A poster for Utah Prairie Dog Day showing a children's drawing of a prairie dog and event info
A child holding a stuffed prairie dog toy looks through a telescope eyepiece.

Utah Prairie Dog Day

Bryce Canyon National Park

Special Event
  • May 9, 2024 at 9:00 AM
  • Free

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Classrooms are eligible for a fee waiver.

Come help us celebrate a keystone species and Utah's only endemic mammal, the Utah Prairie Dog! There will be children's activities, a prairie dog watching event, and more!

On the Visitor Center Plaza we will have booths from various public lands management agencies involved in Utah Prairie Dog protection, a Prairie Dog calling contest (with a prize!), and other family-friendly activities. We will also host prairie dog observation and a keynote program that afternoon.

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Family-friendly activity booths in the plaza outside of the Visitor Center, and Utah Prairie Dog viewing table at edge of Visitor Center parking lot

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Family-friendly activity booths in the plaza outside of the Visitor Center, and Utah Prairie Dog viewing table at edge of Visitor Center parking lot

1:30 p.m. Utah Prairie Dog calling contest and art contest winners announced in Visitor Center plaza.

4:30 p.m. David Eads, an ecologist with the U.S. Geologic Survey presents on prairie dogs in the Bryce Canyon Lodge Auditorium.

Fees

Free with park admission. Classrooms are eligible for a fee waiver. https://www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/academic-fee-waivers.htm

Location

Visitor Center Plaza, Prairie Dog Viewing Areas, Bryce Lodge Auditorium

Latitude and Longitude 37.640008, -112.169702

Schedule

Date:

May 9, 2024

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

8 hours and 30 minutes

See schedule in description.

Contact Information

Macie Monahan

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Event Type

  • Campfire/Evening Program
  • Children’s Program
  • Talk
  • Walk