https://www.nps.gov/para News releases from Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. en-us https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/blm-nps-seek-input-on-wild-burro-plan-in-western-arizona.htm Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:07:00 EST The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Park Service (NPS) are seeking public comments on a joint environmental assessment for proposed wild burro gathers within and outside the Tassi-Gold Butte Herd Management Area on the jointly managed Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/blm-nps-seek-input-on-wild-burro-plan-in-western-arizona.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/grand-canyon-parashant-entering-stage-1-fire-restrictions.htm Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:45:00 EST Due to rapidly increasing fire danger, interagency fire managers are implementing Stage 1 Fire Restrictions beginning June 21 at 12:01 a.m. on all federal and Arizona State Lands north of the Grand Canyon, NPS lands within Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, and all BLM-managed public lands within the Arizona Strip District in Arizona. https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/grand-canyon-parashant-entering-stage-1-fire-restrictions.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/2023-09-05-prescribed-fire.htm Tue, 05 Sep 2023 09:21:00 EST ST GEORGE, UT - Visitors to the remote Mt. Dellenbaugh area of GC-Parashant National Monument should expect to encounter wildland fire operations starting September 7 through the 11, 2023 with monitoring of the treated area through September 20. https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/2023-09-05-prescribed-fire.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/stage-1-fire-restrictions-rescinded-8-5-22.htm Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:04:00 EST Fire Restrictions have been rescinded on BLM lands managed by the Arizona Strip District, which includes National Park Service lands within Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/stage-1-fire-restrictions-rescinded-8-5-22.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/stage-1-fire-restrictions-in-effect-as-of-6-2-22.htm Thu, 02 Jun 2022 11:06:00 EST The monument has entered Stage 1 Fire Restrictions that limits activities that are likely to start a fire in the current dry conditions. Click the title above for the fire order that describes activities that are currently prohibited until conditions change. Stage 2 restrictions may be instituted at any time with additional prohibited activities. https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/stage-1-fire-restrictions-in-effect-as-of-6-2-22.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/ben-roberts-selected-as-superintendent-of-grand-canyon-parashant-national-monument.htm Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:04:00 EST Press Release for Ben Roberts' selection as the superintendent of Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/ben-roberts-selected-as-superintendent-of-grand-canyon-parashant-national-monument.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/blm-wildland-firefighters-to-conduct-pile-burns-near-mt-trumbull.htm Fri, 26 Nov 2021 04:43:00 EST BLM Wildland firefighters will be burning piles of tree limbs from forest health thinning projects in the Mt. Trumbull area. https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/blm-wildland-firefighters-to-conduct-pile-burns-near-mt-trumbull.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1180/california-arizona-ask-public-help-bats.htm Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:54:00 EST Results from monitoring work this spring suggest that Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats, may be present in samples collected from multiple species in five counties across California and northwestern Arizona. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1180/california-arizona-ask-public-help-bats.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/fire-restrictions-2021.htm Tue, 01 Jun 2021 12:28:00 EST Due to extreme fire danger and dry conditions, the NPS portion of the monument has joined with the Bureau of Land Management Arizona Strip on instituting fire restrictions. https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/fire-restrictions-2021.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/tassi-ranch-hazardous-tree-removal.htm Thu, 17 Dec 2020 05:24:00 EST The cottonwood trees at Tassi Ranch have become a safety hazard and are dropping heavy limbs. They may also fall at any time. New cottonwoods will be planted to replace trees being removed to maintain the historic landscape. https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/tassi-ranch-hazardous-tree-removal.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/traffic-delays-on-county-road-103-by-mt-dellenbaugh-to-waring-ranch-kelly-point.htm Fri, 23 Oct 2020 08:57:00 EST Construction in October and November on County Road 103 in the Parashant past Mt Dellenbaugh are causing 15 minute to one hour delays. The road is expected to be impassible on October 29th during daylight hours as well. Work should be completed in late November. https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/traffic-delays-on-county-road-103-by-mt-dellenbaugh-to-waring-ranch-kelly-point.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/brenda-todd-selected-as-grand-canyon-parashant-national-monument-superintendent.htm Fri, 17 Apr 2020 09:09:00 EST The National Park Service has selected Dr. Brenda Todd as the superintendent of Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. Todd is currently the Superintendent at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in North Dakota and will transition to her new role on May 24. https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/brenda-todd-selected-as-grand-canyon-parashant-national-monument-superintendent.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/tassi-ranch-site-management-plan-environmental-assessment.htm Thu, 31 Jan 2019 07:06:00 EST The dates for public comment have been extended due to the recent partial government shutdown. The comment period will be open an additional 10 days from February 2 - 11, 2019. The text of the original press release below includes instructions on how to comment. Note that the PEPC system will not be available until February 2nd. The second press release announcing the extension of the comment period is pasted in below the original November 2018 release. https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/tassi-ranch-site-management-plan-environmental-assessment.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/mt-trumbull-burn.htm Tue, 13 Jan 2015 03:22:00 EST BLM fire managers plan to conduct pile burns 65 miles south of St. George, Utah, near Mt. Trumbull on the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/mt-trumbull-burn.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/kelly-point-road-closure-2014-15.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2014 03:21:00 EST Kelly Point Road Winter Road Closure To Be Implemented on November 17, 2014 https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/kelly-point-road-closure-2014-15.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/prescribed-burning-operations-for-mt-dellenbaugh-area.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2014 04:28:00 EST Parashant fire mangers are planning to conduct prescribed burning near Mt. Dellenbaugh in late October if weather and fuel conditions allow. https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/prescribed-burning-operations-for-mt-dellenbaugh-area.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/prescribed-burn.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2014 05:38:00 EST Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument fire managers are planning to conduct prescribed burning 874 acres near Mount Dellenbaugh during the first week of September is weather and fuel conditions allow. https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/prescribed-burn.htm https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/dark-sky-status.htm Fri, 21 Feb 2014 06:46:00 EST Parashant National Monument has been recognized by the International Dark Sky Association as the Parashant International Dark Sky Province-Window to the Cosmos https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/news/dark-sky-status.htm