December 12, 2011
Furnace Creek Campground to Close February 1, 2012
The Furnace Creek Campground in Death Valley National Park will close February 1, 2012 for the replacement of the sewer and water lines. Frequent pipe breakages require that the work be started as soon as possible. The project is scheduled to take several months to complete, requiring the work to be completed before the extreme heat of the summer.
November 21, 2011
Death Valley Volunteers Win Regional Award
Two volunteers working in Death Valley NP have won the George and Helen Hartzog Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Service in 2011 in the Pacific West Region. The intent of the awards is to distinguish those individuals or groups who give of their skills, talents, and time beyond the normal call of duty.
October 31, 2011
Wildrose Road Repair
The National Park Service (NPS) is currently accepting comments on an Environmental Assessment analyzing various proposals to rehabilitate 4.8 miles of the Emigrant Canyon Road, commonly referred to as Lower Wildrose Road, from milepost 20 to milepost 24.8 in Death Valley National Park (Park). This section of Lower Wildrose Road has deteriorated over the years due to flash flooding and presents a hazard to vehicular travel in the Park.
October 26, 2011
Park Partners Event Held in Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park, the Death Valley Conservancy, and Death Valley Lodging Co. hosted a “Park Partners” evening at Stovepipe Wells Village in late October, 2011. About 35 people attended a dinner in the resort’s Tollhouse Cafe, after a reception in the adjacent Badwater Saloon.
June 21, 2011
Saline Valley Borrow Pits
The National Park Service (NPS) is currently accepting comments on an environmental assessment addressing a proposal to reactivate up to six borrow sites along the Saline Valley Road in Death Valley National Park, California.
