I'm Jason Epperson. This is the America's National Parks podcast and it's time for the latest in National Park news.

First up, National Park Service Rangers have confirmed the collapse of a frequently visited arch in Rock Creek Bay in Glen Canyon

National Recreation Area, Utah. The double arch geological feature has also

been referred to as the toilet bowl, the crescent pool, and

hole in the roof. No injuries were reported resulting from the collapse which

occurred on August 8th. Double Arch was formed from 190 million-year-old Navajo Sandstone originating in the late Triassic to early Jurassic periods.

Since formation, this fine-grain sand feature has been subject to erosion from weather, wind, and rain.

Changing water levels and erosion from wave action is suspected of contributing to the ultimate collapse of the arch.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Superintendent Michelle Kearns

stated, quote,

this event serves as a reminder of our responsibility

and need to protect the mineral resources surrounding Lake Powell.

These features have a lifespan that can be influenced or damaged by man-made interventions.

While we don't know what caused the collapse, we will continue to maintain

our resource protection efforts on Lake Powell for future generations to enjoy.

Please enjoy our resources, but leave no trace.

America has a new national monument. President Biden has established the

Springfield 1908 race-riot National Monument as America's newest national park site.

The new monument will preserve places and historic objects associated with a violent racially motivated

riot in President Abraham Lincoln's hometown of Springfield, Illinois that ultimately served as a catalyst for important steps in the Civil Rights Movement Between August 14th and 16th,

1908, a white mob attacked the black community in the town of Springfield.

Rioters lynched two black men, looted businesses, and burned down homes. In the wake of the devastation a group of

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