Petrified Forest National Park Nov 19, 2009
by John Stanley - Nov. 11, 2009 02:02 PM The Arizona Republic. A few hundred million years ago, the desolate, high-desert plains in northeastern Arizona straddled the equator. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Obama moves quickly to preserve the West Nov 5, 2009
In a sharp departure from the Bush administration, the Obama team has halted new uranium-mining claims near the Grand Canyon, proposed new preserves for wild mustangs and funded the expansion of the Petrified Forest National Park ... 5 million to help pay for the expansion of the Petrified Forest National Park, Dahl said ... National parks: Allocating money to expand the Petrified Forest National Park. (AZCentral -- News)
Yosemite road work ongoing through Nov. 7 Oct 30, 2009
Stick to the road most traveled at Petrified Forest National Park. Petrified Forest National Park in eastern Arizona hosts one of the most colorful concentrations of petrified wood found anywhere in the world ... While the National Park Service has made as much of the Petrified Forest National Park's scenic and cultural wonders available to the public, the integrity of the area also require a high degree of respect from visitors in return. (Fresno Bee)
49 favorite Arizona getaways Oct 6, 2009
Petrified Forest National Park ... Petrified Forest National Park, east of Flagstaff on Interstate 40 (Exit 311) about 116 miles (about 250 miles from central Phoenix). (AZCentral -- Travel)
Power corridor amps Mesa's economy Sep 12, 2009
" Red Mountain geography Professor Niccole Cerveny helps direct research at the campus. Cerveny is a member of the national Council on Undergraduate Research and said Red Mountain will host a national workshop for the group next February. "We received a $191,000 National Science Foundation grant for an interdisciplinary study on the conservation and preservation of Native American rock art," Cerveny said. "We work at the Petrified Forest National Park, and we help out on a rock-art recording... (AZCentral -- News)
Petrified Forest funds sought Aug 16, 2009
(AP) -- When Congress passed a law in 2004 doubling the size of the Petrified Forest National Park in eastern Arizona, lawmakers didn't provide the money to buy private land within the expanded boundaries to make the parcel whole. In the following years, ranchers on about 117,000 acres of the expansion area have considered selling to buyers other than the federal government. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Arizona stimulus contracts run from eggs to solar Jul 21, 2009
in Snowflake received a $16,995 contract to provide asphalt mix for repairs at Petrified Forest National Park. Phoenix-based won a $134,400 contract from the Federal Communications Commission. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Father's Day Jun 16, 2009
What(ex: pizza or concert). Where(ex: 85004, Phoenix). (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Petrified Forest: History exposed. May 8, 2009
Petrified Forest National Park ... Petrified Forest National Park ... PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK - Talk about climate change. (AZCentral -- Travel)
