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January 25, 2012 Call for Artist in the Parks Applications The National Park Service Southeastern Utah Group is currently accepting applications for the 2012 Community Artist in the Parks program. The 2012 term will begin February 27th and end November 17th. Artists must be residents of Grand or San Juan Counties January 02, 2012 CNHA's 2nd Annual Navajo Rug Auction MAKE PLANS NOW! to attend CNHA's 2nd Annual Navajo Rug Auction, Saturday, September 8, 2012, in Moab, UT. December 27, 2011 Come Play in the Snow! The La Sal Mountains outside of Moab, UT, offer lots of opportunities for winter fun, from sledding, to cross country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. December 15, 2011 Arches is among the national parks featured in video on Times Square jumbotron The promotional videos carry the message Visit America's National Parks, and will run through Jan. 15th ... December 14, 2011 ANASAZI HERITAGE CENTER EXHIBIT: New Perspectives on the Hohokam More than 40,000 people lived in the Hohokam region in AD 1300, but fewer than 10,000 were present only two centuries later. What happened? Now thru Oct. 2012. Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, Colorado. (970) 882-5600 for more info. November 16, 2011 Winter Hours for Moab Area Visitor Centers As winter's chilly breath settles over Canyon Country, area visitor centers' hours of operation change with the season.... November 03, 2011 Free Entrance to National Parks on Veterans Day weekend (November 11-13, 2011). Your last chance this year to visit your national parks and pay no entrance fee! Come out and enjoy Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, and Natural Bridges and Hovenweep National Monuments! September 27, 2011 2011 Canyon Country Photo Contest! Last year's Canyon Country Photo Contest was such a success, that we're doing it again! Enter your best color photo of southestern Utah public lands or Canyons of the Ancients.... September 24, 2011 Free Entrance to National Parks on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 24th The Southeast Utah Group of the National Park Service (Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments) and the Bureau of Land Management are waiving entrance fees on September 24th for National Public Lands Day. September 12, 2011 Canyonlands National Park's 47th Birthday! Sept. 12, 2011 marks the 47th birthday of Canyonlands NP. On Sept. 12, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Public Law 88-590 establishing Canyonlands National Park, consisting of 257,640 acres and later expanded to 337,598 acres in 1971. September 10, 2011 CNHA's Navajo Rug Auction Discover the beauty and artistry of Navajo weaving at Moab’s first annual Navajo rug auction! Saturday, Sept. 10th, Grand Center, Moab. Appraisals 9 am-noon, Preview 10 am-noon, Auction at 1 pm. For more information, call CNHA at 1-800-840-8978 September 09, 2011 Navajo Rug Weaving Demonstration at Arches Anita Hathale will be weaving at the Arches NP Visitor Center on Friday, Sept. 9th, from 10am to 3pm, and Saturday, Sept 10th, from 9am to 12pm. July 28, 2011 Natural Bridges National Monument Campground To Close Temporarily for Repairs The 13-site campground will close beginning August 10th, and will reopen on Friday afternoon, August 19. Crews will be replacing aging vault tiolets with newer "Sweet Smell" units. July 21, 2011 FREE MIC Lecture: Arches National Park Geology Tour by Geologist Deborah Ragland Deborah will illustrate for us the reasons why the arches are here, how they are formed, and why they collapse. Deborah A. Ragland, Ph.D. is an adjunct instructor of Geology at the University of New Mexico - Taos and a consulting geologist. July 07, 2011 FREE MIC Lecture: In the Places of the Spirits by David Grant Noble Writer, photographer and archaeological guide, David Grant Noble will share images and personal reflections from his new book of ancient cultural landscapes and rock art in the Southwest. Thurs. 7/7 at 7 pm. Moab Information Center, Main & Center St. July 06, 2011 Anasazi Heritage Center (AHC) Exhibit: Plein Air Painters of the Four Corners Come enjoy the plein air ('in the open air') paintings by regional artists from now until Sept 1st. Anasazi Heritage Center, 27501 Highway 184, Dolores, Colorado. June 23, 2011 FREE MIC Lecture: My Canyonlands: The Adventurous Life of Kent Frost. Chris Simon will do a presentation about her film My Canyonlands: The Adventurous Life of Kent Frost, a portrait of the last of the old time river-runners. Thurs. June 23, 7 pm. Moab Information Center, corner of Main & Center St., Moab. June 05, 2011 Navajo Elder James Peshlakai to Speak at Anasazi Heritage Center James Peshlakai will give a presentation on Navajo tradition at the Anasazi Heritage Center on Sunday, June 5, at 1:00 p.m. as a part of the 2011 Four Corners Lecture Series. Admission to the museum will be free throughout the day. May 26, 2011 Free Moab Information Center Lecture: Canyons of Utah Tom Till and Mikenna Clokey will discuss their second collaboration as father daughter team and present images from Tom’s newest book. May 26th at 7 pm. Moab Information Center, Corner of Center and Main Street. May 26, 2011 Opening of Warner Lake and Oowah Campgrounds Delayed Due to Snow Warner Lake and Oowah campground in the La Sal Mountains are still under 5 ft of snow and will not open for Memorial Day weekend. May 13, 2011 White Rim Road Closed on West Side Due to Flooding on the Green River The west side of the White Rim Road is currently impassable due to flooding in Upheaval Wash. The road has been closed to motor vehicles.... May 12, 2011 High Water Levels Predicted for Green and Colorado Rivers Spring flooding on the Colorado and Green Rivers is likely to affect both White Rim trips and boaters. May 12, 2011 Free Lecture at the Moab Information Center: The Cliff Dwellings Speak Bill & Beth Sagstetter share their extensive knowledge of cliff dwellings and what we can learn as we explore these ancient sites. Moab Information Center, corner of Main and Center Street. May 04, 2011 Injured Park Ranger Helps Eagle Get A Second Chance On April 22, a three-year old rehabilitated bald eagle was released into the wild with the help of Utah State Park Ranger Body Young. Both the eagle and Young share a similiar story of survival. April 28, 2011 Book Signng at Arches National Park Bookstore Author Tom McCourt and Ray Tibbetts will sign copies of the Last of the Robbers Roost Outlaws - Moab's Bill Tibbetts, this Friday 4/29/11 from 9am-noon. And these two can conjure up tales of the old West faster than you can blink! April 01, 2011 Moab artist Kathy Cooney has been selected as the 2011 Community Artist in the Parks. Kathy's watercolor paintings reveal her deep love of canyon country's desert landscapes and the timeless heritage of the Four Corners area. Check her schedule.... March 31, 2011 AHC Exhibit Opening: Sacred Images: A Vision of Native American Rock Art Vintage chromogenic prints join wilderness photographers with the storytelling and visionary power of rock art. Exhibit runs from April 1 to October 30, 2011 March 30, 2011 The Mineral Bottom Road is Now Open and Passable and Permit Applications are Being Accepted for White Rim Trips The Mineral Bottom road is now open and passable, making a full White Rim loop possible for the first time since last August. March 25, 2011 Changes at White Wash Sand Dunes New signs and fences designate changes to the White Wash Sand Dunes OHV area 48 miles northwest of Moab ..... March 21, 2011 Free Entrance to Parks During National Park Week, April 16-24, 2011 Start planning your visit! The SE Utah Group of the National Park Service is joining all national parks across the country in waiving entrance fees during National Park Week (April 16-24, 2011). March 17, 2011 Special Deals from CNHA! Check out this amazing deal from CNHA. March 16, 2011 Canyonlands National Park Announces New Fee for Private River Permits Effective March 31, 2011, Canyonlands National Park will implement a new permit fee for private river trips on the Green and Colorado Rivers within the park... March 14, 2011 Mineral Bottom Road to Reopen March 29th Officials announced that work to repair Mineral Bottom Road has progressed more quickly than expected. The road will reopen on March 29. January 27, 2011 Artwork on Display at the Arches National Park Visitor Center The 2010 Community Artist, Pete Apicella, has a display of his work in the Arches National Park Visitor Center through the end of March. The visitor center is open 8am-4:30pm daily. January 25, 2011 The National Park Service Southeast Utah Group is currently accepting applications for the 2011 Community Artist in the Parks program. The Community Artist in the Parks program highlights the connection between local artists and the landscapes of the National Parks in SE Utah. Applications must be received by Feb. 12, 2011. January 11, 2011 National Parks Free Entrance Weekend January 15-17, 2011 Entrance fees will be waived this weekend for Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments. January 06, 2011 Keith Hutcheson Exhibit at the Anasazi Heritage Center A retrospective of Hutcheson's work (1973-2010) on exhibit through March 18, 2011. Hutcheson's work captures the light, shadow, colors and drama of southwestern landscapes. November 24, 2010 Arches National Park Welcomes One-Millionth Visitor Victoria Carlson of Santa Fe, NM became the park’s one-millionth visitor Saturday morning November 20th. This is the first time Arches has hit the million visitor mark. November 03, 2010 Mineral Bottom Road Eligible for Emergency Funds to Restore Access to Federal Lands The Federal Highway Administration informed Utah Rep. Jim Matheson that the project is eligible for federal emergency road funding, and a request for funding to repair the road has been approved. November 01, 2010 CNHA Photo Contest Winners Announced! Dave Manley has been selected as the winner of the 2010 CNHA Canyon Country Photo Contest! September 23, 2010 Naturalization Ceremony Held at Arches National Park U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) welcomed 25 of America's newest U.S. citizens during a special naturalization ceremony Thursday morning at the La Sal Mountains Viewpoint in the Arches National Park. September 07, 2010 CNHA Canyon Country Photo Contest Here's your chance to share your best landscape photo of SE Utah (or Canyon of the Ancients National Monument)! The winning photo will appear in the 2013 Canyon Country Calendar and be featured on the CNHA website, e-newsletter and Facebook page. August 25, 2010 Severe storms close roads On August 19th, severe storms caused flash flooding and rock falls that blocked or washed away roads throughout the Canyonlands area. Mineral Bottom Road and roads in the Needles District are closed. Through access on the White Rim road is affected.... August 09, 2010 National Park Free Entrance Days Arches & Canyonlands National Park and Hovenweep & Natural Bridges National Monuments join parks across the country in offering free entrance August 14-15, 2010. July 26, 2010 Arches National Park Seeks Comments on Developing a Climbing and Canyoneering Management Plan Arches National Park is developing a management plan for climbing and canyoneering in the park. The NPS invites the public to voice alternatives, comments, or concerns in this effort.... July 13, 2010 The Highest-Flying Image of Delicate Arch Ever! Lieutenant Colonel Bob Behnken served as a Mission Specialist on the Space Shuttle in February of this year and took an Arches National Park Patch along for the ride. June 29, 2010 Do You Have a National Park Experience That You Would Like To Share? Come to the Moab Information Center on Thursday, July 1. Meet with Oh Ranger! Story Tour ambassadors and record your story in two minutes or less. June 24, 2010 Calf Creek Recreation Area to be Closed for Improvements Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument’s Calf Creek Recreation Area, located between Escalante and Boulder just off Highway 12, will be closed for approximately 30 days starting July 6. June 21, 2010 Sketching Workshop at Arches National Park Sign up for this 2-hour nature sketching event on June 25th and discover your backyard National Park with hosts Suzie Garner, Professor of Art and sketchbook artist, and Park Ranger Matt Smith. June 16, 2010 Parking Lot at Sand Dune Arch Closed for Construction On June 21, 2010, the parking lot at the Sand Dune Arch trailhead at Arches National Park will be closed for reconstruction. The initial work phase could last for up to two months. The trail to Sand Dune Arch will remain open. June 08, 2010 Peter Apicella selected as the 2010 Community Artist in the Parks. The program was created in 2009 as a way to highlight the connection between local artists and the landscapes of the National Park Service Southeast Utah Group (SEUG): Arches and Canyonlands National Parks & Hovenweep & Natural Bridges National Monuments. May 18, 2010 White Wash Sand Dunes Temporary Filming Closure May 20-27, 2010 The White Wash Sand Dunes open OHV area will be closed from May 20-27, 2010 for filming. The Ruby Ranch Road, as well as all the other roads and trails in the area will remain open for visitor use. May 13, 2010 Public Tours in May and June at Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry Education personnel from the Burpee Museum will be at the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry to conduct guided tours for the public. Tours will run from May 27 through June 9. Guides will provide information about this important paleontological site.... May 10, 2010 Buckeye Reservoir in the La Sal Mountains will be closed to camping this year The Buckeye Reservoir Recreation Area is scheduled to undergo some big changes this summer. Campsites will be reconstructed, a boat ramp built, new toilet facilities installed, and roads improved... April 28, 2010 Call for Artists - 2010 Community Artist in the Parks The National Park Service is accepting applications for the program which highlights the connection between a local artist & the landscape of Arches & Canyonlands National Parks; Hovenweep & Natural Bridges National Monuments April 24, 2010 Sat. April 24th is Junior Ranger Day! Come join in the fun at Arches National Park And it's free! The National Park Service is waiving entrance fees to all national parks April 17-25 for National Park Week April 22, 2010 MIC Lecture: Bats - Masters of the Night Free Lecture 7 pm by retired Ranger Tom Haraden. Learn more about these sophisticated, elusive and misunderstood creatures. Presentation by Retired Park Ranger Tom Haraden. April 08, 2010 National Park Week April 17-25, 2010 Explore the stunning beauty found in your national parks and celebrate National Park Week! The National Park Service is waiving entrance fees to all national parks April 17-25, 2010... April 02, 2010 MIC Lecture Thursday, April 8, 7pm - Wildflowers by the Season Annual wildflower lecture by Joel Tuhy, ***In addition to the lecture, Canyonlands Field Institute (CFI) invites you to register for the day-long hike/tour on Sat, April 10. Cost is $50, Call (435) 259-7750 for more info. March 16, 2010 CNHA Publishes a New Book: Last of the Robbers Roost Outlaws - Moab's Bill Tibbetts An exciting tale of one man's journey in the early 1900s as a wanted man in an untamed land: his grit, his gumption and his loyalty to the land and his family. A real man, A real cowboy and a real outlaw. March 08, 2010 Kane Gulch Ranger Station is open for the season CNHA staff visited in the first week of March and found lots of snow. You may want to wait a couple of weeks before heading into Grand Gulch or the back country... March 01, 2010 Horizons: Stanton Englehart Exhibit at the Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO The show represents a variety of styles adopted by Englehart during his long career. He is best-known for his huge, luminous landscape paintings in vivid colors that evoke the inner spirit of the Four Corners and the Colorado Plateau. March 01, 2010 How Ken Burns and Sheila Bumgarner Solved an Arches Puzzle The exact location of the Arches Civilian Conservation Corp Camp (1939-1941) had long been lost to the winds of time.... March 01, 2010 White Wash Sand Dunes Temporary Filming Closure The White Wash Sand Dunes open OHV area will be closed for filming for approximately one week in late May, early June 2010.... January 14, 2010 Free Concert at Arches National Park Visitor Center The Moab Music Festival & the National Park Service invite you to attend a free concert featuring local musical favorite Christopher Layer and the Playford Trio, Saturday January 16, 2010, at 6 pm. November 13, 2009 Water Turned Off at Little Sahara Visitor Center The water supply at the Little Sahara Recreation Area campgrounds has been turned off for the season due to a broken water main and will remain off for the winter. Weather permitting, the water supply will be turned back on by Easter weekend. October 20, 2009 Moab Bighorn Sheep Watch On November 20-21, 2009, the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) will sponsor its annual Moab Bighorn Sheep Watch. The event is free to the public. There is no pre-registration. Sheep watchers are encouraged to bring a pair of binoculars, spotting scope. October 12, 2009 CNHA Member Events One of the benefits of CNHA membership are invitations to CNHA events throughout the year. In early October, members enjoyed two events: the Annual Membership Hike and the Rock Art Safari. Become a member today! September 25, 2009 Ken Burns new film - National Parks: America's Best Idea This spectacular film will air over 6 nights starting this Sun., 9/27 on PBS. It traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years. September 22, 2009 National Public Lands Day Saturday, September 26, 2009 National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. September 11, 2009 Trial Period begins for Online Fiery Furnace Reservations Arches National Park is offering online reservations for the popular Fiery Furnace tour through October. September 04, 2009 Fire Restrictions Issued on Utah River Ways The hot and dry weather has dried vegetation and raised fire potential. Fire restrictions, including no open fires, have been issued for the Green, Colorado and San Juan River corridors. August 26, 2009 BLM Initiates Notification and Comment Period for New Camping and Group Use Fee Areas Near Moab The Bureau of Land Management is initiating a six-month notification period as a step toward charging fees for the planned Moab Skyway Group Site and the Entrada Bluffs, Bartlett and Courthouse Rock camping areas in the Moab Field Office. August 11, 2009 The Illuminated Desert wins 2009 Mountains & Plains Regional Book Award for Best Children's Picture Book! A stunning dialogue between painting and prose by two daughters of the Colorado Plateau: Terry Tempest Williams & Chloe Hedden. Each lavishly illustrated page with its thoughtful prose share the secrets & magic of the Southwest deserts. Published by CNHA. August 07, 2009 2009 Community Artist-in-the-Parks Schedule Chad Niehaus, an award-winning artist based in Moab, will be in the SE Utah Group National Parks (Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and Natural Bridges and Hovenweep National Monuments). July 27, 2009 Grand County Council Votes to Return Matrimony Spring to its ‘Natural State’ Effectively ends the popular spring's status as a community water source. July 20, 2009 Celebrate the Night Sky with Astronomy Programs at Natural Bridges Come celebrate the year of astronomy with a tour of the night sky at Natural Bridges. Learn about the constellations and take a celestial tour through a telescope. July 14, 2009 Second Fee-Free Weekend for Local National Parks On Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19, Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments will join national park units across the country in waiving entrance fees for all park visitors. June 23, 2009 Celebrate! July Is National Park and Recreation Month Spending the day at the park is great for your health and well being. June 03, 2009 National Parks Offer Fee Free Weekends The National Park Service will waive entrance fees during three weekends this summer: June 20-21, July 18-19 and August 15-16, 2009. May 29, 2009 Landscape Arch Officially World's Longest Natural Arch Utah Geological Survey confirms span of Landscape Arch using new standardized method developed by the Natural Arch and Bridge Society. Landscape Arch measured 290 feet beating Zion's Kolob Arch (287 feet) by just three feet. May 01, 2009 The Mysterious Disappearance of Everett Ruess Solved National Geographic and researchers from the University of Colorado released results of DNA testing that positively identify remains found in southern Utah as those of wilderness explorer Everett Ruess. May 01, 2009 New Island in the Sky Visitor Center Completed Eighteen-month rebuild of the Island in the Sky Visitor Center creates a new beautiful, open space for visitors, including an expanded CNHA bookstore. April 13, 2009 National Park Service Will Host Summer Youth Crew Ten students from Grand and San Juan Counties will have the opportunity to work in local national parks this summer as part of the Canyon Country Conservation Corps. March 05, 2009 BLM Reduces Tamarisk Fuels and Restores Watershed Areas Along Colorado River BLM is removing invasive species and replanting native vegetation in campsites along the Colorado River. Native cottonwoods and willows could now have a chance to thrive in the absence of the invasives. February 15, 2009 Contamination Forces Closure of Matrimony Spring - a Moab, Utah Icon Water from Matrimony Spring has tested positive for total coliform twice in a row and the spring has been closed and sealed off. February 03, 2009 NPS Seeks Comments on Exotic Plant Management Plan The National Park Service (NPS) is soliciting public input for an environmental assessment on an Exotic Plant Management Plan that encompasses all four parks of the Southeast Utah Group of National Parks. January 15, 2009 Bison Released in the Book Cliffs Sixty people on hand to see the historic reintroduction of sixteen bison onto public lands in the Book Cliffs. Watch the video by the Utah DWR showing the capture and transport of these majestic animals. November 11, 2008 Bighorn Sheep Festival The 2008 Moab Bighorn Sheep Watch will be held on November 14-15. November 11, 2008 Annual Membership Hike Thank you to all of our members who were able to participate in CNHA's Annual Membership Hike. November 11, 2008 Exhibit at the Anasazi Heritage Center The Anasazi Heritage Center will host an exhibition on the Old Spanish Trail beginning Friday, November 28, and continuing through December 2009. September 04, 2008 Porcupine Ranch Fire - Update On August 27, 2008 A wildfire ignited in the Southern end of Castle Valley around 1:15 p.m. The fire started on state land, jumped the La Sal loop road and moved up the steep terrain onto the Manti La Sal National Forest. August 31, 2008 Bud Turner Multi-Spectral Imaging Through spectral photography, Bud Turner is able to reveal elements of this ancient artwork, aiding in their preservation and restoration. April 07, 2008 Dewey Bridge Historic Dewey Bridge burned after a 7-year old way playing with matches ignited a brush fire |
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