Crowds may be a little larger this weekend (if the weather is nice) as lots of families may get together and maybe bring Mom out to the monument for a visit. Picnics will especially be a favorite activity if the skies cooperate.
It’s time to count! Richard , Ron & Shanna will start tomorrow, Wednesday, by leaving very early in the morning and driving all the way up the Kemmerer to count at Fossil Butte Nat’l Monument–then they’ll stop at Flaming Gorge Dam on the way home and get the counts there. On Thursday, April 30th, the…
Earth Day 2015 is about celebrating this piece of rock in the Milky Way that we call home. There are plenty of activities and ways you can give back to the planet today, but the astronauts aboard the International Space Station have the best view on this day. For Earth Day, let’s look at a…
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…
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.…
