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Zion National Park closes climbing routes where falcons often nest

Park biologists will monitor the peregrine falcon nesting sites and reopen cliffs that aren’t occupied by the birds.

(Photo courtesy of James McGrew/National Park Service) Two peregrine falcons fly in Zion National Park. The park closed several rock climbing routes on March 1, 2021, for the birds' nesting season.

(Photo courtesy of James McGrew/National Park Service) Two peregrine falcons fly in Zion National Park. The park closed several rock climbing routes on March 1, 2021, for the birds' nesting season.

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 | March 1, 2021, 3:41 p.m.

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After being raised in California and spending a year in Arizona, Utah is the latest stop on Rebekah's tour of the Great American West. Everywhere she goes, she lugs along a pile of DVDs, more books than sense and an abiding love for storytelling in every imaginable media.