Has anybody truly seen the Grand Canyon? The first view into the gorge assaults the eye with detail and color, overwhelming the mind’s capacity to focus on any one point in the mess of ruined sheet cake: a geological supernova quilled with soaring pillars, rounded temples, fallen battlements, gigantic toadstools and high walls lacquered in colors of apricot, lava, bisque, mulberry and umber.
The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is proud to announce this year’s recipient of the esteemed Stephen T. Mather Award is former Rocky Mountain National Park Superintendent Darla Sidles. The award recognizes Sidles for over three decades of dedicated service and her outstanding contributions to the national parks. The Stephen T. Mather Award, first presented […]
Darla Sidles, who during her time as superintendent of Rocky Mountain National Park worked to solve the park's congestion problems, and launched the New Generation Ranger Program at Saguaro National Park when she was superintendent there, has been honored with the Stephen T. Mather Award from the National Parks Conservation Association.