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 Kelso Depot Visitor Center will be closed two days per week Effective May 8, 2013, Kelso Depot Visitor Center in Mojave National Preserve will be closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays.The Visitor Center will remain open Fridays through Tuesdays from 9 am to 5 pm. Mojave National Preserve's Headquarters Information Center at 2701 Barstow Road, Barstow, California, is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. to provide information and assist with trip planning. Rattlesnake Canyon Closure Extended 30 Days Since January, individuals have defaced the day-use and canyon area of Rattlesnake Canyon with graffiti. This damage resulted in a three week closure of the popular hiking and day-use area. Because a more extensive cleanup program is required to remediate vandalism in Rattlesnake Canyon, Joshua Tree National Park is extending the closure for an additional 30 days. New Cameras on I-15 Help Motorists Know Before They Go Motorists traveling on Interstate 15 (I-15) through the High Desert will have help avoiding traffic trouble spots. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has completed a $2.3 million project which provides seventy-nine Vehicle Detection Stations (VDS) along I-15 between Devore and the Nevada State Line. Student Exhibit To Open At Joshua Tree Visitor Center One hundred ten 4th through 8th graders from the Morongo Unified School District's Gifted and Talented Education Kaleidoscope program worked with park rangers last summer to design a trail especially for kids. An exhibit of the presentation boards they created to offer their suggestions for the trail will open on April 24, 2013 at Joshua Tree Visitor Center and run for two weeks. Death Valley National Park Proposes Fee Changes at Campsites Death Valley National Park is seeking public comments regarding pricing for nineteen improved campsites and the establishment of three new group sites in the Furnace Creek Campground. The National Park Service is seeking input from the public and interested groups from now until May 17, 2013. A final decision will be made based on that input, as well as budgetary concerns and comparisons with similar sites elsewhere. AIR Retrospective Featured At Joshua Tree Visitor Center A retrospective exhibit of art produced by 11 participants in the park's Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program has opened at Joshua Tree Visitor Center. The exhibit gives viewers an opportunity to see oil paintings, watercolors, pastel pieces, and textiles that present each artist's unique vision of Joshua Tree National Park. Death Valley National Park's Dark, Starry Nights Earn International Dark Sky Recognition 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. Military Offered Free Entrance to National Parks To show appreciation for those who serve in the U.S. Military, on Saturday, May 19, Armed Forces Day, the National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents. This military version of the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass also permits free entrance to sites managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the U.S. Forest Service. The pass is also available at these locations.
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