BOULDER CITY, Nevada. – The following events are happening at Lake Mead National Recreation Area Aug. 8 to 30. https://www.nps.gov/lame/learn/news/aug-2015-events.htm Source:: UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AUG 8 TO 30       

BOULDER CITY, Nevada –The bodies of an adult female and adult male from Golden Valley, Arizona, were found near Greggs Hideout in Lake Mead National Recreation Area Aug. 2. At 4:53 p.m. Aug. 2, the Lake Mead National Recreation Area Interagency Communication Center received a call reporting that two people were found deceased in a

Joshua Tree National Park and the Joshua Tree National Park Association are pleased to announce the selections for the 2015-2016 Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Program. One writer and five visual artists have been invited to participate in the program’s eighth year of hosting artists from around the country. The selectees are: Sarah Tourjee (Providence, RI-poet); Rebecca Reeve

Grand Canyon, Ariz., August 2, 2015 – Justin Kremer of Tempe, AZ has been successfully located by search crews earlier this afternoon. Kremer was reported as missing on Friday, July 31st with a last known location of West Rim Drive. Search and Rescue crews and investigators were able to locate and contact Kremer near Mescalero Point,

On Friday, July 31, 2015 the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a phone call reporting a missing individual at Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/justin-kremer-missing-person.htm Source:: Justin Kremer Missing Person       

Several dead prairie dogs and other rodents recently found in Devils Tower National Monument have tested positive for tularemia. This year, tularemia has been widely reported in Wyoming and some neighboring states. Tularemia is a naturally occurring bacterial disease transmitted by infected insects and ticks to rabbits, hares, muskrats, beavers and other small rodents.Tularemia can

At this time all roads are open in Joshua Tree National Park however visitors are advised to exercise caution while driving through the park. Earlier conditions required closure of several routes. Do not drive through fast moving water on the roadway. Travel is discouraged on non-paved roads due to water, rocks, sand and other debris

The National Park Service has announced that permits will be required for all motor vehicle and bicycle day use on White Rim and Elephant Hill roads in Canyonlands National Park as of September 1, 2015. https://www.nps.gov/cany/learn/news/news073015.htm Source:: Day-Use Permits Now Required for Elephant Hill and White Rim Roads       

The National Park Service invites the public to the 22nd annual Native American Heritage Days on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, August 6 and 7, 2015. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/north-rim-native-american-heritage-days.htm Source:: Twenty-second Annual Native American Heritage Days Begins August 6, 2015 on the North Rim of Grand Canyon       

Twentynine Palms, CA/Joshua Tree National Park—A 73-year-old woman from Louisiana suffered a fatal heart attack while hiking with family on the 49 Palms Oasis trail in Joshua Tree National Park on Monday, July 27th.  Park staff, Joshua Tree National Park Search and Rescue, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. and members of the Twentynine Palms Fire