Dinosaur National Monument

Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Recently Detected In Dinosaur National Monument

The National Park Service is asking visitors to take caution and not to approach wildlife, especially wild rabbits. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHDV2) was recently detected in wild cottontail rabbits inside Dinosaur National Monument in Uintah County, Utah.

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April 8th, 2022

Your Search For The National Park System's Darkest Skies Leads To Utah

While two river guides, armed with a UV flashlight, searched the beach for scorpions, I wandered in the other direction down the shoreline of the Colorado River to stare into the night sky at the Milky Way and its surrounding twinkling diamonds of light.

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February 25th, 2022

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Storms Lead To Closure Of Yampa Bench Road At Dinosaur National Monument

The Yampa Bench Road at Dinosaur National Monument in Utah and Colorado that provides access to the Echo Park Road from the monument's east boundary has been closed by debris from recent rain storms.

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August 5th, 2021

Around The Parks: Fire Restrictions, Openings And Closures, Festivals, Commemorations, And Requests For Public Comment

With so many units in the National Park System, there’s always something going on. Here’s a roundup of recent parks news as of June 25, 2021.

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June 25th, 2021

Biden Administration Would Allow Oil And Gas Development Near Dinosaur National Monument

In a move similar to one President George W. Bush authorized back in 2008, the Biden administration is backing a proposal to allow oil and gas development within a half-mile of Dinosaur National Monument in Utah.

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May 24th, 2021

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Ticketed Entry Returns To Dinosaur National Monument's Exhibit Hall On May 1

Come May 1 you'll be able to visit the Quarry Exhibit Hall at Dinosaur National Monument in Utah, but you'll need a ticket as the park staff continues to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

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April 15th, 2021

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2nd Annual Threatened And Endangered Parks: Energy And Mineral Extraction

From the air, the seismic lines worm their way across the landscape of Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, while under foot some are hard-packed routes that thwart vegetation and alter the flow of the "river of grass." The impairment to the country's first national preserve, a wild remnant of what once covered southern Florida, is both palpable and tangible.

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January 3rd, 2021

On River Time: Three Days In Dinosaur National Monument

My wife and I are staring at a lizard that must be four feet long, holding our breath in astonishment. Light tan in color, this creature is vividly outlined against an overhanging wall of sandstone. Painstakingly chipped out of the rock by some nameless Native American artisan, it has been on display here for at least seven hundred years, or longer than the Giotto frescos in Florence’s Santa Croce church.

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By Fred Swanson - September 30th, 2020

Wildfires And High Fire Danger Affecting National Parks

Though the Dome Fire that erupted in Mojave National Preserve last weekend and burned through a forest of Joshua trees was nearly fully contained Friday, a number of National Park System units were dealing with fire-related problems or threatened by high fire danger.

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August 21st, 2020

More Openings Across The National Park System Provide Visitors Room To Roam

Though some states are seeing spikes in Covid-19 cases, more parks are reopening access to the public. Death Valley National Park has reopened more campgrounds, Zion National Park plans to resume its shuttles this week, and Canyon Mouth Park at Little River Canyon National Preserve is back in business.

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June 29th, 2020

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