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 of a program on a specific topic, then open time to… Read MoreA Line-Up of Night Sky Programs at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
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 park’s historic South Campground.
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — Grand Canyon Visitor Center will be moving to limited operations as they transition between winter and seasonal park interpretation staffing.
TUSAYAN, Ariz. — The Native Artisans Vendor Market will be held again at the Tusayan Museum site and for the first time ever, at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center.
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The Colorado River loses 19.3 million acre feet of water per year to cities, farms and evaporation — roughly the amount of water used by the 50 largest U.S. cities each year. This loss now exceeds water added to the river by the water cycle, …
BRYCE, UT — Those planning to join a ranger-led full moon hike at Bryce Canyon National Park will be able to make reservations online via Recreation.gov. beginning May 8.
RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey have signed a memorandum of understanding formalizing their joint leadership of the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat), a collaborative partnership focused…
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — The Bright Angel and Tonto trails, along with Havasupai Gardens Campground, reopened for public use April 15. The areas were closed Dec. 1, 2023 for Transcanyon Waterline project construction activities.
Firefighters responded and extinguished a small wildfire at Lipan Point on the evening of April 3 after an off-duty park ranger noticed the fire while returning to their residence.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has launched a new Science Collaboration Portal to connect the public with science in the Colorado River Basin (CRB).
