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Grand Canyon National Park to Host Archeology Day Saturday, March 27

On Saturday, March 27, 2010, Grand Canyon National Park will host Archeology Day in honor of "Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month." https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2010-03-02_arch_day.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park hosts Third Annual Alternative Spring Break

Grand Canyon National Park will host the third annual Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program sponsored by the Student Conservation Association (SCA) in partnership with American Eagle Outfitters. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2010-03-04_asb.htm




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National Park Service Announces Availability of Environmental Assessment for Mule Operations and Stock Use in Grand Canyon National Park

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/national-park-service-announces-availability-of-environmental-assessment-for-mule-operations-and-stock-use-in-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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National Park Service Announces Public Meetings To Discuss Mule Operations And Stock Use Environmental Assessment

Grand Canyon Announces Public Meeting Schedule for Mule Operations and Stock Use Environmental Assessment https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/national-park-service-announces-public-meetings-to-discuss-mule-operations-and-stock-use-environmental-assessment.htm




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Rangers in Grand Canyon National Park Search for Two Missing Men in South Bass Royal Arch Area

Grand Canyon National Park rangers are currently searching the South Bass and Royal Arch areas west of the Hermits Rest area on the park’s south rim for two overdue hikers, Isaac Rabicoff and Michael Wu, both from Kansas.  https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/rangers-in-grand-canyon-national-park-search-for-two-missing-men-in-south-bass-royal-arch-area.htm




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Rangers Locate Two Overdue Hikers at Grand Canyon National Park

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/rangers-locate-two-overdue-hikers-at-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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Grand Canyon to Waive Entrance Fees During National Park Week

The National Park Service will be celebrating National Park Week in Grand Canyon National Park by waiving entrance fees April 17 – 25, 2010. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2010-04-06_fee_free.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park will offer free shuttle service between the gateway community of Tusayan and the Grand Canyon Visitor Center again this year

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-national-park-will-offer-free-shuttle-service-between-the-gateway-community-of-tusayan-and-the-grand-canyon-visitor-center-again-this-year.htm




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Seasonal Increase in Water Turbidity at Grand Canyon National Park

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/seasonal-increase-in-water-turbidity-at-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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Grand Canyon Nation Park Announces Issuance of Commercial Use Authorization for South Rim Bicycle Rental Operations Beginning May 1

Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Steve Martin today announced the issuance of a commercial use authorization (CUA) for bicycle rental operations located at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center on the park’s South Rim.  https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-nation-park-announces-issuance-of-commercial-use-authorization-for-south-rim-bicycle-rental-operations-beginning-may-1.htm




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Concession Contract Awarded for Guided Trail Rides on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/concession-contract-awarded-for-guided-trail-rides-on-the-north-rim-of-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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Flagstaff Tactical Operations Team Called in to Assist Rangers in Grand Canyon National Park

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2010-105-11_tactical.htm




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Admission to Grand Canyon National Park Free the Weekend of June 5 and 6

Grand Canyon National Park will be joining national parks and wildlife refuges around the country in offering free admission to the park on Saturday and Sunday, June 5 and 6. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2010-05-27_fee-free.htm




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Prescribed Burn Planned at Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park fire managers plan to conduct a prescribed fire on the South Rim within the next several weeks if weather and forest conditions permit. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/14jun2010-2_news.htm




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Project to construct new RV sites on North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park to begin soon

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/14jun10_news.htm




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Lightning Causes Several Fire Starts on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park

A thunderstorm passed over Northern Arizona late last week resulting in three lightning caused fires on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/14jun10_news3.htm




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Chip Seal Project to Occur on North and South Rims of Grand Canyon National Park this Summer

Chip seal projects are scheduled to begin at Grand Canyon National Park on both the South and North Rims. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/17jun10_news.htm




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Local Teacher Helps Turn Grand Canyon National Park into Area's Best Classroom

Lori Rommel will be donning a National Park Service uniform to participate in immersive learning experiences that she will turn into service-based educational programs for students in the fall. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/24jun10_news.htm




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Saffron Fire Being Managed for Multiple Objectives on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park

Park and forest managers have made the decision to manage the Saffron Fire for both resource and protection objectives. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/1jul10_news.htm




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Park rangers recover body of hiker from Lava Falls Route

Grand Canyon National Park rangers located the body of a female hiker today in an area below the North Rim of Grand Canyon near the Toroweap Valley. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/8jul10_news.htm




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Body Discovered Below Moran Point in Grand Canyon National Park

At approximately 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of a man seen exiting a car at Moran Point, climbing over a retaining wall and lying down on the edge of the canyon rim. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/12jul10-2_news.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park Welcomes Two New Division Chiefs

Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Steve Martin recently welcomed two new division chiefs to the park’s management team. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/13jul10_news.htm




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Youth visit Grand Canyon National Park for Two Weeks of Inspiration

The National Park Service and its partner Grand Canyon Youth designed this pilot program to get youth into the outdoors and inspired by the unique scenery and resources of Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/22jul10_news.htm




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Recovery Act provides natural gas-powered shuttle buses for Grand Canyon National Park

The National Park Service (NPS) has purchased six low-floor accessible compressed natural gas (CNG) powered transit buses to be used as part of the visitor transportation system on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2aug10_news.htm




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National Park Service and Havasupai Tribe hold ribbon cutting ceremony on new housing for Supai Camp constructed with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Under clear blue skies the National Park Service and Havasupai tribal members held a ribbon cutting ceremony today for newly constructed housing in Supai Camp located within Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/5aug10-2_news.htm




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National Park Service awards contract for the construction of new employee housing at Grand Canyon

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/5aug10_news.htm




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Prescribed Burns Planned at Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park fire managers plan to conduct two prescribed fires on the South Rim this week. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2010-09-13_rx.htm




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Body Discovered on Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2010-11-05_body.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park Acting Superintendent Named

Jane Lyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior, has been named acting superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park. Lyder will assume her new duties in early February. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-01-20_super.htm




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Grand Canyon Railway to Apply Herbicide within Grand Canyon National Park

On February 7 - 9, 2011, Grand Canyon Railway, in consultation with the National Park Service (NPS), will be applying herbicide along their railroad tracks including those within Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-01-25_hervicide.htm




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National Park Service Accepting Applications for Noncommercial Colorado River Rafting Permits for 2012 calendar year

The National Park Service is now accepting applications for noncommercial river trip permits to raft the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park. The permits are for specific launch dates within calendar year 2012. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-02-01_lottery.htm




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Rangers Recovering Body from below Rim at Grand Canyon National Park

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-02-10_fall.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park to Host Archeology Day Saturday, March 19

On Saturday, March 19, 2011, Grand Canyon National Park will host Archeology Day in honor of “Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month.” https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-02-28_arch_day.htm




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National Park Service Searching for Missing Plane in Grand Canyon National Park

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-03-16_missing.htm




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Grand Canyon Soon to Have Water Bottle Filling Stations Throughout Park

The National Park Service (NPS) will soon complete the installation of nine new water bottle filling stations in Grand Canyon National Park, making access to free Grand Canyon spring water easier than ever before. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-03-16_h2o.htm




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Update on Search for Possible Downed Plane in Grand Canyon National Park

The National Park Service (NPS) continues to work with the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office to refine its search for a plane which may have gone down in Grand Canyon National Park on Friday, March 11. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-03-23_missing.htm




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Hikers Injured in Rock Fall Incident at Grand Canyon National Park

Two hikers were injured yesterday in a human-caused rock fall incident on the South Kaibab Trail below the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-03-30_rock-fall.htm




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Grand Canyon to Waive Entrance Fees During National Park Week 2011

Grand Canyon National Park will be joining national park units across the country in celebrating National Park Week by waiving entrance fees April 16 – 24, 2011. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-03-31_fee-free.htm




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National Park Service offers new interpretive/orientation film at Grand Canyon National Park

Beginning Monday, April 18, 2011, the National Park Service will begin showing an interpretive/orientation film at a newly constructed theater located at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-04-14_film.htm




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Man Who Fled Rangers Rescued from Below Rim in Grand Canyon National Park

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-04-22_over-edge.htm




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Vegetation Program to Apply Herbicide within Developed Areas of Grand Canyon National Park

Vegetation Program to Apply Herbicide within Developed Areas of Grand Canyon National Park https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/vegetation-program-to-apply-herbicide-within-developed-areas-of-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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National Park Service Begins Process to Revise Backcountry Management Plan for Grand Canyon National Park

National Park Service Begins Process to Revise Backcountry Management Plan for Grand Canyon National Park https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/national-park-service-begins-process-to-revise-backcountry-management-plan-for-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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Park Rangers Identify Woman Who Suffered Fatal Injuries in Fall

A woman who suffered fatal injuries in a fall in Grand Canyon National Park on Thursday, April 28, has been identified. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-05-03_fatality.htm




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National Park Service to hold open house public meetings on revision of Grand Canyon National Park's Backcountry Management Plan

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-5may2011.htm




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Shuttle bus service between Grand Canyon National Park and neighboring town of Tusayan to resume for season

Shuttle bus service between Grand Canyon National Park and neighboring town of Tusayan to resume for season https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/shuttle-bus-service-between-grand-canyon-national-park-and-neighboring-town-of-tusayan-to-resume-for-season.htm




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Prescribed Fire Planned for South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park

Fire Mangers in Grand Canyon National Park are making plans for the Watson Prescribed Fire on the South Rim of the park. Weather permitting, the Watson Rx will be initiated within the next 30 days. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-05-12_sr-rx.htm




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Astronomers to Provide Free Telescope Viewing at Grand Canyon National Park, June 18-25, 2011

The twenty-first annual Grand Canyon Star Party will be held from Saturday, June 18 through Saturday, June 25, 2011 on the South and North Rims of Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-05-25_star.htm




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INTERMOUONTAIN NEWS RELEASE: David Uberuaga Named New Superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park

Intermountain Regional Director John Wessels today announced that Mount Rainier Superintendent David Uberuaga has been named Superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-06-01_uberuaga.htm




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Firefighters respond to two human-caused fires in Grand Canyon National Park

On Tuesday, June 7, Grand Canyon firefighters responded to two separate human-caused fires in Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-06-08_fire.htm




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Bigfork High School Cave Club Completes Inventory and Impact Mapping of Caves in Grand Canyon National Park

In April 2011, five students from Bigfork High School Cave Club (Bigfork, MT) and their sponsor spent a week with Grand Canyon National Park Hydrologist and Cave Resources Manager, Steve Rice, conducting cave resource inventories, impact analysis, and repeat photography of several backcountry cave sites. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/bigfork-high-school-cave-club-completes-inventory-and-impact-mapping-of-caves-in-grand-canyon-national-park.htm