Friends of Flagstaff National Monuments
Working together to support and preserve Sunset Crater Volcano, Walnut Canyon, and Wupatki National Monuments
On December 9th 2024 Wupatki National Monument will turn 100! At this point, no big celebration is planned but smaller, unique experiences that reflect the significance of the natural and cultural beauty of the monument are taking place. On the last Saturday night in September more than 60 people attended a pop up art installation …
The calendar and omnipresent holiday music remind me that the year 2023 is quickly coming to a close. I find myself scratching my head and pondering, like my grandpa used to do, where did the time go? People continue to visit the monuments in ever-increasing numbers. Over 10,000 kids visiting the Flagstaff Monuments became Junior …
Walking down the 240 steps on the Island Trail at Walnut Canyon National Monument isn’t usually a problem for visitors, it’s the walk back up! With the advent of a computer-generated 3D module of the 9-room site, the most intact, everyone will be able to visit the site. A new project called the Southwest Virtual …
The Flagstaff Festival of Science is a free annual 10-day event wholly designed to promote awareness and enthusiasm for science in and about northern Arizona and beyond and is fondly known as the Best 10 Days of the Year. This year, Flagstaff National Monuments is happy to host several events as part of the festival.
The Friends of Flagstaff National Monuments and Sunset Crater, Wupatki, and Walnut Canyon National Monuments are happy to welcome five new summer interns!
Thanks to the Friend's support - and yours, the parks were able to hire the interns. Their enthusiasm and knowledge will provide much-needed assistance to park staff.
Do you love national parks? Western National Parks Association (WNPA), a nonprofit partner of the National Park Service (NPS), is seeking a Full-Time, Seasonal Retail Park Store Associate who will assist with the daily retail operations of Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument and Wupatki National Monument in Flagstaff, Arizona.
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Flagstaff Area National Monuments will host poetry workshops on Saturday, April 15 and on Sunday, April 16 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The NPS seeks public input on the acreage and boundaries established by the wilderness eligibility determination to help refine those boundaries based on the degree to which the lands reflect wilderness character.
The tradition of reflecting over the past year as each one ends is a good one. It has been months since the wildfires swept through the San Francisco Peaks and into Sunset Crater. The Tunnel Fire burned in April causing damage and evacuating the staff at both Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monument. The heroic …
We had hoped that the partnership with Historic Brewing Company would yield a brown lager, known as Dunkel that would be available in October or early November. Unfortunately, Historic Brewing has had some issues with distribution and kegs and consequently, our partnership brew has been delayed until early next year. When the brew is done …
