The I.N.H.A. Staff Blog

Category: Safety

Quarry Exhibit Hall will temporarily close in Fall 2025 for road, sidewalk, and parking lot work

Dinosaur, Colo. – The National Park Service announces a major road, parking lot, and sidewalk reconstruction project in the Utah portion of Dinosaur National Monument for 2025. To conduct the work safely and efficiently, the Dinosaur Quarry Exhibit Hall will temporarily close to all visitor access from September 8, 2025, through late October 2025.

Emily’s Wildlife PSA

Emily Spencer, a Natural Resource Specialist at Dinosaur National Monument, issues biannual PSAs on local wildlife, focusing on wolves, mountain lions, black bears, bighorn sheep, and goats. She emphasizes the importance of reporting accurate wildlife encounters and provides specific instructions on handling sightings, with forms attached for detailed reporting. She also mentions exciting news about gray wolf reintroduction efforts in Colorado. Emily encourages sharing wildlife observations, utilizing provided forms, and proper use of bear spray, emphasizing readiness for the All Employee Training Day.

Daylight Saving Time Ends

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Nov 5 Back 1 hour Nov 5, 2023 – Daylight Saving Time Ends When local daylight time is about to reachSunday, November 5, 2023, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned backward 1 hour toSunday, November 5, 2023, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Nov 5, 2023, than the day before. There will…

Have a Happy & Safe Halloween!

Halloween or Hallowe’en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve, or All Saints’ Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints’ Day. It begins the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed.