Decoding The Language of Stone: A CNHA Discovery Pool Project CNHA Discovery Pool Topic: Gravitational stress analysis of natural rock arches. Research question: How do gravitational stresses in natural arch forms vary with geometry? Can a metric be developed that allows comparison among arches with different scale and form? Jeffrey Moore, PhD, University of Utah, […]
Mesa Verde April/May News
Mesa Verde National Park Certified as 100th International Dark Sky Park The National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Association are pleased to announce Mesa Verde National Park as the 100th International Dark Sky Park. This certification recognizes the exceptional quality of the park’s night skies and provides added opportunities to enhance visitor experiences through […]
Colorado National Monument Association Spring 2021
John Otto: The Colorado National Monument’s First Park Custodian Part One By Camille Jestrovich If you’ve heard of John Otto, it’s likely from hiking one of the Colorado National Monument’s spiraling trails, or maybe from reading some sensational historical gossip about what a strange hermit he was. But there was more to the man who […]
March Highlights Around the Plateau
Fees to Increase on the Manti La Sal National Forest Beginning this year, visitors to the Manti-La Sal National Forest will see an increase in usage-fees at 30 developed campgrounds following regional approval of a request submitted last year by the forest. “We have determined that it is necessary to raise fees at some of […]