A demonstration ride is scheduled for August 1, 2016 as part of Tour’s Stage 1 https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/tourutahzion.htm Source:: Tour of Utah Cycling Through Zion National Park       

Longtime Twentynine Palms resident, desert advocate, and former Joshua Tree National Park ranger, turns 100 years old this month. Susan Luckie Reilly was born in 1916, the same year the National Park Service was founded. In 1965, Reilly donned the green and grey of the NPS and worked as a seasonal, ranger-naturalist for what was

More than 50 Boy Scouts and Scout Leaders converged on Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, June 2, 2016, to tackle one of the parks biggest preservation challenges –graffiti. Troop 154, Miramar Ward, Citrus Heights Stake, based in Mesa, AZ, volunteered to remove graffiti carved into the red rocks of Glen Canyon as part of a

National Park Service fire managers anticipate initiating a prescribed fire near Shoshone Point Thursday, June 9 as weather and fuel moisture conditions allow. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/shoshone-prescribed-fire-june-9.htm Source:: Fire Managers Plan Prescribed Fire Treatment Near Shoshone Point Thursday, June 9       

June 2016 – Federal regulators adequately addressed whether a proposed wind-turbine project near San Diego would adversely impact migratory birds and global warming, the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) granted Tule Wind, LLC a right-of-way on federal lands in southeast San Diego County to construct and operate a wind energy

The National Park Service (NPS) and the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) announced at last night’s Star Party that Grand Canyon National Park is now a Provisional IDA International Dark Sky Park. “Tonight’s announcement designating Grand Canyon National Park an International Dark Sky Park is an important step in ensuring the Colorado Plateau remains a protective

Death Valley National Park invites artists and photographers to participate in an art contest for the Hike Death Valley program. The deadline for submissions is July 31, 2016. Contest details are available at nps.gov.deva. https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/news/death-valley-national-park-announces-hike-death-valley-art-contest.htm Source:: Death Valley National Park Announces Hike Death Valley Art Contest       

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for parts of Grand Canyon National Park. The warning is in effect beginning today Friday, June 3 at 10am through Sunday, June 5 at 8 pm for areas below 4,000 feet in the canyon including Phantom Ranch. Temperatures at Phantom Ranch could reach 113 F/45

These burns are planned to be ignited during the week of June 6-10, 2016. https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/pxburnzc.htm Source:: Prescribed Burns Planned in Zion Canyon       

A pet dog died on the Lost Palms Oasis trail on Saturday afternoon, May 28, 2016, when two male park visitors from Long Beach, Calif., took the animal with them on a seven-mile desert hike. Pets are not permitted on trails in Joshua Tree National Park. At approximately 12:45 pm, other hikers came into the