Nine Trails Projects across New Mexico to Receive Funding - State Parks Announces 2007 Recreational Trails grants

SANTA FE, NM - New Mexico State Parks announced today that nine trail projects will be awarded a total of over $1 million through the 2007 Recreational Trails Program (RTP). The funding will support development of 25 miles of new trail and maintenance of another 25 miles of existing trail. The RTP, managed [...]

Death Valley Current Conditions

Death Valley National Park Morning Report — Friday, July 20, 2007Weather Forecast Today — Sunny with a light wind becoming south winds 10 to 15 mph and gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon. High around 115.Tonight — Clear with south winds 10 to 15 mph and gusts to 25 mph in the evening [...]

Chappie-Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle Guide Offered Free from BLM

A guide and map of the Chappie-Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle Area managed by BLM’s Redding Field Office. Other popular uses include hunting, fishing, hiking, mountain bike riding, horseback riding, target shooting, and sight-seeing. Includes keys to “vehicle recommendation” and “level of difficulty” markers, camping and staging areas, trail riding and safety tips and more. While supplies [...]

Wild Horses, Burros Available for Adoption in Lakeside, CA

Wild mustangs and burros will be offered to qualified adopters at the Pillsbury Land and Livestock Company in Lakeside, Calif. July 20-22 through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Adopt-A-Horse or Burro Program. There are sixty mustangs and twenty burros available for adoption. The Pillsbury Land and Livestock Company is located at 13036 Willow Road [...]

Homes Protected by Community Fuel Break

A restored “Sunrise Fuel Break,” near Julian, California in San Diego County, prevented homes from burning during the Banner Fire in early July. The Banner Fire started just outside of Julian and burned uphill towards the community of Whispering Pines when residents were evacuated. The strategic location of the Sunrise Fuel Break, aggressive air attack [...]

Upcoming Events in Four Corners Lecture Series at Mesa Verde

AUGUST 2007August 24 Speaker: Dr. Jon Callender, Geologist and Crow Canyon Archaeological Center staff memberTitle: Whiskey is for Drinking, Water is for Fighting Over: The Colorado Water StoryLocation: Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Cortez, CO at 7:00 PMSEPTEMBER 2007September 15 Speakers: Starr Tafoya and Jane Baca, Santa Clara Pueblo PottersDescription: [...]

Upcoming Events at Edge of the Cedars SP UT

August 8 to August 8, 2007Edge of the Cedars State Park (Blanding, UT)HIKE and EXPLORE CEDAR MESA ~ ~ ~ ~ Hike and explore the transformational Cedar Mesa with esteemed Far Out Expeditions owner / guide, Vaughn Hadenfeldt, and Edge of Cedars archaeologist, Rebecca Stoneman. Visit heritage resource sites and learn more about the cultural [...]

New Mexico State Parks Upcoming Events

Wednesday, July 1805:30 PM - 07:00 PMRio Grande Nature Ctr.The Bosque as an Outdoor ClassroomParents, teachers, scout leaders come learn how the bosque can be a fun teaching tool!Fees: Regular Entrance FeeContact:  505-344-7240Thursday, July 1912:00 PM - 01:00 PMElephant Butte LakeBrown Bag SeriesTBAFees: Regular Entrance FeeContact: 505-744-5923Friday, July 207 - 8 p.m.Conchas LakeRattlesnake Safety ProgramA [...]

New Mexico State Parks Offer Online Boating Safety Courses - Make Education Easy

SANTA FE - Taking a boating safety course just got easier.  New Mexico State Parks announced that boaters can now take a safety education course online.  The online courses are accessible from the State Parks website: (www.nmparks.com).“With three course options available - classroom, home study, or online - completing a boating safety education course in [...]

Zion National Park - A Call For Artist Entries

Zion Natural History Association, in partnership with Zion National Park, the St. George Art Museum, and the St. George Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, announces the call for entries for the art competition and traveling exhibit, “Zion National Park: A Century of Sanctuary.” The competition was developed as a tribute for the park’s 100th anniversary [...]

Civil War Book Signing and Activities July 28th at Old Town SP San Diego

Civil War group, G Company, Sixth U.S. Infantry Regiment arrives in Old Town, dressed in period attire, explaining the history of G Company, doing Civil War drills.  There will also be sewing demonstrations with hand crank sewing machines.  Come learn how this group was important to our history.  Local author Cliff Swanson will be signing [...]

Death Valley Current Conditions

Death Valley National Park Morning Report — Monday, July 16, 2007Weather Forecast Today — Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 117. Light wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent.Tonight — Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. [...]

Firewise Workshop Scheduled in Mesa, CO by BLM

MESA, Colo. - The Plateau Valley Fire Protection District in collaboration with the Upper Colorado River (UCR) Interagency Fire Management Unit and Colorado State Forest Service invite the public to a Firewise Workshop at the Mesa Community Center at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 20, 2007.  The center is located on Highway 65 on the [...]

Upcoming Events at Great Basin NP

Monday7/16/2007 Evening Campfire Program, Upper Lehman CampgroundGreat Basin National Park7:30 PM to 8:30 PMLearn more about Great Basin National Park from a ranger at a traditional campfire talk.60 Minute Lehman Caves TourLocation: Lehman Caves Visitor CenterFees: $8 per adult, $4 for children 5-15, $4 Golden Age or Access CardholdersGreat Basin National Park8:30 AM to 9:30 [...]

Big Bend National Park Current Conditions

Daily Report - Monday, July 16, 2007Weather ForecastPartly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the rio grande. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.Tonight — Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 62 to 68. Southeast winds 10 [...]

USGS Botanists Help Identify a New Orchid, the Yosemite Bog-Orchid

An orchid so elusive, 70 years elapsed after George Henry Grinnell collected the first specimens in 1923 before a new generation of botanists rediscovered its location in 1993. But the plant’s identity remained a challenge to taxonomists. Now, two U.S. Geological Survey botanists and a colleague at the New York State Museum have identified the [...]

Upcoming Events at Jordanelle SP UT

July 14Jordanelle State Park (Heber City, UT)Junior Ranger program: Wildflowers. Children age six to 10 are invited to the Jr. Ranger program from 11 a.m. to noon at the Nature Center to learn about native plants and why they are important to wildlife. Children will earn a badge and certificate. For more information, please call [...]

Highway 89 to Be Closed 5am to Noon July 14th

SR 89 [CENTRAL CALIFORNIA and SIERRA NEVADA]  IS CLOSED FROM THE MONO/ALPINE CO LINE TO MARKLEEVILLE /MONITOR PASS/ (ALPINE CO) FROM 0500 HRS TO 1200 HRS ON 7/14/07 - DUE TO A SPECIAL EVENT  - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTESource: CalTrans

Death Valley Current Conditions

Death Valley National Park Morning Report — Friday, July 13, 2007Weather Forecast Today — Sunny. Light wind becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon. High around 120.Tonight — Mostly clear. South wind around 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Low in the mid 90s.Tomorrow — Mostly sunny during the day then partly cloudy [...]

White Sands Dunes Drive Closure Information

Thursday, July 12:  The Dunes Drive will not open until 9:30 a.m.No backcountry camping will be allowed on Wednesday, July 11.Tuesday, July 17:  The Dunes Drive will not open until 10:00 a.m.No backcountry camping will be allowed on Wednesday, July 16.The Visitor Center remains open during road closures.  Closures are subject to change without notice.US [...]