Tinajas, oval-shaped depressions filled with water, are important sources of water in arid environments like El Malpais National Monument, a "richly diverse volcanic landscape ... of lava flows, cinder cones, lava tube caves, and sandstone bluffs."
El Malpais National Monument
High temperatures and breezy winds were challenging firefighters trying to contain a lightning-sparked wildfire burning within El Malpaios National Monument in New Mexico.
Catch The Annular Eclipse At Big Thicket National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas is one of the National Park System units in the path of the annular solar eclipse next month and park staff are offering solar-filtered telescopes and eclipse glasses for safe viewing, ranger programs, and a sneak peek at the preserve's 50th anniversary celebrations in 2024.
- By Compiled From N... - September 28th, 2023 2:30am
A Water-Filled Tinaja, El Malpais National Monument
The Other Side Of The National Park System
One of the most incredible experiences I've had in the National Park System was being able to watch the total solar eclipse of 2017 at Grand Teton National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 10th, 2023 2:30am
Summer Wildflowers During Monsoon Season, El Malpais National Monument
"Abundant wildflowers carpet El Malpais during the summer rainy season. Late summer rainstorms provide wildflowers the moisture they need to create enough energy to bloom into vivid colors."
NPS - John Kuehnert
- By Rebecca Latson - April 11th, 2022 4:00am
Long-Distance Hiking Trails Offer Room For Biodiversity Corridors
As climate change continues to alter habitats for plants and animals, and as the call for a national biodiversity strategy gets louder, the country's long-distance hiking trails could prove to be valuable corridors for species.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 27th, 2022 2:45am
Alligator Juniper Trees Poached From El Malpais National Monument
A number of unique trees in the pinyon-juniper forests of El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico have been stolen, prompting the National Park Service to ask for information that could lead to the arrest of the thieves.
- By Compiled From N... - November 19th, 2021 1:45am
Into The Badlands Of El Morro And El Malpais National Monuments
El Morro and El Malpais national monuments preserve rugged, demanding landscapes that nevertheless attracted travelers, from ancestral Puebloans to early 20th century homesteaders. Today visitors study the signatures at El Morro, or peer into the lava tubes that worm beneath El Morro's surface. But there's also the backcountry of both that attract visitors who look for beauty, solitude, and perhaps a connection with those who came long before.
- By Barbara 'Bo' Jensen - December 2nd, 2020 5:55pm
Cave Ice Helped Ancestral Puebloans Survive Droughts At El Malpais
A team of researchers believes cave ice held within lava tubes helped Ancestral Puebloans in the landscape protected today by El Malpais National Monument survive droughts.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 19th, 2020 9:50am
Coping With Coronavirus: No Camping At Apostle Islands, Closures At El Malpais
Overnight camping at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin is being banned through June 20 at least in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus. At El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico, more visitor facilities are shutting down.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 13th, 2020 12:57pm
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