Canyons of the Ancients

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument has a new manager, Raymond O’Neil.The transfer of power in Washington, D.C. could have implications for Colorado…

A Cortez man has been sentenced to one year in prison for removing artifacts and damaging an Ancestral Puebloan site within Canyons of the Ancients…

As it appears today, cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park look desolate and distant from their neighbors. But what is now the national park was…

The Four Corners is home to an intersection of varied perspectives on public lands and resource extraction. Homesteaders, environmentalists, and oil and…

The Anasazi Heritage Center near Dolores, Colorado, formally became Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum on Saturday. The ceremony at the…

The Bureau of Land Management is moving forward with plans to create a genuine parking lot at the popular Sand Canyon trailhead west of Cortez. On Monday,…

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking comments on a proposal to build a parking area near the popular Sand Canyon hiking and biking trail on Montezuma…

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is no longer under review for possible downsizing or rescinding. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Friday…

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument does not appear to be at risk of shrinkage or repeal. That’s according to public conversations between Interior…

The Cortez City Council voted 6 to 1 Monday to send a letter supporting Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, which lies just west of the city. The…