More than 121 million people across a dozen states were under heat alerts this week, with extreme temperatures expected to last well into August.
has shuttered early in recent weeks and canceled events because of extreme weather.
“Our staff is actively monitoring temperatures for the safety and well-being of our staff and members,” a spokesperson for the garden told Yahoo News.In nearby New Mexico, outdoor activities are being scrapped out of an abundance of caution. Izzy Barr, executive director of the Railyard Park Conservancy in Santa Fe, canceled one of the park’s, “Graze Days”, to avoid the risk of dehydration or heat stroke. The event, which typically draws well over 100 visitors to the 11-acre park, is an opportunity for sheep and goats to restore the park’s native grasslands by grazing while the community receives education on the many benefits of urban landscapes.
“Although attendance at the park seems to be pretty consistent with prior years, the RPC had to cancel a Graze Days prescribed grazing session out of consideration for the safety of staff, volunteers, community members and the animals,” Barr told Yahoo News in an email. She added that she fears that brutally high temperatures may threaten future activities at the park.
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