Hi Everyone – Spring is here. Birds are singing. Flowers and trees are blooming. Baby animals are frolicking about. Dramatic skies move overhead. But it isn’t always baby prairie dogs and rainbows here at Dinosaur – sometimes things die. Sometimes they happen to die or fall ill in our developed areas where staff and visitors…
Location has been moved to the Split Mountain Campground–according to Lee B.
Rainbow Park/Island Park Road Closed Due to Damage A washout around a large culvert was discovered by a park ranger on the Rainbow Park / Island Park Road on Thursday, March 2, 2017. NPS Photo Jensen, UT & Dinosaur, CO – Acting Superintendent Eric Gabriel announced the immediate closure of the Rainbow Park/Island Park Road…
Groundhogs (their scientific name is Marmota monax) are related to squirrels. Where predators are scarce and alfalfa is abundant, they can grow to three feet in length — tail included — and may weigh as much as 30 pounds. They’ve been known to live as long as 22 years in captivity. American groundhogs, mostly brown…
