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Volunteers Wanted
7/26/2010
The Park is seeking volunteers for upcoming trail work.

Tourist Trap Closure
7/1/2010
The Tourist Trap formation on the East Side of Pinnacles is closed until the end of July for restoration.

Climbing Closures Update
6/2/2010
Closures for several areas have been lifted including the emergency closure for Resurrection Wall

Prescribed Burn Plans for June and Fall
6/1/2010
Fire Management staff at Pinnacles National Monument plan to burn 10 acres in the previously burned Entrance Meadow the week of June 13 and an additional 5 acres in McCabe Canyon later this fall, if weather conditions allow.

Condor Chick Evacuated due to Lead Exposure
5/14/2010
Condor biologists at Pinnacles National Monument and Ventana Wildlife Society tracking the health of a wild condor nestling (chick) in the park discovered last week that the bird had extremely high levels of lead in its blood

First Condor Chick Hatches at Pinnacles in Over 100 Years
4/6/2010
Biologists at Pinnacles National Monument have verified the successful hatching of a condor egg inside the monument. The young nestling is the first California condor known to hatch in the monument in over 100 years.

Emergency Closure Announced
4/5/2010

Park Opens Nexus/Sexus Area Early
3/26/2010
The Park Service has decided to open several areas normally on the closures list including Nexus/Sexus

Latest 'New' Routes List
3/24/2010
Brad Young (guidebook author) has published his most recent list of NEW routes since the release of the latest guide.

Climber Registration Logs Relocated
11/3/2009
The voluntary climber registration logs and boxes on the west side of Pinnacles National Monument have been relocated.

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