The Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center is now open, as of Wednesday, April 15th, for tours–and the store is open and ready to go. The hours right now are 10 AM until 4 PM. Security scanning is required before going on the tour, so plan to empty your pockets and no bags are allowed. Use…
COLORADO & UTAH –Gathering shed antlers is both a popular and lucrative activity for many people – with antlers used for everything from chandeliers, to knife handles, to dog chews. Monument staff are reminding antler hunters that all items, including deer and elk antlers, within Dinosaur National Monument are protected by law and may not be…
Wild Republic’s plush animal prices are going up–effective immediately. The signs are ready, everything (hopefully) in the Quickbooks POS system has been changed. Now all we need is for you to know what’s going on: The large 12″ Cuddlekins & the Wild Watchers (big eyes) will now be $14.99 The 8″ Mini Cuddlekins will be…
WASHINGTON (AP) — After nearly 100 years, the National Park Service holds some of the country’s most beautiful and historic places, though it also suffers from an $11 billion backlog of unfunded maintenance and a visitor base that’s aging and mostly white. With its centennial approaching in 2016, the park service is launching a campaign…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
