The Mojave Desert Land Trust has purchased two 40-acre parcels in the southwest section of Joshua Tree National Park. The acquisitions are in a mountainous area which the park boundary was expanded around when it was elevated to national park status in 1994. The park boundary now follows natural features and includes complete ecological units […]
A recent video of a visitor at Joshua Tree climbing ancient rock art has some people upset and concerned. NBC Palm Springs spoke to the person who captured the video who worries that one person’s actions could ruin it for the rest of us. “When I got there, there was some guy who was climbing […]
Yosemite National Park will reopen its gates Monday after a series of winter storms caused damage and forced the closure of the park two weeks ago. For the first week of February, visitors can show up at the park without a reservation. Between Feb. 8 and through the end of the month, however, visitors will […]
A 3-year-old suffered second-degree burns after falling into scalding hot water at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming Friday, the park said in a news release. The child “took off running from the trail” before slipping and falling into a small thermal feature, which is a collection of extremely hot water like a hot spring, geyser […]
Joshua Tree National Park has reopened to the public, though many of its campsites remain closed. Roads, parking lots, trails, most restroom facilities and family campsites can now be accessed by visitors, according to the park’s website. While entrance stations will be staffed, fees will not be collected, park officials said. The visitor center and […]
A Texas man reported missing on December 22 was found alive in Grand Canyon National Park on Thursday, according to the National Park Service. Martin Edward O’Connor, 58, was located by park rangers and evacuated from the inner canyon around 10 a.m. local time via helicopter, according to a National Park Service press release. He is undergoing a […]
The United States has its 62nd national park. The White Sands National Monument in southern New Mexico has been officially designated as White Sands National Park. Legislation to redesignate White Sands was included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. The US House of Representatives passed the act on December 11 with the […]
