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Inventory Count Time!

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Friday, July 31st, is our day to count the inventory. It doesn’t show on the schedule but everyone should plan to count inventory on that day. At the Quarry Visitor Center, things can be counted in the store room and the postcard cabinet during the day–then at about 5:30 – 5:45 PM, we can start…

Shifting Directions in Stocking

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We’re changing directions–slightly. Daily sheets have been set aside–somewhat. In order to attempt to improve daily store stocking and ordering, we want to concentrate on the following. At the beginning of your shift, as quick as the register and the money are ready for visitors, all attention should be focused on the store room–as soon…

Trail Guides and Brochures

The following Trail Guides and Brochures are currently printed and distributed by INHA. Tour of Tilted Rocks What Kind of Bone Is That? Harper’s Corner Trail Guide Gates of Lodore Nature Trail The attached document outlines the standard operating procedure for handling these publications. It’s very important that these procedures be used to keep the…

Stocking the Shelves

shelves stocked with products to sell.

The first thing that should be done every morning after getting the cash register up and running and the store open for business is going into the storeroom and seeing what is there that can go out on the shelves. Nothing sells if it’s sitting in the back room. This may take some time since…

Summer Hours Begin Friday, May 22nd

  DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT — The month of May brings wild flowers, migrating birds, extended hours and special programs to Dinosaur National Monument. Extended hours begin on Friday, May 22. From Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, the Quarry Visitor Center will be open 8 a.m to 6 p.m. daily. The Quarry Exhibit Hall will…

It’s Inventory Time Again!

person holding clipboard

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…

Happy Earth Day!

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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…

Flaming Gorge Dam VC Now Open

large concrete dam

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…