BOULDER CITY, Nev. – Lake Mead National Recreation Area is advising visitors that the Wetlands Trail parking lot and restrooms will be temporarily closed beginning approximately January 19, 2022. The temporary closure could be up to three months in duration as a contractor for the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) begins to construct a temporary access

[This news release was prepared and distributed by our partner, the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).]  Southern California cougars often make the news with their litters of oh-so-cute kittens, but a UCLA-led study suggests that these mountain lions may soon find it much harder to reproduce due to a lack of genetic diversity. Scientists

On 01/08/22 at approximately 12:00 pm, a motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on SR-190 near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley National Park. While traveling approximately 65 mph, the motorcyclist caused or allowed his motorcycle to drift off the right hand of the roadway, causing him to lose control of the motorcycle. The motorcycle crashed into a

Hereford, AZ — The National Park Service (NPS) announces the temporary reopening of the Yaqui Ridge Trail to the international border with Mexico in Coronado National Memorial on December 31, 2021.   “We look forward to reopening this first “passage” of the Arizona Trail (AZT) this week,” said Southeast Arizona Parks Superintendent Matthew Carroll, “During the spring hiking season, many begin their northward journey at Monument 102 on the US/Mexico border within Coronado National Memorial”   “Visitor and contractor safety needs required us to close the Yaqui Ridge trail during border wall construction and subsequent

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS – On December 26th, a panel of ancient petroglyphs in the Indian Head area of Big Bend National Park was irreparably damaged when vandals chose to boldly scratch their names and the date across the prehistoric art. Park managers have seen an increase in vandalism and graffiti in the area, and

Beginning Thursday, January 6, National Park Service (NPS) fire managers will begin pile burning along the Hwy. 64 corridor on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Hand piles composed of woody debris will be burned along the Hwy. 64 corridor, north of the South Entrance Station from mile marker 238-240. Fire managers plan

On Tuesday, December 21, at approximately 8:04 a.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of an overdue hiker in the vicinity of the Boucher Trail within Grand Canyon National Park. An aerial search of the Boucher Trail began yesterday morning at approximately 10 a.m.; the hiker’s body was located between Yuma Point

WASHINGTON – The National Park Service will have five entrance fee-free days in 2022. The free admission days are designed to encourage discovery and visitation of the country’s variety of national parks. With at least one in every state, national parks are accessible places to visit to refresh body, mind and spirit. The free entrance dates for 2022 are:  Monday, January 17 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day  Saturday,

Saddle up folks! This weeks update is a big one. The mountains and some regions of the desert have been experiencing heavy rainfall and will continue to receive rain through Friday. When rain flows from the mountains into the desert, flash flooding can occur and devastate landscapes in an instant. Please use extreme caution when