Feb 19: Geo-Cache Bash at Cattail Cove State Park In February, Cattail Cove State Park hosts an annual geo-caching treasure hunt from 10am to 2pm. Geo-caching is related to orienteering but instead of using a compass, to find objects in specific locations, you will be using personal handheld Global Positioning Systems, commonly referred to as […]
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Saturday, February 19, 2011 Discover the hawk watch phenomenon with Volunteer Naturalist and hawk watcher Joe Hopkins. Meet at the Visitor Center flagpole to caravan out to the site, observe hawk watchers on duty, and we hope, see migrating raptors. Bring binoculars, water, snacks, and appropriate clothing.
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The Associated Press in Redding Record Searchlight, 1/24/11, reported, “A proposal from the wife of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens to create a sanctuary in Nevada for wild horses removed from public rangeland around the West has been rejected, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Friday. Madeleine Pickens’ plan wouldn’t save taxpayers’ money and
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DENVER – Two Colorado State Parks’ programs will receive awards from the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE) for their outstanding work in helping youngsters understand their role in the environment. The Art in Nature Program at Eldorado Canyon State Park and the Roxborough State Park Interpretive and Environmental Education Program will each receive a
The Associated Press in Redding Record Searchlight, 1/24/11, reported, “A proposal from the wife of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens to create a sanctuary in Nevada for wild horses removed from public rangeland around the West has been rejected, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Friday. Madeleine Pickens’ plan wouldn’t save taxpayers’ money and
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North coast equine enthusiasts will have the opportunity to adopt a halter-trained wild horse or mule, when the Bureau of Land Management brings its wild horse and burro adoption program to the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Ferndale, Saturday, Feb. 12. The adoption event, being held in conjunction with the Back Country Horsemen of California Redwood
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Grand Canyon, Ariz. – The National Park Service (NPS) has developed a draft plan to address the impacts of aircraft noise on park resources and visitor experience. Released by the park February 2, the plan is formally called a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Special Flight Rules Area in the Vicinity of Grand Canyon National
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Rock art of one form or another occurs all over the world: Australia, Africa, Europe, North and South America. The U.S. has sites in most of its states, including some celebrated Hawaiian petroglyphs. All of the images in this show come from within California. The images recorded here fall into two categories ‑ Petroglyphs, which
DENVER – Two Colorado State Parks’ programs will receive awards from the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE) for their outstanding work in helping youngsters understand their role in the environment. The Art in Nature Program at Eldorado Canyon State Park and the Roxborough State Park Interpretive and Environmental Education Program will each receive a
LITTLETON–Have you ever wondered why the rocks at Roxborough State Park are red and tipped at an angle, where the bears go in winter or why the mountain mahogany has a seed with a fuzzy and twisted tail? And, what is mountain mahogany anyway?
New Junior Naturalist Program at Roxborough State Park Read More »
