http://www.nps.gov/meve News releases from Mesa Verde National Park. en-us http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/13_13_vrc_gopening.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 09:23:52 EST Mesa Verde National Park cordially invites the public to join the Honorable John Hickenlooper, Governor of the State of Colorado and local dignitaries in a Grand Opening Ceremony for its new Visitor and Research Center on May 23 at 10:00 a.m. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/13_12_air_sbeckman.htm Wed, 01 May 2013 10:59:34 EST Siri Beckman, Artist-in-Residence at Mesa Verde National Park, will give a free demonstration of her technique of cutting into wood in order to create an original print. The public is invited to attend her program at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at the Far View Lodge Library in Mesa Verde National Park. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/13_11_bobcatpf.htm Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:17:02 EST Mesa Verde National Park is planning to implement a prescribed fire during the week of April 22, 2013, as weather allows. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/13_10_bchikes_2013.htm Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:05:46 EST Mesa Verde National Park is again offering backcountry experiences in 2013. These ranger-guided hikes include a half-day hike into Upper Navajo Canyon, a 2- hour hike to Oak Tree House, an all-day hike to Spring House, and a half-day hike on Wetherill Mesa. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/13_08_prescribed_fire.htm Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:41:07 EST Mesa Verde National Park is planning to implement a prescribed fire during the weeks of April 6th through the 20th, weather permitting. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/13_07_vrc_platinum.htm Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:55:39 EST The new Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center (VRC) has received the U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, the Council’s highest rating for sustainable buildings. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/12_06_tickets_vrc.htm Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:44:15 EST Tickets for ranger-guided tours of the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park will be sold at the park’s new Visitor and Research Center beginning April 7, 2013. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/13_05_ecobene.htm Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:57:16 EST A new National Park Service Report for 2011 shows that the 572,329 visitors to Mesa Verde National Park spent $43,382 million in communities surrounding the park. This spending supported 574 jobs in the local area. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/13_04_winter_festival.htm Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:24:13 EST You are invited to participate in the first ever, all ages three-mile Nordic Fun Race on the Meadow Bliss Trail on Saturday, February 23, 2013. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/13_03_pile_burns.htm Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:22:33 EST Mesa Verde National Park fire management staff plans to implement three pile burns throughout the park. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/13_02_pmp_livestock.htm Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:10:58 EST The National Park Service is proposing to develop a management plan to control unclaimed trespass livestock in Mesa Verde National Park