Carlsbad Caverns National Park News

During the Thanksgiving weekend, Carlsbad Caverns National Park will offer special guided tours in addition to the usual array.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park will host its last Star Party and Celebration of the Night event at 5 p.m. today .

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is offering guided lantern tours and a photo access tour of the cave area known as Kings Palace over the Thanksgiving weekend, but the number of people on the tours will be limited, a park official said.

This year marks the International Year of Astronomy. At 5 p.m. on Tuesday Carlsbad Caverns National Park will host its last Star Party and Celebration of the Night event.

"U.S. 285 south subject to sinkhole 1,000 feet ahead," reads a bright yellow sign along the stretch of highway heading through Carlsbad, N.M. Normally a motorist driving through the area might not find a sign like that unusual.

The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park is hosting an America Recycles Day event Sunday, Nov.

This brine well collapsedA near Artesia, N.M., in July 2008 and has similar characteristics to a well that could do the same in Carlsbad.

CARLSBAD, N.M. a ' The bright yellow signs are the first indication that things aren't right in Carlsbad.

Armed with trash bags, gloves and bright green T-shirts, more than 100 volunteers showed up for the 8th annual Trek for Trash community litter cleanup.

Some of the coolest caves on earth happen to be in the U.S. . This summer, at a friends' wedding in Central Oregon, my man-friend and I decided to take a break from the non-stop nuptial activities and do what we really wanted to do: crawl into a hole.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park extends an invitation to join in the celebration of the International Year of Astronomy and view the night sky.

A Women's Broadcast, including inspiration speakers and music, will be held at 6 p.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1722 N. Mesa St.

Otis Baptist Church, 2428 Bannister Road, will have revival services at 6 p.m. today and 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

Vista Care's monthly grief support group and potluck has been rescheduled for noon Tuesday in the conference room at 611 N. Canal St.

A two-day workshop sponsored by Carlsbad Caverns National Park focused on creating environmentally conscious solutions to preventing pollution and encouraging solid waste reduction in southeastern New Mexico.

Free financial fitness classes for those who would like to learn about cleaning up their credit, reduce or avoid credit card debt, understand loans, buy a home, budget and other financial things will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays from Sept.

Entry to Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Guadalupe Mountains National Park will be free today .

The Friends of the Library Book Sale will close today . The sale will open at 9 a.m. NAACP meeting set CARLSBAD - NAACP will meet at 11 a.m. today at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Annex, 502 N. Alameda St.

Carlsbad Caverns, sometimes referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the Natural World, is one place every New Mexican should visit at least once.

Peter Jones, cave photographer and potter, was in Carlsbad this week teaching a cave photography workshop at Carlsbad Caverns and a three-day pottery workshop at The Artist Gallery Pottery Studio.