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Fire Restrictions Started Aug. 20 on BLM-managed Public Lands 23 Aug 2013 | 11:23 pm
Seasonal restrictions on the outdoor use of fire and firewood cutting began Tuesday, Aug. 20, on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in northeast California and far northwest Nevada....
Scotty’s Castle Now Open 23 Aug 2013 | 11:09 pm
Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley has reopened. The park had this to say on facebook, “Scotty’s Castle is now open for tours. Maintenance work will continue, and while facilities are open, gravel remai...
Glen Canyon and the Colorado River Free Lecture at Springdale Aug 29th 23 Aug 2013 | 01:47 am
Free Lecture “Glen Canyon and the Colorado River: An Evolving Cultural Resource in the American West” on Thursday, August 29 at the Canyon Community Center in Springdale Eric Balken, Program Coordinat...
Chasing the Light 17 Aug 2013 | 12:08 am
Upper Antelope Canyon Photo TourPhotos and text by Lynn Bremner The phone rang as I was packing for my vacation. It was my dad calling to tell me that a major flash flood had ripped through Page, AZ ...
National Park Service Turns 97 on August 25th, Fee Free Day at Parks 15 Aug 2013 | 11:50 pm
Mesa Verde National Park will celebrate the 97th birthday of the National Park Service on Sunday, August 25. To celebrate, admission to Mesa Verde National Park and all other national parks will be fr...
Gila Cliff Dwellings Geology Tour on Thursday, August 22 at 10 am 15 Aug 2013 | 11:47 pm
Ever wondered how the canyon and caves that are home to the Gila Cliff Dwellings were formed? Volunteer-in-Park Xavier Bruehler will lead a special geology tour of Cliff Dweller Canyon at Gila Cliff ...
Swimmer Missing in Lake Mohave 9 Aug 2013 | 02:36 am
BOULDER CITY, Nev. – The National Park Service is searching for a 23-year-old North Las Vegas man who was last seen in the water about a mile north of Cottonwood Cove on Lake Mohave Aug. 4. At 3:35 p....
August 2013 Fatality in Big Bend National Park 9 Aug 2013 | 02:33 am
On August 3, 2013, a search was conducted for Nicholas Bull, 24, last residing in Midland, Texas. Nicholas had been hiking on the Marufo Vega Trail with two friends when the group ran out of water a...
What Happened in Tombstone in August 3 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
August 13, 1881 Newman “Old Man” Clanton was camped out alongside six other cowboys in Guadalupe Canyon just inside the U.S. border with Mexico. The cattle they had been herding towards Tombstone were...
Multiple Incidents at Grand Canyon End of Month July 2 Aug 2013 | 02:50 am
Grand Canyon, AZ – Park staff responded to multiple incidents Friday, July 26, 2013. Monsoonal weather patterns resulted in localized flooding affecting portions of Grand Canyon Village and Bright Ang...
