- States: CO, UT
- NPCA Region: Southwest
- Est. Date: 1915
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Significant Concern
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Significant Concern
This park preserves a quarry rich with paleontological resources as well as expansive surrounding landscapes, including mountain ranges, steep canyons and wild river valleys. The Quarry Exhibit Hall displays more than 1,400 fossils from the late Jurassic period. Five sites on the western side of the park also preserve a collection of petroglyphs and pictographs from the Fremont people who lived in the region a thousand years ago. The Green River meets with its largest tributary, the Yampa River, in the heart of the park, helping to support more than 1,000 native plant and animal species throughout the area.
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Read more about Don't Drill Near Dinosaur
NPCA at Work Don't Drill Near Dinosaur The Bureau of Land Management is considering offering oil and gas leases within 5 miles of Dinosaur National Monument, but drilling has no place at the doorstep of this Southwestern park and its world-class fossils.
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Read more about A Win for Wolves and National Parks
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Press Release Bureau of Land Management Moves Forward Oil Drilling Plan by Dinosaur National Monument Agency sets ball in motion to allow drilling within half a mile of national monument
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Read more about Grand Canyon and Santa Monica Mountains among beneficiaries of public lands act
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Read more about Park Advocates Applaud Decision to Keep Off-Road Vehicles Out of Utah National Parks and Monuments
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Read more about Celebrate Colorado!
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Read more about BLM Hits Pause on Leasing Nearly 150,000 Acres for Oil and Gas Development
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Report Oil, Gas Leasing Threatens 7 Western National Parks New report details dangers of development near park lands
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Read more about National Parks of the Colorado River Basin
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