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

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Man Who Died of Self-inflicted Gunshot is identified

A man found deceased after park rangers and tactical team negotiators spent several hours trying to talk him out of a residence in Grand Canyon National Park has been identified as 51 year old Mark Twain Ferguson of Arizona. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2010-05-13_ident.htm




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Let's Move Outside: more action, new rewards for Junior Rangers

We dare you to try to keep up with the Junior Rangers at Grand Canyon National Park! It’s fun and healthy to play in the parks and now National Park Junior Rangers get an extra reward for movin’ it outside. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/16jun10_news.htm




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Body of young woman found below the North Rim identified

Body of young woman found below the North Rim of Grand Canyon identified https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/09jul10-2_news.htm




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Body Discovered Below Moran Point Identified

A body retrieved from below Moran Point at Grand Canyon National Park on Monday, July 12 has been positively identified as that of 50 year old Kirby Porter of Mechanicsville, Virginia. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/15jul10_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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Man Who Died in Single-Vehicle Accident Identified

The man killed in a single-vehicle accident on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park on August 23, has been identified. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2010-08-27-identified.htm




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Deceased Kayaker Identified

A kayaker who died yesterday in Grand Canyon National Park has been identified as 42 year-old Scott Foster of Bend, Oregon. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-01-11_ident.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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Woman Who Died in Fall at Grand Canyon Identified

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-02-17_id.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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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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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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Body retrieved from 700 feet below canyon rim identified

The body of a young man recovered from below the rim on Friday, May 6, in Grand Canyon National Park, has been identified as that of 24-year old Robert Watson of White Plains, New York. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-05-20_ident.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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Celebration Draws Crowd and Provides Opportunity to Explore Improvements at Grand Canyon National Park

On Wednesday, June 15, Grand Canyon National celebrated the completion of two years of improvements to the Mather Point and Grand Canyon Visitor Center area, and hundreds showed up to join in the celebration. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-06-21_event.htm




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Vehicle Accident Temporarily Closes South Entrance of Grand Canyon

On Saturday, July 2, a three vehicle accident injured eight and temporarily closed Grand Canyon National Park’s South Entrance Road to all vehicular traffic. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-07-03_mva.htm




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Grand Canyon Fall Victim Identified

Grand Canyon Fall Victim Identified https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-fall-victim-identified.htm




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Body Discovered Near Tanner Beach in Grand Canyon National Park Identified

The body of a man discovered near Tanner Beach in Grand Canyon National Park on Sunday, August 28, has been identified as that of 52-year old Stephen Norman O’Keeffe from Flagstaff, AZ. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/body-discovered-near-tanner-beach-in-grand-canyon-national-park-identified.htm




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Man Who Died at North Rim’s Cape Royal Trailhead Identified

A man whose body was found next to his car at the Cape Royal Trailhead on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has been identified as Donald Haney of Cherokee Village, Arkansas. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-10-04_nr-ident.htm




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NPS News Release: Grand Canyon’s Green Team Wins a 2011 GreenGov Presidential Award

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-11-08_greengov.htm




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Body Discovered Below Navajo Bridge in Grand Canyon National Park Identified

A body found below Navajo Bridge on November 17,2011 has been identified. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-12-12_ident.htm




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Artists for this year’s Grand Canyon Artist-in-Residence program announced

Grand Canyon National Park’s Artist-in-Residence program is pleased to announce its South Rim Artist-in-Residence selections for the October 2011 – September 2012 season, and the North Rim Artist-in-Residence selections for the May – October 2012 season. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-01-13_air.htm




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Body Found on January 12 in Grand Canyon National Park Identified

A body found near Yaki Point in Grand Canyon National Park has been identified as that of 41 year-old Peter Reichner of Glenside, Pennsylvania. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-01-19_body-ident.htm




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Grand Canyon Railway to Apply Herbicide within Grand Canyon National Park

On February 7, 2012, 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/2012-01-24_herbicide.htm




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

Starting in May and continuing through September, the National Park Service will be applying herbicide to targeted, high priority, invasive plant species as part of an ongoing invasive plant management program in Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-04-24_herbicide.htm




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Rangers Identify Woman Whose Body was Recovered from below South Rim of Grand Canyon

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-05-02_ident.htm




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Man That Fell from South Rim of Grand Canyon is Identified

The National Park Service today released the name of the young man that died after a fall from the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/man-that-fell-from-south-rim-of-grand-canyon-is-identified.htm




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Woman Who Fell from Grandview Trail Identified

A woman who died in a fall from the South Rim’s Grandview Trail in Grand Canyon National Park has been identified as 68-year old Rosa Torres Rios of Nogales, Arizona. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-07-23_ident.htm




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Grand Canyon Rangers Arrest Guide for Operating in Park without a Permit

On Friday, August 31, after approximately four weeks of investigation, Grand Canyon National Park rangers arrested 42-year old Brian Thompson of Cottonwood, Arizona, for conducting commercial operations in a national park without a permit. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-09-21_arrest.htm




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Man Who Collapsed and Died on Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park is Identified

The man who collapsed and died on the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon yesterday has been identified as 72 year-old David Roberts of Cleveland, Tennessee. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/man-who-collapsed-and-died-on-bright-angel-trail-in-grand-canyon-national-park-is-identified.htm




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Woman Dies in Motor Vehicle Accident on North Rim of Grand Canyon / Passenger being treated for minor injuries

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-10-10_mva.htm




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Grand Canyon 2013 South and North Rim Artists-in-Residence Announced

Grand Canyon National Park’s Artist-in-Residence program is pleased to announce its South Rim (SR AiR) selected artists for the October 2012 – September 2013 season, and the North Rim (NR AiR) selections for the May – October 2013 season. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-12-05_air.htm




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Application Now Open for Grand Canyon’s Artist-in-Residence Program

Grand Canyon National Park’s Artist-in-Residence (AiR) program is now accepting artist applications for the upcoming North and South Rim AiR seasons https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2013-02-08_air-app.htm




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Grand Canyon Goes High Tech in Order to Reach Students Nationwide

Recently, Grand Canyon National Park unveiled its new, high tech, Virtual Studio for Kids. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2013-02-12-virtual-studio.htm




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Woman Recovered from River Identified

The body of a woman recovered from the Colorado River within Grand Canyon National Park on March 22 has been identified as that of Kaitlin Anne Kenney. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2013-04-01_kenney-ident.htm




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National Park Service Staff to Apply Herbicide within Developed Areas of Grand Canyon National Park

Throughout the upcoming field season, National Park Service staff will be applying herbicide to targeted high priority invasive plant species in Grand Canyon National Park’s developed areas. Developed areas of the park have increased levels of human disturbance, which contribute to the high concentration of invasive plants in these areas. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/national-park-service-staff-to-apply-herbicide-within-developed-areas-of-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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Astronomers to Provide Free Telescope Viewing at Grand Canyon National Park, June 8-15, 2013

The 23rd annual Grand Canyon Star Party will be held from Saturday, June 8 through Saturday, June 15, 2013 on the South and North rims of Grand Canyon National Park. This event is sponsored by the National Park Service, Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (South Rim), and Saguaro Astronomy Club of Phoenix (North Rim), with funding from the Grand Canyon Association. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/astronomers-to-provide-free-telescope-viewing-at-grand-canyon-national-park-june-8-15-2013.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park Presents Living History Performance of President Theodore Roosevelt

On June 23rd, 2013, Grand Canyon National Park will host “President Theodore Roosevelt Salutes the National Park Service.” This special program is a living history portrayal of the 26th President of the United States as performed by Joe Wiegand at 8:30pm, Sunday, June 23rd, 2013 at McKee Amphitheater located on the South Rim behind Park Headquarters near Parking Lot A. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-national-park-presents-living-history-performance-of-president-theodore-roosevelt.htm




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Female Hiker Who Died on South Kaibab Trail Identified

A woman who died while hiking the South Kaibab trail in Grand Canyon National Park has been identified as 48-year old Sibylle Borger of Fredericksburg, VA. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/female-hiker-who-died-on-south-kaibab-trail-identified.htm




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River Guide Evacuated off Colorado River

At approximately 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, July 21 the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call reporting that an Arizona Raft Adventures (AZRA) river guide required medical attention as a result of a lightning strike. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/river-guide-evacuated-off-colorado-river.htm




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Multiple Incidents at Grand Canyon National Park

Park staff responded to multiple incidents Friday, July 26, 2013. Monsoonal weather patterns resulted in localized flooding affecting portions of Grand Canyon Village and Bright Angel Trail. Additionally, rangers responded to two motor vehicle accidents. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/multiple-incidents-at-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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Body recovered from below South Rim late last year identified

The body of a man recovered from below the rim of Grand Canyon National Park late last year has been identified as that of Yoshikazu Yamada, a Japanese National. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/body-recovered-from-below-south-rim-late-last-year-identified.htm




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Motor Vehicle Fatality Victim at Grand Canyon National Park Identified

The Coconino County Medical Examiner has identified the woman who died in a motor vehicle accident in Grand Canyon National Park on Friday, January 31, 2014 as Yuan Gao, 24 of China. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/motor-vehicle-fatality-victim-at-grand-canyon-national-park-identified.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park Fee Free Weekend in Celebration of Presidents Day Weekend

Grand Canyon National Park will join National Parks across the country to celebrate Presidents Day Weekend, February 15-17, with fee free admission. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/presidents-day-fee-free-weekend-2014.htm




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Herbicide to be applied along railway in Grand Canyon National Park

On Thursday, February 13th, 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/herbicide-to-be-applied-along-railway-within-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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Herbicide to be applied within Developed Areas of Grand Canyon National Park

Throughout the upcoming field season, National Park Service staff will be applying herbicide to targeted high priority invasive plant species in Grand Canyon National Park's developed areas. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/herbicide-to-be-applied-within-developed-areas-of-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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Fatality Victim at Grand Canyon National Park Identified

At approximately 1:10 p.m. Monday, April 28, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call reporting a female that had fallen off the rim at Mather Point located on the South Rim of Grand Canyon. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/fatality-victim-at-grand-canyon-national-park-identified.htm




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Tusayan Shuttle at Grand Canyon National Park Begins Saturday, May 10, 2014 – Park and Ride; We’ll be Your Guide

The National Park Service (NPS) will again offer free shuttle bus service between Grand Canyon National Park and the neighboring town of Tusayan, Arizona in 2014. The Tusayan Shuttle will be available from Saturday, May 10 through Friday, September 5 and will run at 20-minute intervals between 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. daily. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/tusayan-shuttle-at-grand-canyon-national-park-begins-saturday-may-10-2014.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park Hosting 24th Annual Star Party Astronomers to Provide Free Telescope Viewing at Grand Canyon National Park, June 21-28, 2014

The twenty-fourth annual Grand Canyon Star Party will be held from Saturday, June 21 through Saturday, June 28, 2014 on the South and North Rims of Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-national-park-hosting-24th-annual-star-party.htm