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Pinnacles National MonumentA California condor soars above a chapparal hillside. Photo by Sara Bartels.
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Pinnacles National Monument
Your Dollars At Work
 
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Your fee dollars are used to support a variety of projects at Pinnacles National Monument. Look for this logo throughout the park to see where your fee dollars are being used.

Current and Future Projects:

  • Construct shade structures in Chaparral Picnic Area
  • Develop virtual access to artifacts in the museum collection
  • Remove exotic plants and revegetate with native seeds to restore wildlife habitat
  • Provide emergency radio dispatch service for park operations
  • Translate essential park information into multiple languages

Completed Projects:

  • Replace damaged picnic tables and fire rings in campground
  • Upgrade campground water system
  • Relocate Old Pinnacles Trail away from Chalone Creek
  • Refurbish exhibits in visitor center (new relief map and geology exhibit)
  • Improve accessibilty to park facilities
Rx Burn 2009 - First Step Toward Restoration
2009 Prescribed Burn Information
The 130-acre Bottomlands Prescribed Fire on newly aquired lands was successfully completed on June 9
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Did You Know?
National monuments are created by a presidential proclamation, and national parks are set aside by acts of Congress. Other units of the National Park System include recreation areas, seashores, national historic sites, and memorials.

Last Updated: August 15, 2007 at 13:43 EST