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Glen Canyon Area Calendar of Events & Activities
Glen Canyon Natural History Association sponsors and supports lectures, events, and activities at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on topics of interest to the region.
In addition, Glen Canyon Natural History Association partners with the Powell Museum, and Page Public Library to present the Glen Canyon
Lecture Series in Page, AZ at the Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam.
Also on this calendar you will find lectures, events, and activities hosted directly by the National Park Service at Glen Canyon National Recreation
Area and the Bureau of Land Management at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
These activities are presented as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument,
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell. Admission is free, unless otherwise noted.
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112th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count Events
Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Time: 7:30 am to 4 pm (Mountain Standard Time)
Where: Glen Canyon NRA HQ, Hwy 89, Page, Arizona
Description: From December 14 through January 5 tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the Americas take part in an adventure that has become a family tradition among generations. Families and students, birders and scientists, armed with binoculars, bird guides and checklists go out on an annual mission - often before dawn. For over one hundred years, the desire to both make a difference and to experience the beauty of nature has driven dedicated people to leave the comfort of a warm house during the Holiday season.
Each of the citizen scientists who annually braves snow, wind, or rain, to take part in the Christmas Bird Count makes an enormous contribution to conservation. Audubon and other organizations use data collected in this longest-running wildlife census to assess the health of bird populations - and to help guide conservation action. This year's count will help help scientists understand the impact of the Gulf oil spill on vulnerable species.
From feeder-watchers and field observers to count compilers and regional editors, everyone who takes part in the Christmas Bird Count does it for love of birds and the excitement of friendly competition -- and with the knowledge that their efforts are making a difference for science and bird conservation.
Admission is free.
For more general information on the Christmas Bird Count, visit the Audubon website. |
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Glen Canyon Lecture Series - "A Tale of Two Killers: New Evidence for Dinosaur Biogeography and Evolution from Grand Staircase-Escalante NM" presented by Dr. Alan Titus
Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:40 pm)
Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, Arizona
Description: Two new predatory dinosaur species were named from Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in 2011, the giant Teratophoneus curriei and the diminuitive Talso sampsoni. These two new animals have no direct ties to any species known from north of Utah, and are instead related to forms found in New Mexico. Come find out how this single fact reshapes our view of North America as it was 75 million years ago!
Dr. Alan Titus is the paleontologist at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. He studied at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (BS), University of Arkansas (MSc), and Washington State University (PhD), and has held several teaching positions at colleges and universities in the West. Born in Toledo, Ohio, and raised in Las Vegas, Alan has been interested in paleontology since childhood. As a young boy, he spent countless hours outside the city of Las Vegas exploring fossils in the ancient rocks. It is said that Dr. Titus can't walk more than 20 feet in his beloved Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument without making a fossil find - probably exaggerated, but only slightly.
Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell. |
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Glen Canyon Lecture Series - "Sunset on Glen Canyon" presented by Susan Deaver Olberding
Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:40 pm)
Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, Arizona
Description: See exquisite images of the lovely Glen Canyon area just prior to its being flooded by Lake Powell. Learn about the studies conducted by the Museum of Northern Arizona as they recorded rock art and archaeological sites. This presentation is in celebration of MNA's forthcoming exhibit on Glen Canyon.
Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell. |
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Glen Canyon Lecture Series - "What has Passed and What Remains:Oral Histories of Northern Arizona's Changing Landscapes" presented by Peter Friederici
Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 (Subject to Change)
Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:40 pm)
Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, Arizona
Description:
The land is awash in stories: though unseen, they are still potent. All over northern Arizona, experiences of place have shaped people and land. We remember those experiences with stories. They are stories about the weather and the neighbors, about animals and plants, about work and play, about time-honored traditions and hard times. We tell them around campfires and kitchen tables, on long drives and in public hearings. Ultimately they are stories about us, for who we are is ultimately inseparable from where we live.
It is to capture these stories for the future that the Ecological Oral Histories project has been recording narratives of long-time observers of life in northern Arizona.
Since 2005 What Has Passed and What Remains has recorded dozens of digital video interviews with people from all over northern Arizona. Most of the interviews have been conducted by students from numerous disciplines, including history, English, anthropology, environmental studies, sustainability studies, and more. The interviews are professionally transcribed, and video and print versions are archived at the Colorado Plateau Digital Archives at Northern Arizona University's Cline Library. The project has also worked to make parts of the interviews available through a book, publications in popular media, and a multimedia exhibit at the Pioneer Museum in Flagstaff
Peter Friederici is an award-winning freelance journalist who writes about science, nature, and the environment from his home in Arizona. His articles, essays, and books tell stories of people, places, and the links between them.
Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell. |
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Glen Canyon Lecture Series - "My Canyonlands: The Adventurous Life of Kent Frost" a film presented by Chris Simon
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:40 pm)
Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, Arizona
Description: Kent Frost, now in his 90s, more than deserves the description of "legend." Born and raised in the canyon country of Utah, Kent Frost began wandering it on his own by the age of 13. In an era when most Monticello folks found plenty of wild country on their own ranches, young Kent explored the surrounding deep canyons and floated the San Juan, Green, and Colorado Rivers on home-made rafts. Later, he pioneered the tourist industry becoming a commercial boatman and owning a jeep tour company. His knowledge and lobbying efforts helped create Canyonlands National Park. Along the way, he has inspired thousands of people to love and preserve the land.
Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell. |
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Glen Canyon Lecture Series - "Stars Above, Earth Below: A Guide to Astronomy in the National Parks" presented by Tyler Nordgren
Date: Saturday, May 19, 2012
Time: To be Announced
Where: To be Announced
Description: Stars Above, Earth Below uses photographs and sky charts to form a connection between what is seen on the ground and in the sky, and looks at the deeper scientific meaning behind these sights. Nordgren describes other objects in the Solar System with features similar to those on Earth and links the geological features seen in the national parks to the very latest NASA spacecraft discoveries on other planets and their moons. Additionally, historical context is discussed to show why we humans (who have lived in and around our national parts for tens of thousands of years) have always been astronomers. The first book to make direct connections between astronomy and the landscapes, processes and cultures one experiences in the US National ParksEach chapter ties a specific astronomical phenomenon to a particular National Park or type of park and concludes with a "See for yourself" section that shows you how to see the planets, stars, nebulae, moons, etc. that are described within that chapterA personal guide showing the reader the astronomical phenomena that you can see for yourself when visiting the U.S. National Parks.
Tyler Nordgren is an astronomer and Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Redlands in California. He earned his BA in Physics from Reed College and a MS and Ph.D in Astronomy from Cornell University. Before coming to the University of Redlands he was an astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory and Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff Arizona where he helped build a new type of telescope to directly observe the size and shape of such household stars as Pollux and Polaris (the North Star). In 2004 he was part of small team of seven astronomers and artists who converted the Spirit and Opportunity Mars Rover camera calibration targets into functioning sundials and saw them land safely in Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum. He continues to be involved in scientific research and outreach to the public.
Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell. |
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See the Sun & Moon Align in a Rare "Ring of Fire" Annular Solar Eclipse!
Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012
Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:45 pm)
Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, Arizona
Description: A rare "Ring of Fire" Annular Solar Eclipse will pass directly over Glen Canyon and Page, Arizona in the afternoon... stay tuned for details on events and activities and where your best viewing opportunities will be!
Admission is free. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series is co-sponsored by Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area, and Rainbow Bridge National Monument. |
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Glen Canyon Lecture Series - "Arizona: 100 Years Grand!" a presented by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger
Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:40 pm)
Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, Arizona
Description:"Arizona: 100 Years Grand" is a geographical, historical, and cultural collection of our state's best and brightest people, places and events during the first century of statehood. As the official book of the Arizona Centennial, this treasury celebrates our unique history, highlights our struggles and triumphs, presents our crown jewels, and leaves any reader dazzled by our state.
For Arizona residents who love our state, this is a retrospective of its greatest hits. From Gov. George W.P. Hunt walking to the statehood ceremonies to Gov. Rose Mofford greeting Mother Teresa, our political path is traced. Our social events - from the opening of the Arizona Inn to the centennial of El Tovar - live in these pages, along with Navajo Code Talkers, Hopi artist Fred Kabotie, thriving museums and treasured churches.
For newcomers and novices, "Arizona: 100 Years Grand" educates while it entertains...with tales of how the Chapel of the Holy Cross came to the red rocks of Sedona; what goes on behind the innocuous entrance to the Navajo Army Depot; who Sharlot Hall was before she became a profile on a museum sign.
Surprising anecdotes await even those who know our state well: about the manager of a drugstore on the Winslow "Standin' On A" corner who always wore a hat; about Buckey O'Neill's statue barely arriving at its own dedication; about a baseball game between a team of Tucsonans and Japanese-Americans -- played a half-century later than planned.
"Arizona: 100 Years Grand" is a visual hymn to a colorful place like no other.
Lisa Schnebly Heidinger's love of Arizona is as deep as her roots; the town of Sedona was named for her great-grandmother, Sedona Schnebly. For 30 years, Lisa has been a journalist, finding and recording Arizona's stories, first as a newspaper and television reporter, then as a columnist and author. She has written six books about aspects of Arizona, and countless articles. Her work on "Arizona: 100 Years Grand" began six years ago. "Even the research was so much fun, it was the first time in my life I ever forgot to eat," she says. Besides writing our state's official centennial book, Lisa serves on the Arizona Historical Advisory Commission and the Arizona Centennial Commission, as well as the Centennial Foundation Board.She lives in Phoenix with her husband Tom, son Rye Schnebly, daughter Sedona Lee, and dog Leupp.
Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell. |
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Coconino Country Fair
Date: Friday, August 31 to Monday, September 3, 2010
Where: Coconino County Fairgrounds, Fort Tuthill County Park, Flagstaff, Arizona
Description: Come join Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Glen Canyon Natural History Association at the Coconino County Fair. We will be sharing a both with Grand Canyon National Park and Grand Canyon Association and the Flagstaff area National Monuments.
Visit the official website of the Coconino County Fair for more information. |
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Glen Canyon Lecture Series - Lecture to be Announced
Date: TBD
Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:45 pm)
Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, Arizona
Description: This lecture will be announced soon - Date and Location are subject to change.
Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell. |
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National Public Lands Day 2012 - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Where:TBD
Description: Volunteer and join Glen Canyon National Recreation Area for a Day of Service and Celebration
National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands American’s enjoy. In 2005, nearly 90,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, planted trees and plants, and removed trash and invasive plants. Join us in September 2009 for the 16th annual National Public Lands Day and help us care for our land. We invite everybody from federal land management agencies to state parks and playgrounds in local neighborhoods to participate.
Visit the official website: www.PublicLandsDay.org |
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National Public Lands Day 2012 - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Where: TBD
Description: Volunteer and join the Bureau of Land Management on National Public Lands Day.
National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands American’s enjoy. In 2005, nearly 90,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, planted trees and plants, and removed trash and invasive plants. Join us in September 2009 for the 16th annual National Public Lands Day and help us care for our land. We invite everybody from federal land management agencies to state parks and playgrounds in local neighborhoods to participate.
Visit the official website: www.PublicLandsDay.org |
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Glen Canyon Lecture Series - Lecture to be Announced
Date: TBD
Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:45 pm)
Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, Arizona
Description: This lecture will be announced soon - Date and Location are subject to change.
Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell. |
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Glen Canyon NHA Annual Member Meeting
Special Guest Speaker: To be Announced
Date: TBD
Time: 6:30 pm
Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, Arizona
Description: Glen Canyon NHA members and agency partners are invited to this year's Annual Member Meeting.
Admission is free for Glen Canyon Natural History Association Members; memberships will be available at the door starting at $35.00. |
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Glen Canyon Lecture Series - Lecture to be Announced
Date: TBD
Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:45 pm)
Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, Arizona
Description: This lecture will be announced soon - Date and Location are subject to change.
Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell. |
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113th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count Events
Date: TBD
Time: 8:00 am to 4 pm (Mountain Standard Time)
Where: Escalante Interagency Visitor Center, Hwy 12, Escalante, Utah
Date: TBD
Time: 8:00 am to 4 pm (Mountain Standard Time)
Where: Kanab Visitor Center, Hwy 89, Kanab, Utah
Date: TBD
Time: 7:30 am to 4 pm (Mountain Standard Time)
Where: Glen Canyon NRA HQ, Hwy 89, Page, Arizona
Description: From December 14 through January 5 tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the Americas take part in an adventure that has become a family tradition among generations. Families and students, birders and scientists, armed with binoculars, bird guides and checklists go out on an annual mission - often before dawn. For over one hundred years, the desire to both make a difference and to experience the beauty of nature has driven dedicated people to leave the comfort of a warm house during the Holiday season.
Each of the citizen scientists who annually braves snow, wind, or rain, to take part in the Christmas Bird Count makes an enormous contribution to conservation. Audubon and other organizations use data collected in this longest-running wildlife census to assess the health of bird populations - and to help guide conservation action. This year's count will help help scientists understand the impact of the Gulf oil spill on vulnerable species.
From feeder-watchers and field observers to count compilers and regional editors, everyone who takes part in the Christmas Bird Count does it for love of birds and the excitement of friendly competition -- and with the knowledge that their efforts are making a difference for science and bird conservation.
Admission is free. |
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