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			<title>nps.gov - Dinosaur National Monument - News Releases</title>
			<link>https://www.nps.gov/dino</link>
			<description>News releases from Dinosaur National Monument.
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				  <title>New Dinosaur Fossils Excavated at Dinosaur National Monument</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/parkinglotfossilsexcavated.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Recent parking lot construction work in Dinosaur National Monument revealed previously uncovered dinosaur fossils near the Quarry Exhibit Hall, marking the first fossil excavations at this location since 1924. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/parkinglotfossilsexcavated.htm</description>
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				  <title>Camping fees to increase at Dinosaur National Monument beginning January 1, 2025</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2025campingfeeincrease.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 09:15:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Starting on January 1, 2025, Dinosaur National Monument will increase camping fees for visitors to fund important maintenance and improvement projects within the monument. Camping fees at Dinosaur National Monument were last increased in 2016. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2025campingfeeincrease.htm</description>
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				  <title>Tourism to Dinosaur National Monument contributes over $28 million to local economy</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2023visitorspendingeffects.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A new National Park Service report shows that 326,529 visitors to Dinosaur National Monument in 2023 spent $24,120,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 336 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $28,403,000. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2023visitorspendingeffects.htm</description>
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				  <title>National Park Service seeks public input regarding proposed demolition and replacement of condemned Yampa District multi-operations building</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/operationsbuildingdemolition.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:43:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to demolish and replace the condemned Yampa District Multi-Operations Building. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/operationsbuildingdemolition.htm</description>
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				  <title>Identity of Canyon of Lodore Rafting Victim Released</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/6-27-24-fatality-id-update.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:30:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The victim of a rafting accident during a private permitted trip on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument has been identified as Michael Harp, 54, from Sandy, UT. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/6-27-24-fatality-id-update.htm</description>
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				  <title>Fatality in Canyon of Lodore</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/6-27-24-fatality.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:23:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The body of a 50-year-old man from Sandy, UT has been recovered after a rafting accident during a private permitted trip on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/6-27-24-fatality.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument begins public scoping for Fire Management Plan update</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/firemanagementplanscoping.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Dinosaur National Monument is beginning a 14-day public scoping period to update the park&#8217;s Fire Management Plan (FMP) starting today, May 13. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/firemanagementplanscoping.htm</description>
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				  <title>National Park Service selects new superintendent of Dinosaur National Monument</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/superintendentakers.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 06:30:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Phil Akers as superintendent of Dinosaur National Monument. Akers will begin his new assignment on June 16. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/superintendentakers.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument seeks public input on proposed increase in camping fees</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/proposed2025campingfees.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public input on proposed increases to camping fees at Dinosaur National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/proposed2025campingfees.htm</description>
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				  <title>Quarry Visitor Center to undergo nearly $577,000 in improvements</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/quarryvisitorcenterhvacproject.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 11:30:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A construction project totaling approximately $577,000 to improve the heating and cooling system at the Quarry Visitor Center within Dinosaur National Monument will begin on October 30. The project includes replacing the current duct work and installing a new heating and cooling system. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/quarryvisitorcenterhvacproject.htm</description>
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				  <title>Historic cabin at Gates of Lodore undergoes improvements with funding from the Great American Outdoors Act</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/wadeandcurtiscabinproject.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:52:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF) is financing preservation work on Dinosaur National Monument&#8217;s historic Wade and Curtis Cabin at Gates of Lodore. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/wadeandcurtiscabinproject.htm</description>
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				  <title>Harpers Corner Road to undergo $10.1 million in improvements</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2023harperscornerroadproject.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 05:19:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A $10.1 million construction project to improve the Harpers Corner Road within Dinosaur National Monument will begin on May 30. The project includes reconstruction and repaving of seven miles of roadway and adjacent parking areas from US Highway 40 to the Escalante Overlook, plus replacement of drainage structures and culverts. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2023harperscornerroadproject.htm</description>
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				  <title>Visitation at Dinosaur National Monument Decreases in 2020</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2020visitation.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:33:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Recreational visits for 2020 at Dinosaur National Monument tallied a total of 264,266 &#8211; an 11.3% decrease over the 2019 annual visitation. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2020visitation.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument Reminds Hunters of Regulations</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/huntingreminder2020.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 04:42:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>With hunting season now occurring on lands surrounding Dinosaur National Monument, hunters are reminded that hunting is not permitted in the monument. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/huntingreminder2020.htm</description>
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				  <title>Search for Missing Party in Dinosaur National Monument Finds One Injured, One Deceased</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/sar-march-21.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2020 08:41:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Park Rangers at Dinosaur National Monument responded to a request from the Moffat County Sheriff&#39;s Office on Thursday, March 19, 2020 to assist in the search for two missing Colorado residents. The two men were last reported to be snowmobiling in the Wild Mountain area near the northwest boundary of Dinosaur National Monument, along the border of Utah and Colorado. The men were eventually located using helicopter surveillance inside a remote area of Dinosaur National Monument on Saturday, March 21, 2020. One man, 58, was found deceased. The other, 65, was found alive and transported to a nearby hospital. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/sar-march-21.htm</description>
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				  <title>Electronic Bicycles (e-bikes) Allowed in Dinosaur National Monument</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/e-bikesallowed.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:15:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>On August 30, the National Park Service announced a new electric bicycle (e-bike) policy for national parks, expanding recreational opportunities and accessibility. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/e-bikesallowed.htm</description>
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				  <title>Rafting Fatality on Green River in Dinosaur National Monument Ruled a Drowning</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/fatality-ruled-as-drowning.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 08:20:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A rafting accident in Triplet Falls on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument on Saturday, July 6, 2019 resulted in the death of Anthony Vasi, 47, from Newport Beach, California. The Moffat Country Coroner&#8217;s office has concluded that the cause of death was drowning. Vasi was part of a group that included family and friends on a commercial rafting trip led by Adrift Adventures, an authorized commercial outfitter based out of Jensen, Utah. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/fatality-ruled-as-drowning.htm</description>
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				  <title>Investigation of Rafting Fatality on Green River in Dinosaur National Monument Provides Updated Information</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/investigation-of-rafting-fatality-on-green-river-in-dinosaur-national-monument-provides-updated-information.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 14:48:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The victim of a rafting accident in Triplet Falls on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument on July 6, 2019 has been identified as Anthony Vasi, 47, from Newport Beach, California. Vasi was part of a group that included family and friends on a commercial rafting trip. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/investigation-of-rafting-fatality-on-green-river-in-dinosaur-national-monument-provides-updated-information.htm</description>
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				  <title>Rafting Accident on Green River in Dinosaur National Monument Results in Fatality</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/rafting-accident-on-green-river-in-dinosaur-national-monument-results-in-fatality.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 15:27:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The body of a California man, aged 47, has been recovered from the scene of a rafting accident in Triplet Falls on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. The rafter was part of a group that included family and friends on a commercial rafting trip. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/rafting-accident-on-green-river-in-dinosaur-national-monument-results-in-fatality.htm</description>
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				  <title>Tourism to Dinosaur National Monument in 2018 creates $20.3 million in Economic Benefits</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2018-economic-benefits.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 05:02:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 304,468 visitors to Dinosaur National Monument in 2018 spent $18.3 million in communities near the monument. That spending supported 222 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economies of $20.3 million. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2018-economic-benefits.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument Certified as an International Dark Sky Park</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/internationaldarkskypark.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2019 08:36:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Dinosaur National Monument and the International Dark Sky Association are pleased to announce the certification of Dinosaur as an International Dark Sky Park. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/internationaldarkskypark.htm</description>
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				  <title>Monument Reminds Hunters of Regulations</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2018huntingreminder.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2018 09:23:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>With hunting season now occurring on lands surrounding Dinosaur National Monument, hunters are reminded that hunting is not permitted in the monument. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2018huntingreminder.htm</description>
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				  <title>Single Vehicle Accident Results in Fatality on Harpers Corner Road</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/june2018vehiclefatality.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2018 08:52:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>An 18 year old woman from Dinosaur, CO was found deceased at the scene of a single vehicle accident along Harpers Corner Road in Dinosaur National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/june2018vehiclefatality.htm</description>
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				  <title>Tourism to Dinosaur National Monument in 2017 creates over $20 million in Economic Benefits</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2017economicreport.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 315,589 visitors to Dinosaur National Monument in 2017 spent $18,479,400 in communities near the park. That spending supported 231 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $20,400,200. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2017economicreport.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument Changes Entrance Fee to Address Infrastructure Needs &#38; Improve Visitor Experience</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2018feeincrease.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 10:44:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The National Park Service (NPS) announced yesterday that Dinosaur National Monument will modify its entrance fees to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs to enhance the visitor experience. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2018feeincrease.htm</description>
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				  <title>Kayaker Dies Near Tepee Rapid in Yampa River Canyon</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/kayakerdiesonyampa.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2017 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A 66 year old man from Craig, CO, died yesterday while on a two-person private trip using inflatable kayaks on the Yampa River in Dinosaur National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/kayakerdiesonyampa.htm</description>
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				  <title>Monument Paleontologist Retires after 38 Years</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/danchureretirement.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:41:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>On July 1, 2017, Dr. Dan Chure, monument paleontologist will retire after 38 years of federal service. Dan arrived at Dinosaur National Monument in 1979 and spent his entire National Park Service career at Dinosaur. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/danchureretirement.htm</description>
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				  <title>Tourism to Dinosaur National Monument Creates Over $20 Million in Economic Benefits</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2016vsereport.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2017 04:30:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 304,312 visitors to Dinosaur National Monument in 2016 spent $ 18,084,200 in communities near the park. That spending supported 244 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $20,457,600. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2016vsereport.htm</description>
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				  <title>2016 Visitation at Dinosaur National Monument Increases 4%</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2016visitation.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 05:15:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>December visitation numbers for Dinosaur National Monument showed a 13.8% increase for the month over 2015 statistics, with the year ending with an overall increase over 2015. On December 31, recreational visits for the year tallied a total of 304,314 &#8211; a 4.3% increase over the 2015 annual visitation. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2016visitation.htm</description>
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				  <title>Member of a Private Rafting Group Reported to have Suffered Fatal Fall</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/fallingfatality.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:04:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>National Park Service Rangers and an investigator from the Moffat County Sheriff&#8217;s Office have recovered the body of a victim of a reported falling fatality at the Wade and Curtis River Campsite on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/fallingfatality.htm</description>
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				  <title>Search Crew Recovers Body of Missing Rafter</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/search-crew-recovers-body-of-missing-rafter.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2016 09:41:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Search and rescue staff recovered the body matching the description of a rafter missing since Friday evening. Sandra (Sandy) Wolder, age 62, of Aurora, Colorado was an apparent drowning victim at Upper Disaster Falls on the Green River in the Canyon of Lodore within Dinosaur National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/search-crew-recovers-body-of-missing-rafter.htm</description>
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				  <title>Search Crew Locates Body of Missing Rafter</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/search-crew-locates-body-of-missing-rafter.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2016 12:10:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Search and rescue staff located a body matching the description of a rafter missing since Friday evening. Sandra (Sandy) Wolder, age 62, of Aurora, Colorado was an apparent drowning victim at Upper Disaster Falls on the Green River in the Canyon of Lodore within Dinosaur National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/search-crew-locates-body-of-missing-rafter.htm</description>
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				  <title>Deerlodge Road to Undergo $5.6 Million in Improvements</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2016deerlodgeroadwork.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 04:37:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A $5.6 million construction project to improve the road to Deerlodge Park within Dinosaur National Monument will begin on June 23, 2016. Visitors to the area may encounter some delays due to construction. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2016deerlodgeroadwork.htm</description>
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				  <title>Tourism to Dinosaur National Monument Creates nearly $17.1 million in Local Economic Benefits</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2015vse.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 13:06:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 291,800 visitors to Dinosaur National Monument in 2015 spent $17,079,100 in communities near the park. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2015vse.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument Seeks Public Comment on Management Plan for Exotic Rocky Mountain Goat Removal</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/draftmountaingoatplan.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2016 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public input on a draft management plan to restrict or remove exotic Rocky Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) in Dinosaur National Monument, located in northwest Colorado and northeast Utah. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/draftmountaingoatplan.htm</description>
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				  <title>2015 Visitation at Dinosaur National Monument Increases 16%</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/december2015visitation.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 08:06:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>December visitation numbers for Dinosaur National Monument showed an 18.6% decrease for the month over the 2014 figures, but the year ended in positive territory with an overall increase over 2014. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/december2015visitation.htm</description>
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				  <title>Searchers Recover and Identify Body of Missing Rafter</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/missingrafteridentified.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:07:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The Moffat County Coroner&#8217;s office today released the name of a 34-year old man from Denver who perished in a rafting accident on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument on Saturday, June 20, 2015. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/missingrafteridentified.htm</description>
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				  <title>Searchers Recover Body of Missing Rafter</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/missingrafterrecovered.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:14:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The body of a missing rafter has been recovered by search and rescue staff from Dinosaur National Monument, Moffat County Sheriff&#8217;s Office and Colorado Parks and Wildlife near Triplet Falls on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/missingrafterrecovered.htm</description>
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				  <title>Tourism to Dinosaur National Monument in 2014 Creates over $16 million in Economic Benefits</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2014-dino-economic-benefit-report.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2015 09:46:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 250,624 visitors to Dinosaur National Monument in 2014 spent $14,298,400 in communities near the monument. That spending supported 194 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $16,059,100. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2014-dino-economic-benefit-report.htm</description>
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				  <title>Paleontologists Remove Damaged Fossil from Trail</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/damagedfossilexcavated.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 03:30:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>On Tuesday, December 2nd, Dr. Brooks Britt from Brigham Young University (BYU) removed the remaining portion of a juvenile sauropod humerus that was vandalized in early September. Monument staff assessed the condition of the bone after it was damaged to see if it would be possible to leave the fossil in place on the trail. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/damagedfossilexcavated.htm</description>
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				  <title>Rangers Discover Damage and Theft of Fossil Fragments along Fossil Discovery Trail</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/fossiltraildamage.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 12:27:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Rangers are seeking information related to recent fossil damage and theft on the Fossil Discovery Trail. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/fossiltraildamage.htm</description>
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				  <title>Tourism to Dinosaur National Monument Creates Nearly $16 Million in Economic Benefit in 2013</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2013economicbenefitreport.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:09:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 274,361 visitors to Dinosaur National Monument in 2013 spent $15,791,600 in communities near the park. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2013economicbenefitreport.htm</description>
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				  <title>Tourism to Dinosaur National Monument Creates Nearly $17Million in Economic Benefit</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2012economicimpact.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:15:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 302,858 visitors to Dinosaur National Monument in 2012 spent nearly $17 million in communities near the monument. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2012economicimpact.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument Plans to Rehabilitate Deerlodge Road</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/deerlodgeroadproject.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:26:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Superintendent Mary Risser is making available for public review and comment an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Rehabilitation of Deerlodge Road. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/deerlodgeroadproject.htm</description>
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				  <title>Kelly Kager Receives the Andrew Hecht Memorial Public Safety Award</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/kager-receives-andrew-hecht-memorial-public-safety-award.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>River Office Manager Kelly Kager has received the Andrew Hecht Memorial Public Safety Award https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/kager-receives-andrew-hecht-memorial-public-safety-award.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument Visitation up Over 54 Percent</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/dinosaur-national-monument-visitation-up-over-54-percent.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:31:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Over 260,000 people have visited Dinosaur National Monument so far this year, an increase of over 54% over 2011. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/dinosaur-national-monument-visitation-up-over-54-percent.htm</description>
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				  <title>Quarry Visitor Center Receives Gold LEED Certification</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/visitor-center-receives-gold-leed-certification.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:43:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Dinosaur National Monument is pleased to announce that the new Quarry Visitor Center received a LEED Gold certification. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/visitor-center-receives-gold-leed-certification.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument Seeks Scoping Comments on Prairie Dog Management Plan / Environmental Assessment</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/prairie-dog-management-plan.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:42:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>National Park Service (NPS) staff will be developing a management plan for white-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys leucurus) inhabitating developed areas at Dinosaur National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/prairie-dog-management-plan.htm</description>
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				  <title>Aggressive black bear killed after numerous incidents in Dinosaur&#8217;s Gates of Lodore campground</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/black-bear-killed.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:16:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>An aggressive black bear that was conditioned to human foods and habituated to people was shot and killed by Dinosaur National Monument staff in the park&#39;s Gates of Lodore campground on Sunday, May 27. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/black-bear-killed.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument Botanist Receives Department of the Interior Superior Service Award</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/naumann-superior-service-award.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:44:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Superintendent Mary Risser presented Tamara Naumann with a Superior Service Award from Intermountain Regional Director John Wessels. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/naumann-superior-service-award.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument Paleontologist Receives Department of the Interior Superior Service Award</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/chure-service-award.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:30:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Superintendent Mary Risser presented Dr. Daniel Chure with a Superior Service Award from Intermountain Regional Director John Wessels. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/chure-service-award.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument equals visitors, money and jobs for local economy</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/money-generation-model.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:27:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 197,812 visitors spent $6,717,000 in Dinosaur National Monument and communities near the Monument in 2010. That spending supported 77 jobs in the local area. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/money-generation-model.htm</description>
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				  <title>National Park Foundation Grant</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2012-npf-grant.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:53:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The National Park Foundation, the official charity of America&#8217;s national parks, has awarded a grant to Dinosaur National Monument. The funds will launch a program to develop long-term monitoring and preservation plan for 150 million-year-old dinosaur fossil quarry. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/2012-npf-grant.htm</description>
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				  <title>Paleontologists Host Make-A-Wish Family</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/make-a-wish-family-visit.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Nathan McDermott along with his mother, father, and sister visited Dinosaur National Monument and Brigham Young University as a Make-A-Wish family. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/make-a-wish-family-visit.htm</description>
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				  <title>New Dinosaur Rears Its Head in Dinosaur National Monument</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/new-dinosaur.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A team of paleontologists from Dinosaur National Monument, Brigham Young University, and the University of Michigan has announced the discovery of a new, large, plant-eating dinosaur. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/new-dinosaur.htm</description>
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				  <title>New Federal Firearms Law Takes Effect</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/new-federal-firearms-law-takes-effect.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>New federal firearms law takes effect at Dinosaur National Monument https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/new-federal-firearms-law-takes-effect.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument Staff Wins Regional Wilderness Award</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/dinosaur-national-monument-staff-wins-regional-wilderness-award.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Staff at Dinosaur National Monument received an Intermountain Region Wilderness Stewardship Award for their project to remove deteriorated structures from recommended wilderness. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/dinosaur-national-monument-staff-wins-regional-wilderness-award.htm</description>
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				  <title>Wounded Warrior Project Leads Rafting Trip in Dinosaur National Monument</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/wounded-warrior-project-leads-rafting-trip-in-dinosaur-national-monument.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The Wounded Warrior Project, through Adaptive Sports Association in Durango, Colorado and sponsored by Colorado Discover Ability, led a group of wounded veterans on a rafting trip through Lodore Canyon in Dinosaur National Monument this past week. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/wounded-warrior-project-leads-rafting-trip-in-dinosaur-national-monument.htm</description>
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				  <title>Fatality on the Green River</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/fatality-on-the-green-river.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A 54-year old woman died Wednesday afternoon after an apparent drowning in the Green River during a private rafting trip through Dinosaur National Monument. The private party was on the second day of a 4-day trip through Lodore Canyon. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/fatality-on-the-green-river.htm</description>
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				  <title>190-Million-Year Old Mammal Tracks Discovered</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/mammal-tracks.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Far up a remote canyon in Dinosaur National Monument, paleontologists have discovered a remarkable deposit of footprints made by our mammalian ancestors as they crossed the sand dunes of an ancient desert. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/mammal-tracks.htm</description>
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				  <title>Bill Dye Retires after 29 Years</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/bill-dye-retires-after-29-years.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Bill Dye, maintenance and operations foreman at Dinosaur National Monument, retired after 29 years of service for the Federal government. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/bill-dye-retires-after-29-years.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument Recognized for Service by the State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/dinosaur-national-monument-recognized-for-service-by-the-state-of-utah-department-of-environmental-quality.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description> https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/dinosaur-national-monument-recognized-for-service-by-the-state-of-utah-department-of-environmental-quality.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument to Benefit from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/dinosaur-national-monument-to-benefit-from-the-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-of-2009.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today a $13.1 million investment to demolish and replace condemned portions of the Quarry Visitor Center at Dinosaur National Monument. The Quarry Visitor Center project is one of nearly 800 projects totaling $750 million that can be completed across the country with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). All the projects announced today are long-standing priorities of the National Park Service based upon its capital planning process. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/dinosaur-national-monument-to-benefit-from-the-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-of-2009.htm</description>
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				  <title>SCA Crew Completes Trail Projects in Dinosaur National Monument</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/sca-crew-completes-trail-projects-in-dinosaur-national-monument.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>A crew of eight Student Conservation Association (SCA) members came from across the country to work on the Harper&#8217;s Corner and Fossil Discovery trails at Dinosaur National Monument this past summer. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/sca-crew-completes-trail-projects-in-dinosaur-national-monument.htm</description>
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				  <title>Rehabilitation of the Quarry Visitor Center Record of Decision Signed</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/rehabilitation-of-the-quarry-visitor-center-record-of-decision-signed.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description> https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/rehabilitation-of-the-quarry-visitor-center-record-of-decision-signed.htm</description>
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				  <title>Visitor Injured on Day Trip to Dinosaur National Monument</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/visitor-injured-on-day-trip-to-dinosaur-national-monument.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Dane Mariott, 30, of Vernal, Utah, was injured Sunday, July 6, when he dove into the Green River during a rafting trip through Dinosaur National Monument. The rafting group had stopped for a break at Adrift Beach in the Split Mountain Gorge when group members noticed Mariott unresponsive, face-down and pulled him from the water. Dinosaur National Monument employee, Serena Dennis and volunteer, Jim Linville, were working a short distance away and they heard calls for help. Upon arriving, Dennis, a wilderness first responder, and Linville, a Routt County emergency medical technician, revived and stabilized Mariott and transported him to an awaiting ambulance at the Split Mountain boat ramp. He was taken to Ashley Regional Medical Center, were he was airlifted to Salt Lake City for treatment of a broken neck. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/visitor-injured-on-day-trip-to-dinosaur-national-monument.htm</description>
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				  <title>Monument Maintenance Crew Receives Regional Award</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/monument-maintenance-crew-receives-regional-award.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description> https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/monument-maintenance-crew-receives-regional-award.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dall Flanders Retires after 36 Years</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/dall-flanders-retires-after-36-years.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description> https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/dall-flanders-retires-after-36-years.htm</description>
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				  <title>Frog Fossils Return to Dinosaur National Monument</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/frog-fossils-return-to-monument.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>Two slabs of late Jurassic frog fossils have returned to Dinosaur National Monument after more than a decade at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/frog-fossils-return-to-monument.htm</description>
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				  <title>Windows and Doors Replaced at Historic Josie Bassett Morris Cabin</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/windows-and-doors-replaced-at-historic-josie-bassett-morris-cabin.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
				  <description>The National Park Service has replaced the windows and doors of the historic Josie Bassett Morris Cabin in Dinosaur National Monument as part of an ongoing cabin restoration project. https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/windows-and-doors-replaced-at-historic-josie-bassett-morris-cabin.htm</description>
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				  <title>Dinosaur National Monument Employees Receive Regional Award</title>
				  <link>https://www.nps.gov/dino/learn/news/employees-receive-regional-award.htm</link>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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