Lots of great seats still available for the BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble. You will be awed by the costumes and music from over a dozen different countries. These world-champion dancers will take you on a journey to distant lands and cultures–to learn how different we all are, yet we are all very much…
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Happy World Meteorological Day!
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Each year on March 23, the World Meteorological Organization, along with its 191 members–including NWS–and the worldwide meteorological community, celebrates World Meteorological Day, commemorating the formation of the WMO. This year’s theme is “Climate knowledge for climate action” highlighting both recent advances in climate science and the need for decisive measures to limit climate change.…
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Happy Vernal Equinox Day – First Day of Spring!
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The Vernal Equinox – March 20, 2015 The word equinox is derived from the Latin words meaning “equal night.” All over the world, days and nights are approximately equal. Today, the Sun rises exactly in the east and sets exactly in the west. At the equinoxes, the tilt of Earth relative to the Sun is…
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St. Patrick’s Day Tuesday, March 17th
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day on Tuesday! Most of the park staff won’t have any trouble getting pinched… Yes, Patrick was a real person, but not much is known of his life. He was born in the late 300s when the Roman Empire extended to England, so he was not “really” Irish — like the vast…
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INHA Staff Back March 14th
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Good news! Our seasonal staff will be back in the Visitor Center on Sunday, March 14th. Glad to see Larissa and McKenzie(and twins) back. Shanna will be taking Krista’s place (in a fashion) and will be coming in April and new seasonal Harley will be here about the end of May (when school ends). By…
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Sunday, March 8, 2015 Spring Forward
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Don’t forget to set your clocks forward 1 hour on Saturday night–or you might be late for church!
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Dinosaur National Monument named one of the quietest places in the country
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VERNAL — In today’s often fast and noisy world, you don’t have to travel far to enjoy the sound of silence. Scientists with the National Park Service and other agencies recently created a map and a list of the quietest places in the lower 48 states. Dinosaur National Monument is one of them. Read more Published in…
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Happy Presidents Day – Mon., February 16th
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American citizens mark the third Monday in February as Presidents Day to honor these presidents. In the development of the United States to become a leading economy in this world, we can not forget the great contributions of generations of American presidents. They are considered the most powerful man in the free world. History: Up…
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Valentine’s Day – Saturday
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Valentine’s Day will cost the average person $142.31 in 2015, but 1 in 3 people aren’t planning to give a gift at all. This Valentine’s Day will also include 132 million cards exchanged and 6 million marriage proposals. Read more here
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Long-necked ‘dragon’ discovered in China
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University of Alberta paleontologists including PhD student Tetsuto Miyashita, former MSc student Lida Xing and professor Philip Currie have discovered a new species of a long-necked dinosaur from a skeleton found in China. The findings have been published in a new paper in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Qijianglong (pronounced “CHI-jyang-lon”) is about 15 metres…