http://www.nps.gov/meve News releases from Mesa Verde National Park. en-us http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/09_25_holiday_open_house_2009.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:22:51 EST On Thursday, December 10, 2009, the staff of Mesa Verde National Park will host the 2009 Annual Holiday Open House from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in the Chapin Mesa headquarters area. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/09_24_veterans_fee_free.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:56:29 EST All National Park Service sites across the country, including Mesa Verde National Park, will offer free visitor admission for U.S. veterans, active members of the U.S. armed forces and their families on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/09_23_prescribed_burns.htm Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:17:59 EST Mesa Verde National Park plans to ignite several small prescribed fires within the park this fall. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/09_21_fire_ban_lifted.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:29:16 EST Mesa Verde Superintendent, Larry Wiese, in consultation with the park’s fire management staff, has lifted the fire ban that has been in effect since August 17, 2009. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/09_20_preview_americasbestidea.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:33:03 EST Join your friends and neighbors in the Morefield Campground Amphitheater on Thursday, September 24th at 7:00 pm to watch highlights of the soon-to-be-broadcasted Ken Burns film, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.  http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/09_18_fire_restrictions.htm Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:46:42 EST Continued dry, breezy weather along with little monsoon moisture has resulted in extremely dry grass and brush throughout the park. Because of the very high fire danger, fire restrictions will begin on August 19, 2009. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/09_12b_fee_free_weekend3.htm Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:37:17 EST Mesa Verde National Park's entrance fee will be waived August 15-16 for the third fee-free weekend this summer. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/09_17_meve_celebrates_wilderness.htm Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:00:36 EST Mesa Verde National Park recently celebrated wilderness, and the passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/09_16_photography_workshop.htm Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:22:16 EST The Mesa Verde Institute is offering two photography workshops led by Dr. Gene Balzer, Professor of Photography and Senior Faculty Member at Northern Arizona University. http://www.nps.gov/meve/parknews/09_12_three_fee_free.htm Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:42:54 EST Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the National Park Service will offer three fee-free weekends this summer to encourage Americans seeking affordable vacations to visit these national treasures. The entrance fees to Mesa Verde National Park will be waived during these three fee-free weekends.