On February 22, 2012, between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m., a large slab of rock broke loose from the cliff face above the park’s road, about three miles from the park entrance. As the slab fell, it broke into large boulders that scattered over a 150-foot wide path. One 20-ton boulder landed on the road and […]
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Wolf OR7 Returns to Oregon After drawing much public attention for his historic trek into California, the gray wolf designated as OR7 has turned north and crossed back into Oregon. Originally part of a wolfpack in northeastern Oregon, OR7 wandered more than 1,062 miles in Oregon in September through December of last year before crossing
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Death Valley NP is a lot like Mars. That’s why scientists are partnering with the park to celebrate a three-day, free public festival titled Mars and the Mojave: Exploring extremes on Earth and beyond, scheduled for March 9-11, 2012 The barren landscape of Death Valley, almost devoid of vegetation, evokes the red planet’s surface.The dry,
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A mountain lion attack occurred on February 5th in the Chisos Basin area of Big Bend National Park. A six-year-old boy received non-life-threatening injuries during the attack. Once the report was received, park rangers closed the high Chisos Mountain trails into the area at approximately 8:00 a.m., February 6th, and began patrols for the animal.
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New Visitor Center Opens at Death Valley NP Death Valley National Park opened the doors to a remodeled Visitor Center on Thursday, February 16th, 2012. The original Visitor Center was built in 1960 as part of the Mission 66 project — a 10 year effort to upgrade National Park Service facilities by the agency’s 50th
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AJO, Arizona: With the weather warming and visitors arriving, Organ Pipe Cactus has scheduled tours to historic Quitobaquito. “This year we have planned additional tours over last year. This is the only opportunity local residents and visiting public have to visit this historical area. Tours will enhance the public’s understanding of the history and cultural
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Feb 17, 2012 Joshua Tree reports: Up to 12 inches of snow accumulated in the park on February 15. With the arrival of a cold front last night that brought up to 12 inches of snow in some areas, several park roads were closed for visitor safety while snow removal is in progress. Read more on
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preserve open space Pacific Crest Trails Association and Anza-Borrego Foundation are pleased to announce the purchase of 40 acres within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The once privately-held parcel located next to the Pacific Crest Trail will be preserved as open space and set aside for public use. PCTA helped pay a portion of the purchase
We are sending this out to all segments of the gemstone industry world wide. The World Gem Society office has been informed that the good folks from the Sunstone Butte Mine of Plush, Oregon had their entire inventory stolen from a trailer at the Tucson Gem Shows earlier this week. This theft has taken away
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“More than 500 volcanic vents have been identified in the State of California. At least 76 of these vents have erupted, some repeatedly, during the last 10,000 years. … Sooner or later, volcanoes in California will erupt again, and they could have serious impacts on the health and safety of the State’s citizens as well
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