance to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 7:30 am. Grand Canyon Lodge North Rim, a Forever Resorts property, and Grand Canyon Trail Rides will commence their 2018 operations. Kaibab Plateau businesses, from Jacob Lake to the park

A group of hikers found human skeletal remains in the Stubbe Springs Loop area of Joshua Tree National Park on Thursday, May 3. Park rangers accompanied by Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigators collected the remains and other evidence from the scene for testing and analysis by forensic specialists. At this time the identity of the