Mesa Verde National Park

Turner to give speech at Explorers Club

Ansel Hall, who was the first chief naturalist and chief forester for the National Park Service, traveled the world looking…

December 5, 2015

Local News

Mesa Verde to host lighting of Cliff Palace, open house

Luminaria light the path down to Spruce Tree House for the annual Holiday Open House at Mesa Verde National Park…

November 30, 2015

Visual Arts

Navajo artist Cohoe featured at Denver show

to Ruins celebrates Mesa VerdeNational Park

November 5, 2015

Business

The oil business: From crude to essentials

energy industry slump, Cortez woman drops drill bits, starts High Desert Naturals

October 27, 2015

Business

Mesa Verde’s historic Far View center needs a tenant

National Park Service wants center to pay for itself

October 27, 2015

Good Earth

150 elk roam the wilds of Mesa Verde

About 150 elk make the park home, and they are mostly non-migratory, said park biologist Paul Morey. “They’ve figured out…

September 30, 2015

Local News

Mesa Verde releases fall schedule

The park will waive entrance fees Tuesday to celebrate the 99th birthday of the National Park Service. Wetherill Mesa will…

August 19, 2015

Local News

Sinclair removes ‘toxic’ signage

The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office served civil paperwork at the former gas station on U.S. Highway 160 on July 1.…

July 9, 2015

Local News

Cortez Cultural Center plans to close, reorganize

Museum, gift shop to shut down this fall

June 26, 2015

Local News

Mesa Verde takes the prize

Beth Wheeler, a seasonal interpretive ranger at Mesa Verde National Park, answers questions from a tour group at Cliff Palace…

June 26, 2015

Local News

Toking illegal in federal preserves

a no-no at Purgatory, Mesa Verde, Weminuche

May 17, 2015

Local News

Mesa Verde reports a strong 2014

gas prices may accelerate summer tourism

April 28, 2015

Local News

Canyons of the Ancients gets exposure

Painted Hand Pueblo ruins at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument northwest of Cortez are just one of the highlights…

April 25, 2015

Local News

Do you have a favorite memory of Mesa Verde?

Build-up to National Park Service’s centennial celebration has begun

April 7, 2015

Local News

History around Four Corners informs present

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

March 8, 2015

Local News

National parks break visitor records

Verde has 9% increase

February 17, 2015

Local News

S.W. Colorado rocks Sunset awards

Mesa Verde National Park and Music in the Mountains are up against the LanSu Chinese Gardens in Portland, Oregon, and…

February 16, 2015

Local News

U.S. parks offer free admission

Park Point is visible from a window in the rotunda of the Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center. The national…

February 10, 2015

Local News

Mesa Verde festival canceled

Craig Westover demonstrates how to make yucca cord as Jennifer Bullock looks on at the Mesa Verde Winter Festival two…

January 19, 2015

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