For all those who were lost/For all those who were stolen/For all those who were left behind/For all those who were not forgotten. In a sacred outdoor space near City Hall in Lower Manhattan, those four sentences are etched onto a 24-foot-tall green granite monument alongside a heart-shaped Sankofa, a Ghanian symbol that means “learn from the past to prepare for the future.”
Experience isn't always a trump card against the unknown or unexpected. Last May a 25-year-old man who was described as an experienced long-distance hiker and familiar with Joshua Tree National Park in California went missing. The other day remains that might be his were found. Official identification has yet to be made, along with cause of death.
Baseline climate data is being collected at four National Park System units in the Southwest to help the National Park Service understand how best to respond to predicted climate futures and their impacts.
If you want to measure a climate trend, one thing you certainly have to account for is the seasons. It would be unwise to take one measurement in July, a second measurement in December, and declare that we are descending into an ice age. The same is true for measuring ground deformation. There is seasonal movement you have to consider, including in Yellowstone National Park.
Tuzigoot and Montezuma Castle national monuments will transition to a fully cashless fee system on March 1 and only accept mobile or electronic payments for entrance and permit fees.