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 …
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.
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 …
2022 Project Updates from the Getty Foundation Grant In March of 2022, visiting researchers gathered at Wupatki Pueblo for their first site visit as a part of the $1.3 million Getty Foundation Grant. This grant, awarded to the Center for Architectural Conservation at the University of Pennsylvania’s Stuart Weitzman School of Design, is focused on …
Many individuals and organizations share the vision of the Friends of Flagstaff National Monuments (Friends), to support the preservation of the monuments’ natural and cultural heritage through stewardship, education, and community engagement. We are happy to share the news of a new collaboration with The Historic Brewing Company (Historic). Historic is set to support our …
Volunteers have long been a vital part of the team within the Flagstaff National Monuments and the National Park System. Few volunteers can claim the record of service provided by Floy Healer. Floy is currently in his 42nd season, primarily assisting visitor service operations at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. This year has required a …
On Easter Sunday, a wildfire was reported approximately 14 miles northeast of Flagstaff along U.S. Hwy 89. Named the Tunnel Fire, it remained small through Tuesday morning, but strong winds up to 50 m.p.h. that day caused the fire to explode to 6,000 acres by 5:00 p.m. with 0% containment. Overnight, the fire’s size grew …
