Why does the Vernal Equinox happen? The equinox occurs because of the tilt of the Earth in relation to the Sun. This is what causes the seasons. The Earth’s tilt is 23.5 degrees relative to the plane of its orbit and means that, although one revolution of the planet takes 24 hours, it’s different depending…
A Leap Day, February 29, is added to the calendar during leap years. This extra day makes the year 366 days long – not 365 days, like a common year. When Is the Next Leap Day? 2016 is a leap year, so the next leap day is February 29, 2016. The last Leap Day was on February…
What is Presidents’ Day? Portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, 1520 President’s Day is the popular and commonly used name for the United States federal holiday officially called Washington’s Birthday. It is celebrated annually on the third Monday of February. President’s Day honors and celebrates the life and achievements of George Washington, the…
Saint Valentine’s Day, also known as Valentine’s Day, is observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world. St. Valentine’s Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. Very few facts are known about St. Valentine. He was a priest in Rome…
Happy Birthday to the US Forest Service! On this day, in 1905, the management of the forest reserves was transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture and Pinchot’s new Forest Service. In 1907, the forest reserves were renamed national forests. During Pinchot’s era, the Forest Service and the national forests…
A year from now, you’re gonna weigh more or less than what you do right now. Phil McGraw
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Dinosaur, CO & Jensen, UT— The lottery is now open for the noncommercial river permits for the high use season on the Green and Yampa Rivers in Dinosaur National Monument. Applicants can access and submit the form by logging onto www.recreation.gov. The open lottery season for noncommercial high use season river permits runs from December…
National Park Service announces 16 free days for 2016 By Faith Heaton Jolley | Posted Dec 3rd, 2015 @ 11:39am THE GREAT OUTDOORS — To celebrate its centennial year, the National Park Service will be waiving entrance fees on 16 days in 2016. The National Park Service was founded on Aug. 25, 1916, and since then, 84 million acres comprising of…
