Mesa Verde National Park - The Durango Herald

History around Four Corners informs present

Archaeologist recounts 4,000-year saga of area’s ancient peoples

DATE: Mar 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

National parks break visitor records

Mesa Verde has 9% increase

DATE: Feb 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

S.W. Colorado rocks Sunset awards

Sunset magazine has documented the Western lifestyle for decades, but in 2015, it will hold its first-ever Travel Awards program – and two of the four finalists for Best Cultural Attraction ...

DATE: Feb 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. parks offer free admission

All of the country’s national parks, monuments and seashores will offer free admission for Presidents Day, which covers Saturday through Monday. A number of the venues are within ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde festival canceled

Because of insufficient snowfall and unseasonably warm temperatures, all activities surrounding Saturday’s scheduled Mesa Verde Winter Festival have been canceled, the national park said in ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde National Park seeks bike-rental vendors

Bicycle rentals are coming to Mesa Verde National Park. Park Superintendent Cliff Spencer announced Monday that aspiring vendors can submit applications to the National Park Serv...

DATE: Jan 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde planning more biking, hiking

‘Long House Loop’ to be open for activities

DATE: Jan 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde on heritage site lists

The National Park Serviceâ€™s new online travel itinerary that highlights 22 world heritage sites in the United States includes Mesa Verde. Arm chair travel starts at nps.gov/nr/t...

DATE: Dec 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde plans Chapin Mesa prescribed burn for Jan. 5

Mesa Verde National Park is planning a prescribed burn on Chapin Mesa the week of Jan. 5. The project, covering two acres, will dispose of Gambel juniper, oak and piÃ±on trimmed d...

DATE: Dec 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

At Mesa Verde, Mummy Lake theories conflict

Was it an ancient reservoir or a ceremonial structure?

DATE: Dec 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

FLC celebrates international students

College groups to present ‘Dear Father, Don’t Worry’

DATE: Nov 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Crow Canyon on PBS Friday

As river basins around the state, including one here in Southwest Colorado, make their plans for water management, advice from the ancestral Puebloans might come in handy. That’s ...

DATE: Oct 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News