President Joe Biden has expanded two culturally significant California landscapes: the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in Southern California and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in Northern California. The move follows calls from tribal nations, Indigenous community leaders and others for the permanent protection of nearly 120,000 acres of important cultural and environmental land. The U.S. National Park Service notes that the action is allowed under the Antiquities Act of 1906. The act authorizes the president to legally protect cultural and natural resources on federal lands that are historic, prehistoric or of historic or scientific interest. Read MoreBiden expands 2 national monuments in California significant to tribal nations
The Bureau of Land Management will publish a final rule soon allowing the nation’s public lands to be leased for environmental protection, a April 18 news release from the Interior Department said.
Due to an ongoing pipeline break near Phantom Ranch, water along the North Kaibab Trail as well as Phantom Ranch will remain off until further notice. Water utilities have completed repairs and are hoping to restore water in the near future. …
The Preventive Search and Rescue (PSAR) program at Grand Canyon National Park recently announced the launch of its innovative HIKE SMART film project aimed at enhancing hiking safety awareness among visitors.
The Bureau of Land Management will publish a final rule soon allowing the nation’s public lands to be leased for environmental protection, an April 18 news release from the Interior Department said.
The Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) community was joined April 26 by Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Governor Katie Hobbs, Senator Mark Kelly and numerous other state and federal officials to sign a historic agreement allowing CRIT to lease and transfer their Colorado R…
Ten years later, Cliven Bundy and his family are still grazing cattle on disputed southern Nevada rangeland where armed protesters and federal agents stared each other down through rifle sights. Hundreds took part in the tense showdown near Bunkerville before the government backed off. Ninet…
Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death.
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument has the Nebraska Panhandle covered for a summer of amazing star gazing! The park will have six times this summer where the park will be open in the evening during night sky events. Each event will consist o…
Utah Prairie Dog Day will return on Thursday, May 9 and feature ranger-led prairie dog viewing, family-friendly activity booths and a special keynote presentation by David Eads, an ecologist with the U.S. Geologic Survey. The event is free wi…
A minor league baseball team in Montana is calling out the U.S. Department of Interior for “unwarranted and relentless” trademark claims in a battle over the use of an arrowhead logo. The Glacier Range Riders in Kalispell, Montana, are member…
The Preventive Search and Rescue (PSAR) program at Grand Canyon National Park is pleased to announce the launch of its innovative HIKE SMART film project aimed at enhancing hiking safety awareness among visitors.
BARSTOW, Calif. — A desert tortoise is once again above ground roaming the desert after becoming stuck at the bottom of a 30-foot mineshaft in California.
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — Hikers can expect temporary day-use trail closures for the North Kaibab Trail north of the Manzanita Day Use Area to the Supai Tunnel. The Manzanita Day Use Area will be available for use during the closures.
Conservation groups are calling for changes to the management of Lake Powell, the nation’s second largest reservoir, after the discovery of damaged plumbing within the dam that holds it back.
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — Boatman and researcher Dr. Larry Stevens joined Grand Canyon’s official podcast, “Behind the Scenery,” for a discussion on science.
SEDONA, Ariz. — Celebrate Earth Day at Red Rock State Park with a day of fun educational activities for the entire family April 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
SPRINGDALE, Utah – Zion National Park has received National Park Service funding from the Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund, disaster recovery appropriations, and visitor entrance fee dollars to completely rehabilitate the p…
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — Grand Canyon Visitor Center will be moving to limited operations as they transition between winter and seasonal park interpretation staffing.
