Mesa Verde National Park will be joining
national park units around the country
in waiving entrance fees on Veterans
Day Weekend in recognition of current
and former servicemen and servicewomen.
Come celebrate the extraordinary places
that our nation’s veterans have
kept safe for us!
All visitors who arrive at Mesa Verde
National Park on Veterans Day Weekend,
November 10-12, 2012, will be allowed
free entry into the park. The fee free
waiver does not include other fees collected
in advance or by contractors—such
as fees charged for camping, reservations,
tours and use of concessions. To find
other national park sites near you, go
to
www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm.
The National Park Service also offers
the $80 America the Beautiful National
Parks and Federal Recreation Areas annual
pass for free to all active military
members and their dependents. This annual
pass provides entrance to all national
parks, national wildlife refuges, national
forests, and many other Federal lands
– more than 2,000 in all. For more
information, visit www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm
In honor of Veterans Day Weekend, the
Mesa Verde Museum Association is offering
a special promotion November 10-12:
when you spend $20 or more at either
our Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum
store or our Colorado Welcome Center
store, you’ll receive a free 2013
“Peaks, Plateaus, and Canyons of
the Colorado Plateau” desktop calendar!
For more information about the waiving
of fees at Mesa Verde National Park
on Veterans Day or for information about
visiting the park, please call 970-529-4465.
You can also call the Mesa Verde Museum
Association office at 970-529-4445.
Mesa
Verde National Park Awarded Active Trails
Program Grant for Free Winter Ecology
Hikes
Mesa Verde National Park has been selected
to receive a 2012 Active Trails grant
from the National Park Foundation (NPF),
the official charity of America’s
national parks. Now in its fourth cycle,
the National Park Foundation’s
Active Trails program promotes national
parks as venues for community engagement,
and encourages healthy living through
various forms of recreation and volunteer
service on land and water trails.
Since 2008, the National Park Foundation
has granted over $1.2 million through
its Active Trails program. To date,
Active Trails has engaged more than
3,100 volunteers and 86 project partners
who combined have contributed over
13,000 hours to help promote, refurbish
or build national park trails that
were ultimately enjoyed by 291,000
visitors (and counting!).
The NPF grant provided Mesa Verde
National Park with funding to improve
winter trails and purchase materials
for winter ecology interpretive programs
in the park. Mesa Verde is joining
with the San Juan Mountains Association
and the San Juan Four Corners Native
Plant Society to offer a series of
free winter ecology hikes during the
2012-2013 winter season. Four of the
seven planned hikes will take place
in Mesa Verde National Park. The first
hike in the series takes place in
the park on November 10, 2012. For
further information on the hikes,
please visit www.nps.gov/meve/planyourvisit/winter_guidedhikes.htm.
Advance reservations are required
for most of the hikes.
For more information on the National
Park Foundation, please visit www.nationalparks.org.
This year’s Annual Holiday Open
House and Luminaria Lighting will
be held on Thursday, December 6, 2012
from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. Everyone is
invited to ring in the holiday season
with this very special evening. The
entire Headquarters area of Chapin
Mesa is lined with luminaria, as is
the trail to Spruce Tree House. Free
musical performances and refreshments
add to the festive atmosphere. Mark
your calendars now to attend this
once-a-year event! Click here
for more nformation.
Stoneware
“Memories” Mug - Copper
The change of the seasons always has
us reaching for a hot beverage to
ward off the early morning chill.
You can do so in style with our Memories
mug, hand thrown in Wisconsin and
featuring the park logo! Microwaveable
and dishwasher safe, this 12 ounce
stoneware mug measures 3.5 inches
tall by 5.5 inches wide (including
handle). The two-tone finish of the
copper-colored mug even resembles
the desert varnish that appears on
the sandstone cliffs throughout Mesa
Verde and the Southwest.
Reasonably priced at $16.99, or
just $13.59 for Mesa Verde Association
members; click here
to purchase yours today. Proceeds
from your purchases support Mesa
Verde National Park.
Not a member yet? It’s easy
to join! Just click here
or call us at 1-800-305-6053 or
970-529-4445 for assistance.
Misplaced your member discount
code? Just call or email us at info@mesaverde.org
and we'll be happy to provide it
to you!
