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		<title>Lake Mead National Recreation Area announces Government Wash vehicle access, overnight camping restrictions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Desert Trails - By Jim Bremner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[BOULDER CITY, Nev. &#8212; The National Park Service is closing the Government Wash portion of Lake Mead National Recreation Area to motor vehicle access and overnight camping beginning Aug. 1, 2024. Government Wash Road and 8.0 Mile Road—access roads into Government Wash from North Shore Road—will be blocked, and motor vehicle access into the area [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Arches National Park seeks public input on Floodplain Statement of Findings for proposed Delicate Arch Road bridges</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Desert Trails - By Jim Bremner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MOAB, UT&#160;– Arches National Park invites the public to comment on a Floodplain Statement of Findings (FSOF) related to the proposed construction of bridges over three low-water crossings on the Delicate Arch Road.&#160;&#160; The proposed bridges would replace undersized culverts that routinely fill with sediment during monsoon rain events, causing water to back up and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lightning Strike at Horseshoe Bend Overlook Injures Two Park Visitors</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[DUSA Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A few minutes before 4:00 pm on Monday, August 12, lightning struck two visitors while they were standing near the rim of Horseshoe Bend in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Two female visitors aged 22 and 23 years old, one from the Netherlands and one from Australia sustained injuries. Classic Air Medical and City of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Grand Canyon National Park Initiates Water Conservation Measures</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[DUSA Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Effective immediately, Grand Canyon National Park will reimplement mandatory water conservation measures for the South Rim of the park. These water restrictions are in response to a pipeline break along the North Kaibab Trail. Water conservation measures require all park residents and visitors to conserve and reduce water usage wherever possible in homes, hotel rooms [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Major $62 million utility project expected to begin in Death Valley National Park in 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anniversary of Great American Outdoors Act Death Valley National Park repaired three water system breaks during July 2024, which was the park’s hottest month on record. Fortunately, the&#160;Great American Outdoors Act&#160;will provide approximately $62 million next year to complete critical upgrades to the park&#8217;s largest water and wastewater infrastructure systems, which are in the Furnace [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Park rangers advise of potential traffic surge during Perseids meteor shower  Aug. 10-12th in Joshua Tree National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The park is anticipating a traffic surge due to the 2024 Perseids meteor shower. Local communities and businesses should expect increased traffic to the park from August 10 to August 12, 2024.  &#160; &#160; The annual Perseids meteor shower is often one of the most visible meteor showers annually. Last year, the peak of the Perseids meteor [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pontoon Boat Capsizes on Lake Powell Resulting in Fatalities</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[DUSA Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On July 26, 2024, at approximately 3:18 p.m., the National Park Service (NPS) Glen Canyon Regional Communications Center was alerted of an overturned vessel on Lake Powell near buoy 12 and the mouth of Navajo Canyon within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Coconino County, Arizona. The 25-foot privately owned pontoon vessel was being towed by [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Woman with heat illness rescued in Death Valley National Park</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[DUSA Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bystanders carried her from Badlands Loop Bystanders helped rescue a woman suffering from heat illness in Death Valley National Park on July 18, 2024. A man and a woman started hiking the&#160;Badlands Loop&#160;at 9:30 am, in temperatures around 110°F. The man later told park rangers that their hike was prolonged by getting lost. At some [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Man rescued after burning feet in sand dunes in Death Valley National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A man was rescued after suffering full-thickness burns on his feet at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Park rangers believe the man (42, from Belgium) was taking a short walk on the dunes when he lost his shoes. Due to communication challenges, park rangers were not [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nine days of 125°F, followed by a power outage in Death Valley National Park</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[DUSA Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Death Valley National Park reached at least 125°F (51.7°C) for nine consecutive days, July 4-12. Now areas of the park are dealing with a multiday power outage during temperatures above 120°F. A thunderstorm triggered the power outage around 4:45 pm on Saturday, July 13. The issue is on a powerline from a Southern California Edison [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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