Tag: National Public Lands Day

Watch California Condors take their first flights in the wild during the 27th annual public condor release, in-person and live-streamed! on Sept. 24

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The Peregrine Fund and Bureau of Land Management at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument are hosting a celebration on National Public Lands Day, Saturday, September 24 by releasing captive-bred California Condors at 1 p.m. MDT (noon MST, northern-Arizona Condor Time) to take their first flights in the wild. The event will be held in-person at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument for anyone interested in traveling to the area, and it will be live streamed via The Peregrine Fund’s YouTube Channel.

The Arizona-Utah California Condor conservation effort is a cooperative program by federal, state, and private partners, including The Peregrine Fund, the Bureau of Land Management in Utah, the Bureau of Land Management’s Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona Game and Fish Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Grand Canyon and Zion National Parks, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and Kaibab and Dixie National Forests among many other supporting groups and individuals.

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Sept. 25 — Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month/National Public Lands Day with ‘Poetry, Culture and the Outdoors with José González’

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and National Public Lands Day with an event at Lower Lake Mary Picnic Area, Lake Mary Road, Flagstaff Arizona. There is no lifeguard on duty and there is no water in this part of Lake Mary but there will be poetry, culture, barbeque, and more!

Readings@11:00am, Build Your Own Hotdog@12pm. Free entrance and parking for this event.

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