http://www.nps.gov/deva News releases from Death Valley National Park. en-us http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/hunter-mountain-ea.htm Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:32:06 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is currently accepting comments on an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze a proposal to conduct a prescribed fire and associated ecosystem study within Death Valley National Park (Park). Fifty acres of pinyon pine forest with scattered sagebrush at the intersection of the Hunter Mountain Road and the Hunter Cabin Road in the Cottonwood Mountains is the planned location of the project. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/furnace-creek-visitor-center-changes-to-summer-schedule.htm Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:11:57 EST Beginning on Sunday June 16th, the Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., one hour later than the previous schedule. This change will better serve the summer travelers who arrive later in the day or begin their activities early and seek indoor venues in the afternoon. While summer brings extreme temperatures, this time of year also brings a high volume of European visitors. The new schedule will allow park staff to be available later in the day to assist visitors. The Visitor Center will return to winter hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) on October 7th. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/scottys-castle-reopens-after-fire.htm Wed, 29 May 2013 17:39:00 EST Historic Scotty’s Castle Reopens Thursday, May 30th after a fire burned 15 acres of vegetation north of the Castle. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/scottys-castle-fire.htm Tue, 28 May 2013 10:31:17 EST A fire broke out near historic Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley National Park on Tuesday, May 21st around 4 pm. As of Wednesday morning, about 26 acres of heavy brush had burned north of the Castle grounds. Firefighters from the region were called in to fight the blaze which at times was about 70 feet high. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/scottys-fire-contained.htm Thu, 23 May 2013 11:02:00 EST Firefighters have contained a 15 acre wildland fire on Thursday near historic Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley National Park. Scotty’s Castle is a Spanish style mansion built in the 1930s that hosts daily living history tours. The Castle is closed until water and power are restored to the area. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/furnace-creek-campground-fee-change.htm Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:46:00 EST Death Valley National Park (Park) is seeking public comments regarding pricing for nineteen improved campsites and the establishment of three new group sites in the Furnace Creek Campground. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/fee-free-week.htm Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:08:00 EST The National Park Service will waive entrance fees to Death Valley National Park every day and all National Park units between April 22-26, 2013 to celebrate National Park Week, part of a service-wide effort to invite all Americans to experience their national parks. With 401 National Park units nationwide, every American is less than 100 miles from a national park experience. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/musical-round-about.htm Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:51:22 EST Death Valley, CA, NV--Death Valley National Park invites the public to the first ever “Musical Round-About” at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center Auditorium on March 22nd. The concert is the second of several events aimed at showcasing the artistic talents of the Death Valley community both within and adjacent to the park. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/post-marsfest.htm Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:01:08 EST Death Valley, CA--Hundreds of park visitors had an opportunity to hear NASA scientists, go to “Mars Hill”, look down into a hydro-magmatic crater, and learn about microbes in the muck at Badwater Basin. The second Mars Festival (MarsFest) in Death Valley National Park hosted presenters from several institutions to deliver programs for mere mortals. Speakers highlighted current research being conducted both in Death Valley and on Mars. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/deva-econ-data.htm Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:33:00 EST Death Valley, CA –National Parks continued to be important economic engines for local communities, with visitors generating $30.1 billion in economic activity and supporting 252,000 jobs nationwide in 2011, according to a peer-reviewed report released today by the National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/dark-sky-park.htm Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:54:02 EST Most famous as the lowest, driest, and hottest place in North America, Death Valley National Park also harbors some of the darkest night skies in the United States. That dark sky is key to its recent certification as only the third International Dark Sky Park in the U.S. National Park System. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/marsfest-2013.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:20:36 EST Death Valley, CA--Join Death Valley NP for the second annual MarsFest (formerly Mars and the Mojave) March 1 – March 3, 2013. MarsFest is an annual science festival for all ages and interest levels held in Death Valley National Park. The festival is a partnership between the National Park Service and several NASA centers and NASA-sponsored research arms (the Carl Sagan Center/SETI Institute, Ames Research Center, Goddard Space Flight Center, and the Jet Propulsion Lab) to bring scientists and the public together to explore our nation’s forays into space. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/dark-sky-program.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:13:36 EST Death Valley National Park and the Las Vegas Astronomical Society will co-host a Dark Sky Program on Friday and Saturday, February 8-9, 2013. The event will begin around dusk each evening at the Furnace Creek Airport just north of the Furnace Creek Ranch on Highway 190. National Park Rangers will be viewing the night sky with their telescopes from 7-9 pm each night as part of Death Valley National Park’s Dark Night Sky series. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/employee-photo-exhibit.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:02:22 EST Death Valley National Park presents Death Valley Through Our Eyes from January 28, 2013 – February 21, 2013 in the Furnace Creek Visitor Center Multipurpose Room. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/deva-new-superintendent.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:08:51 EST Kathy Billings has been selected as the new superintendent for Death Valley National Park in California and Nevada. Kathy is currently the Superintendent at Kaloko-Honokōhau and Pu`uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Parks in Hawai`i. She will begin her new position in mid March. She replaces former superintendent Sarah Craighead, who left in November to become superintendent at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/mlk-day.htm Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:52:00 EST The entrance fee to Death Valley National Park will be waived in honor of the Martin Luther King holiday on January 21, 2013. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/vc-reopening.htm Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:46:00 EST Hundreds of park visitors took part in events to celebrate the remodeling of the Death Valley National Park Furnace Creek Visitor Center on November 3-4, 2012. The historic Mission 66 Museum, with original exhibits dating back to the 1960s, was due for a facelift. New exhibits feature the dark night sky, mining history, geologic features, and artifacts of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, whose Tribal Homeland is within the park boundaries. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/veterans-day-fee-waiver.htm Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:25:00 EST The National Park Service invites you to take advantage of the many recreational opportunities available at Death Valley National Park. All National Park units will waive entrance fees in honor of the Veteran’s Day holiday, November 10-12, 2012. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/grand-re-opening-of-historic-visitor-center-brings-celebrities-to-park.htm Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:03:05 EST November 3rd and 4th will be the days to commemorate a number of events in Death Valley National Park. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Sunday, November 4th at 1pm in the courtyard of the Furnace Creek Visitor Center. The historic “Mission 66” style of architecture that dominated National Park Service facilities in the 1950s and 60s, including the Visitor Center and Museum, will show a refreshed interior with new interpretive exhibits. The building will be LEED certified with energy saving components built into the new design. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/annular-eclipse.htm Mon, 14 May 2012 17:17:33 EST The first annular eclipse seen in the United States in 18 years will be visible on May 20, 2012, and Death Valley NP Rangers will be offering prime time viewing from Dante’s Viewpoint. From 5:30-7:30 pm, rangers will assist park visitors in seeing the eclipse through telescopes and solar glasses from a premier vantage point within the park. http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/wildrose-ea.htm Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:15:00 EST 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.