BOULDER CITY, Nevada – America’s national parks will be premier viewing sites for a rare solar eclipse that will be crossing the United States Aug. 21. Lake Mead National Recreation Area is holding a free viewing party at the visitor center from 9 a.m. to noon.

On Friday, August 25th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tumacácori will host a Family Game Night in celebration of the National Park Service’s 101st birthday. https://www.nps.gov/tuma/learn/news/family-game-night.htm Source:: Family Game Night

Two new courtesy docks at the Stateline launch ramp soon. Material for the new docks is scheduled to begin arriving on August 8. Construction will take two to four weeks. https://www.nps.gov/glca/learn/news/new-stateline-courtesy-docks-being-installed.htm Source:: New Stateline Courtesy Docks Being Installed

A new business opportunity is available to provide launch and retrieval services of motorized rental boats and personal watercraft to Lake Powell. Interested businesses are invited to apply for a Commercial Use Authorization, which will permit them to deliver and/or pick up boats (less than 26 feet long) and personal watercrafts. https://www.nps.gov/glca/learn/news/new-commercial-opportunity-available.htm Source:: New Commercial

The Park thanks the climbing community for their cooperation through the 2017 breeding season. https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/reopenclimbroutes.htm Source:: Zion National Park Re-Opens Climbing Routes After Successful Peregrine Nesting Season

National Park Service researchers have documented a rare case of a mountain lion successfully crossing the 101 Freeway. P-55, a subadult male who was recently collared in the western end of the Santa Monica Mountains, crossed the artery near Thousand Oaks last week soon after he was caught on video in a Newbury Park backyard.

On Sunday, June 18th, Cathlyn Weir of Cedar Hill, TX, died while hiking in Big Bend National Park. South Plains Forensic Pathology of Lubbock, TX, determined the cause of death to be environmental hyperthermia.

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California – Searchers having been looking for 10 days for a couple who disappeared in Joshua Tree National Park with few leads or traces. Rachel Nguyen and Joseph Orbeso entered the park at approximately 6:45am on Thursday, July 27 and have not been seen or heard from since. An

Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park can now learn more about the role wildland fire plays at Grand Canyon. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/short-wildland-fire-film.htm Source:: New Short Film Teaches Visitors about “Living with Fire in the Grand Canyon”