A funding bill before the Senate calls for a 9 percent increase in operational funds for the National Park Service, and calls for a staffing increase of 1,000.

Much-needed roadwork is being tackled at Mojave National Preserve this month. The work will take place on Ivanpah, Lanfair, and Black Canyon roads. Visitors and inholding residents in the preserve may encounter trucks carrying rock aggregate material and road crews working in the area, which may cause short delays for motorists.

Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos, New Mexico, may not be the first place you think of for fall aspen viewing. Bandelier offers excellent access to ancient dwellings nestled against the walls of Frijoles Canyon in the Jemez Mountains.

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