Dinosaur National Monument

Paul Scolari Selected As Superintendent Of Dinosaur National Monument

Acting Intermountain Regional Director Kate Hammond announced the selection of Paul Scolari as Superintendent of Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah. Scolari will also supervise the Superintendent of Fossil Butte National Monument in Wyoming, and will begin his new assignment on March 31, 2019.

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By NPT Staff - March 2nd, 2019 1:00am

Shutdown In The Parks: Dinosaur National Monument

During the ongoing partial government shutdown, Zack Frank, a furloughed National Park Service employee, is striving to create one video per day. Today's video adventure travels to Dinosaur National Monument, which straddles the Utah-Colorado state line.

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By NPT Staff - January 23rd, 2019 1:30am

Conservation Groups File Lawsuit To Block Energy Development On More Than 115,000 Acres

Concerns that oil and gas development on more than 115,000 acres of public lands could impact air quality near Dinosaur National Monument and other areas in western Colorado and northern Utah prompted the filing of a lawsuit Thursday in a bid to block the federal government from leasing those lands.

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By NPT Staff - September 27th, 2018 1:42pm

Colorado Man Wants To Divert Water From Green River Above Dinosaur National Monument

In years past there have been schemes to divert water out of the Yampa River, the last major undammed tributary in the Colorado River system, for use on Colorado's Front Range. None has ever been approved. Now, however, a Colorado man is seeking approval to divert 55,000 acre-feet of water a year from the Green River just upstream of Dinosaur National Monument to the Front Range.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 15th, 2018 1:30am

Population Growth Could Move Humpback Chub From Endangered To Threatened Under ESA

Growth in the population of the humpback chub, an endangered fish in the Colorado River system, has the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposing that the species be upgraded to "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act.

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By NPT Staff - March 25th, 2018 1:45am

The Wild And Scenic Rivers Act At Fifty

The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act turns 50 this fall, and despite its longevity, there's a fractional amount of river miles in the United States that are protected by that legislation.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

Flying Home: The Colorado Plateau From Above And Below

No one writes today about the Colorado Plateau and the American Southwest with the eloquence and insight of Craig Childs. With his five books about this region he joins Mary Austin, Joseph Wood Krutch, Ann Zwinger, Ed Abbey, and Terry Tempest Williams in describing and celebrating the natural and cultural heritages of this region.

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By John Miles - January 25th, 2018 2:30am

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Rising Temperatures Threaten Viability Of Colorado River

Rising temperatures are amplifying the effects of recent drought on the Colorado River, which plays a key role in the health of national parks such as Canyonlands and Grand Canyon, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report.

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By NPT Staff - December 28th, 2017 1:30am

BLM Moving To Auction Oil And Gas Leases Near Parks

With the Trump administration pushing not just for energy independence, but "energy dominance," the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has been lining up a number of oil and gas lease auctions in the West, including some near Dinosaur National Monument, Hovenweep National Monument, and Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

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By NPT Staff - September 26th, 2017 2:00am

Traveler's View: How Much Of Secretary Zinke's Approach To Conservation Can Public Lands Tolerate?

Trying to understand how Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke views himself as a conservationist cut from the mold of Theodore Roosevelt is an ongoing challenge. While he wants to bolster the ranks of hunters and anglers, the secretary also wants to shrink some national monuments, allow target shooting on as many public lands as possible, and allow hunters to chum for bears with donuts and greasy loaves of bread.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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