Johanna Van Waveren

A retrospective & update on the Monuments and Canyons Plein Air Event.

2024 marked Colorado National Monument Association’s 60th anniversary—a year filled with incredible achievements, community support, and memorable moments. Join us as we reflect on this monumental year and look ahead to an exciting future!

Thirty individuals participate in citizenship ceremony against the stunning backdrop of Colorado National Monument, marking a new beginning.

Colorado National Monument Association is turning 60. We've got lots planned for this monumental occasion and hope you'll join us.

After a whirlwind year at Colorado National Monument Association, we are sharing our 2023 Recap and Highlights. Plus, what's to come in 2024.

July 23rd was a very hot day in the Grand Valley, even for our normal standards. Luckily the shade from the trees in Lincoln Park and some shenanigans with water …

The NPS part of my internship had me working mostly with their interpretation programs. I helped the park rangers by delivering their geology talk, but I also created my own …

Is it officially summer yet? School’s out in our district, so I think we made it! I can’t be the only one who chose routes around town to avoid school …

Indigenous people were the first caretakers of these canyons followed by a quirky man named John Otto. John Otto came to the Grand Valley in 1906 to work on the …

Over 400 informal trails were documented in Colorado National Monument, many to sensitive cultural areas or through delicate ecosystems.