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CNCC campus in Craig now a federal fossil repository

RANGELY I On Feb. 3, Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) President Russell George and paleontologist Elizabeth “Liz” Johnson, together with Ruth Welch, the Colorado state director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), signed an agreement to officially make the CNCC Craig Campus a federal fossil repository.

February 17, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Winter brings changes to Dinosaur monument visitor access

DINOSAUR I The arrival of winter at Dinosaur National Monument brings changes to visitor access in some areas.

February 2, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Dinosaur National Monument turns 100 in 2015

DINOSAUR I Dinosaur National Monument turns 100 years old on Oct. 4 and is looking for community partners to help spread the word and join the celebration.

January 26, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times 2 comments

River permits to see changes in ’15

DINOSAUR I After a successful launch of Dinosaur National Monument’s river permit lottery on the National Recreation Reservation System last year, more changes are coming for 2015.

January 13, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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January 4, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

River permit changes

With the start of Dinosaur National Monument’s river permit lottery on the National Recreation Reservation System last year, more changes are coming for 2015. Applicants who successfully secure a launch will now confirm their acceptance of the date they won and pay for the permit online. After payment is verified,[Read More…]

January 3, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Fossil removed from site after damage

DINOSAUR I Dr. Brooks Britt from Brigham Young University (BYU) removed the remaining portion of a juvenile sauropod humerus that was vandalized in early September on Dec. 2.

December 15, 2014 by editor Comments are Disabled

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Rangers are seeking information related to fossil damage and theft on the Fossil Discovery Trail at Dinosaur National Monument.

October 16, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Fossil damaged at Monument

DINOSAUR I Rangers are seeking information related to recent fossil damage and theft on the Fossil Discovery Trail at Dinosaur National Monument.

September 28, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Dinosaur Monument opens concessions on river trips

DINOSAUR I The National Park Service has announce the release of a prospectus for the award of up to 11 new concession contracts to provide guided interpretive whitewater river trips within Dinosaur National Monument.

August 27, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Caution urged regarding mountain lions at monument

DINOSAUR I Staff at Dinosaur National Monument are reminding visitors that they are visiting mountain lion country when traveling in the monument, especially in the backcountry and along the river canyons. On July 22, fresh evidence of an animal killed by a mountain lion was found in the Echo Park[Read More…]

August 8, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Dinosaur: $15 million is spent in area

RBC I A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 274,361 visitors to Dinosaur National Monument in 2013 spent $15,791,600 in communities near the park. That spending supported 186 jobs in the local area.

August 5, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled