Park stories

Tree Rings Do Tell Tales

Dendrochronology at Chaco Canyon Remnants of an Ancestral Culture The remains of an ancient culture, including ruins of the Great Houses of Chaco Canyon, lie silently in a remote canyon on the Colorado Plateau in northwestern New Mexico. Now part of...

Proof of Life. Tent Circles at Bighorn Canyon

Tipi Rings Outline the Circle of Domestic Life One of the most ephemeral of archaeological artifacts, the tipi ring, or tent circle, is a rich source of data concerning domestic practices of the Plains Indians, including the Crow peoples, within the...

Mahogany on the Decline.

Solving the puzzle of dying curl-leaf mountain mahogany trees in Bighorn Canyon, Wyoming A battle for supremacy is raging on the border between Wyoming and Montana in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, but it’s probably not visible to the...