HERITAGE AREA NEWS

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Jul
8
2025

Educational Outreach Specialist

We're hiring Educational Outreach Specialists to support our Outdoor for Kids Field Trip Program at the Yuma Territorial Prison, Colorado River State Historic Park, and Yuma East Wetlands.

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May
27
2025

Exhibit Colorado River Lifeblood of the Yuma Community’ opens May 29

Exhibit Colorado River Lifeblood of the Yuma Community’ opens May 29

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Jan
28
2025

Yuma state parks admitted over 60K visitors in 2024

Yuma state parks admitted over 60K visitors in 2024

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  • The Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area admitted more than 60,000 visitors to its state parks in fiscal year 2024, provided public tours to nearly 4,000 people and generated support from 70 volunteers across all of its educational and community event programs.

    Executive Director Cathy Douglas attended the Jan. 14 Yuma City Council work session to provide an update on the Yuma Crossing accomplishments from Oct. 1, 2023, through Sep. 30, 2024.

    Yuma Crossing encapsulates seven square miles in and around the city of Yuma, responsible for maintenance and operation of 400 acres of restored wetlands along three contiguous miles of the Colorado River, in addition to the operation of the Colorado River and Yuma Territorial Prison state historic parks.

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Jan
25
2025

Wild West Days

Wild West Days

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The Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park hosted its inaugural Wild West Days event on Saturday, Jan. 25, drawing over 1,000 visitors for the museum's most-attended single-day event in recent memory. Jay Walker hosted a day of Wild West shootout reenactments, live music performances, a Victorian runway show, a mustache and beard contest and much more. "We're just so excited that Yuma showed up for this event," Yanna Kruze, prison manager, said.

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Jan
23
2025

Experience the Wild West at the Yuma Territorial Prison

Experience the Wild West at Yuma Territorial Prison

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Jan
11
2025

Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest

Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest

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The Colorado River State Historic Park hosted a sidewalk chalk art contest on Saturday morning, Jan. 11. More than 15 entrants from all age groups designed a square of the park's sidewalk and got to take home a free box of chalk.

Members of the Mountain Shadows Artists Association served as the judges to choose this year's winners.

 

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Sep
24
2024

New generation of water conservationists, wildlife experts and… prison escapees

New generation of water conservationists, wildlife experts and… prison escapees?

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Jun
11
2024

Stay cool in Yuma with 5 awesome water hikes

Stay cool in Yuma with 5 awesome water hikes

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