Rock climbers and Zion National Park succeed at protecting wildlife through collaborative climbing management

The sky is the limit! Climbing routes on cliffs used by nesting peregrine falcons in Zion National Park reopened this month. The following cliffs reopened to recreational climbing:
 

• Angels Landing
• Cable Mountain
• The Great White Throne
• Isaac (in Court of the Patriarchs)
• The Sentinel
• Mountain of the Sun
• North Twin Brother
• Tunnel Wall
• The East Temple
• Mount Spry
• The Streaked Wall
• Mount Kinesava

“We depend on every visitor to do their part to help us protect the landscapes, plants, animals, and history that make Zion Park special,” Jeff Bradybaugh, Zion National Park Superintendent said. “We want to recognize and thank the climbing community for their willingness to work with park rangers and researchers to protect these sensitive nesting areas.”

Cliffs where biologists have historically found nesting areas closed on March 1. Since then, National Park Service wildlife biologists, climbers, and other volunteers from the community have monitored nesting activity. These teams confirmed pairs of adult raptors occupied nesting sites across the park, and volunteers invested 172 hours of their time to support the effort.

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