The I.N.H.A. Staff Blog

When Is the Shortest Day of the Year?

December Solstice in Jensen, Utah, USA is on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 9:28 am MST Seasons: Meteorological and Astronomical When do spring, summer, fall, and winter start and end? It depends on which definition you use and if you are north or south of the equator. The four seasons. ©bigstockphoto.com/iluzia Season: Definition The Earth’s…

Phones, Reading & Slow Times in the VC

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More from the Policy Statements TELEPHONE CALLS Employees’ family and friends should be informed that only calls of an urgent status should be made to workers. Direct personal calls are discouraged, and consistent abuse of this policy will be cause for termination. When working in the Visitor Center, the visitors are #1… all of the…

Nov 5, 2017 – Daylight Saving Time Ends

When local daylight time is about to reach Sunday, November 5, 2017, 2:00:00 am, clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 5, 2017, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Nov 5, 2017, than the day before. There will be more light in the morning. Also called Fall Back and Winter Time. Read more…

Fossil Butte National Monument Hosts National Fossil Day Events

Kemmerer, Wyoming – On Saturday, October 14, 2017, monument staff and volunteers will host events in celebration of National Fossil Day.  We will be observing National Fossil Day from 8am-4:30 pm with all day activities including hands-on demonstrations, arts & crafts and exhibit tours of the Monument Museum, geared for children and adults. From 11am-1pm, the public can learn…