BLM Vernal Field Office Hosts John Jarvie Harvest Festival
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VERNAL, UTAH—Nature has prepared the Jarvie Ranch for the Harvest Festival with a layer of snow on the mountains above Brown’s Park. Throughout the ranch, pine wreaths and boughs are being hung, supplies for crafts are being set out, games are being organized, musicians are tuning their instruments, and logs are being placed in the fire pit in preparation for the arrival of Harvest Festival visitors.
What: John Jarvie Harvest Festival
Where: Historic John Jarvie Ranch at Browns Park
When: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Who: Public – everyone welcome – free!
Why: Experience turn-of-the century days gone by!
The public is invited to attend and participate in the Jarvie Ranch Harvest Festival. For additional information about this event, contact Beth Hamann, Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office at (435)781-3430. To learn more about Brown’s Park and the John Jarvie Historic Ranch, visit: http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/vernal/recreation_/browns_park.html
To get to The John Jarvie property from Vernal, Utah:
- ï‚· Go north on Hwy 191 for 55 miles
- ï‚· Travel east on a gravel/paved road for 22 miles, (two miles of up to 12 percent grade)
- ï‚· Follow Jarvie Ranch/Brown’s Park signs
To get to the John Jarvie property from Maybell, Colorado:
- ï‚· Go west on Hwy 318 for 70 miles of paved road and eight miles of gravel
- ï‚· Follow Jarvie Ranch/Brown’s Park signs
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.