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Improvements at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center and Mather Point in Grand Canyon National Park Continue to Progress

Construction on Phase I of the improvements called for in Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim Visitor Transportation Plan (SRVTP) continues to progress.  https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news_2009-08-24_phase_i.htm




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Transition to New Road Alignment to Begin September 8 as Improvements at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center and Mather Point Continue

As the first phase of improvements called for in Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim Visitor Transportation Plan nears completion, the transition to the new South Entrance Road alignment will begin on Tuesday, September 8.  https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news_2009-09-02_phasei.htm




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Grand Canyon hiker discovered deceased below North Rim near Toroweap Valley

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-hiker-discovered-deceased-below-north-rim-near-toroweap-valley.htm




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New Visitor Center Parking Expected to Open in Time for Thanksgiving

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news_2009-11-12_phase_i.htm




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National Park Service Announces Award of Contract to Operate Grand Canyon Visitor Transportation System

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/national-park-service-announces-award-of-contract-to-operate-grand-canyon-visitor-transportation-system.htm




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Youth Photography from Grand Canyon in Focus Program on Display at Historic Williams Depot

A new exhibit is on display at Williams’ historic train depot; and the eye-catching photographs were all taken by Arizona youth.  https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2009-12-18_photos.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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Grand Canyon's Historic River Ranger Station to Get a Face Lift

Grand Canyon National Park’s historic River Ranger Station, located along the Colorado River near Phantom Ranch, will soon get a face lift. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyons-historic-river-ranger-station-to-get-a-face-lift.htm




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Work to begin on improvements to railway tour bus staging area near the Historic Grand Canyon Depot

Construction will begin next week near the Historic Grand Canyon Depot (Depot) to improve the area where Grand Canyon Railway passengers load and unload buses for tours within Grand Canyon National Park. The project was included as part of Grand Canyon’s 2008 South Rim Visitor Transportation Plan which addressed an array of transportation strategies to promote alternative travel modes to the park, reduce congestion, and better integrate connections between parking, transit, wayfinding and trip planning. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/work-to-begin-on-improvements-to-railway-tour-bus-staging-area-near-the-historic-grand-canyon-depot.htm




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Grand Canyon Visitor Center Soon to Have Theater

The Grand Canyon Visitor Center will soon be getting an addition – a theater for the park's new interpretive orientation film. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2010-06-10_theater.htm




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Stories

Many North Rim facilities to close for season soon at Grand Canyon Park will remain open to visitors through late November or until snow closes Highway 67 https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/many-north-rim-facilities-to-close-for-season-soon-at-grand-canyon.htm




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Stories

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-national-park-to-dedicate-the-trail-of-time.htm




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National Park Service completes work on improvements to railway tour bus staging area near the Historic Grand Canyon Depot https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/national-park-service-completes-work-on-improvements-to-railway-tour-bus-staging-area-near-the-historic-grand-canyon-depot.htm




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Improved Mather Point and Visitor Center Plaza Areas Now Open to Public

Phase II of the improvements called for in the South Rim Visitor Transportation Plan/Environmental Assessment (Transportation Plan) is now substantially complete; and Mather Point and the Visitor Center plaza areas have reopened for public use. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-01-06_phaseii.htm




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Grand Canyon Wilderness Coordinator Recognized as Leader in Wilderness Stewardship for Intermountain Region

Grand Canyon Wilderness Coordinator Recognized as Leader in Wilderness Stewardship for Intermountain Region https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-wilderness-coordinator-recognized-as-leader-in-wilderness-stewardship-for-intermountain-region.htm




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Grand Canyon to celebrate improvements to Mather Point and Grand Canyon Visitor Center area

On Wednesday, June 15, Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate the completion of two years of improvements to the Mather Point and Grand Canyon Visitor Center area. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-05-26_mather.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




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Youth to Share their Grand Inspiration with Park Visitors

Grand Inspiration participants developed a collection of paintings, creative writing, and photographs that will be on display at Grand Canyon National Park Headquarters from July 8 – August 8, 2011. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-06-29_grin.htm




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Investigators Seek Information on Possible Child Abuse in Grand Canyon National Park

National Park Service investigators are seeking information on two separate incidents of possible child abuse in Grand Canyon National Park, both involving the same family. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-09-02_carlson.htm




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Grand Canyon Now Recognized As “StormReady” National Park

NPS employees receive StormReady award https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-now-recognized-as-stormready-national-park.htm




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Park Concessioner Grand Canyon Railway Recently Received NPS Director’s Environmental Achievement Award

Grand Canyon National Park concessioner Grand Canyon Railway (owned and operated by Xanterra Parks and Resorts) was recently awarded the National Park Service's Environmental Achievement Award in the Lean, Clean and Green category. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-02-21_ea-award.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park = visitors, money and jobs for local economy

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that almost 4.4 million visitors spent more than $415 million in Grand Canyon National Park and in gateway regions around the park in 2010. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-02-28_economics.htm




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Exciting New Exhibits Installed at Grand Canyon Visitor Center

Grand Canyon National Park recently completed installation of new interpretive and orientation exhibits at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center located near Mather Point on the South Rim. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-04-23_exhibits.htm




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Grand Canyon Concessioner Awarded NPS Director’s Environmental Achievement Award

Grand Canyon National Park concessioner Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C. was recently awarded the National Park Service Director's Environmental Achievement Award in the Building Our Future category. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-05-05-xanterra-award.htm




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Youth artists bring images of the inner canyon to South Rim visitors

Grand Canyon National Park and partner Grand Canyon Youth are pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition of works by 10 young artists. The grand opening of the exhibit will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 7, in the Park Headquarters lobby. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-07-05_grand-inspiration.htm




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History to Come Alive at Grand Canyon National Park

Travel back in time and meet eight of Grand Canyon National Park’s most influential people during “Echoes from the Canyon”, the park’s first living history event on Friday, August 3, 2012. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-07-27_echoes.htm




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Grand Canyon Investigators Seeking Information in Search for Missing Man

Rangers are trying to locate Yoshikazu Yamada who was last seen waiting to get on a tour bus on October 6. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-10-10_missing-yamada.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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Darryl Haley to Help Grand Canyon Celebrate Black History Month and “Healthy Parks Healthy People”

This weekend, Darryl Haley, former New England Patriot, Ironman Triathlete, and world-renowned fitness trainer, will be joining Grand Canyon National Park's Diversity Council in celebrating Black History Month and enjoying the Grand Canyon as a place to have fun, learn something, and get healthy at the same time. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2013-02-20_darryl.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park Recently Celebrated Black History Month and Healthy Parks Healthy People with Darryl Haley

On, Friday, February 22, Grand Canyon National Park and special guest Darryl Haley kicked off a weekend celebration of Black History Month and Healthy Parks Healthy People. This groundbreaking event was a part of the Grand Canyon Diversity Council’s effort to increase diversity and inclusivity in Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2013-03-14_haley.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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National Park Service Continues Exotic Plant Management by Eliminating Lawns in Historic District of Grand Canyon National Park

The National Park Service will begin eliminating turfgrass (lawns) around the historic El Tovar Hotel and adjacent rim lodges as part of a long-term plan to re-landscape the area with native vegetation consistent with the historic Grand Canyon Village rim landscape. Weather permitting; the two-day project will begin on Tuesday, September 17. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/national-park-service-continues-exotic-plant-management-by-eliminating-lawns-in-historic-district-of-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park Open to Visitors

Grand Canyon National Park continues to welcome visitors from across the United States and the globe. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-national-park-open-to-visitors.htm




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Horace P. Albright Training Center Listed to National Register of Historic Places: A Training Icon Stands the Test of Time

Horace P. Albright Training Center was officially listed to the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 2013. The only National Park Service (NPS) training center in the West and located within the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park, the Center is a state significant Historic District exemplifying simple, practical, modernist design of the Mission 66 Era. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/albright-training-center.htm




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Motor Vehicle Fatality at Grand Canyon National Park

Today at 2:12 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call from a park employee about a 2 car motor vehicle accident on South Entrance Road, approximately 3 miles north of the park’s South Entrance Station. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/motor-vehicle-fatality-at-grand-canyon-national-park.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 to Celebrate Black History Month with Special Guest Audrey Peterman

Grand Canyon National Park will host author and conservation activist Audrey Peterman for a special evening program on Monday, March 3 in honor of Black History Month. Ms. Peterman and her husband Frank authored the book Legacy on the Land: A Black Couple Discovers Our National Inheritance and Tells Why Every American Should Care. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-national-park-to-celebrate-black-history-month-with-special-guest-audrey-peterman.htm




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Visitor Fatality at Grand Canyon National Park

On Sunday, March 9 at approximately 2:00 p.m. the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of an unresponsive male at the South Entrance Station. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/visitor-fatality-at-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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Visitor Fatality at Desert View Campground in Grand Canyon National Park

On Monday, June 9 at approximately 9:40 p.m. the National Park Service received a 911 call reporting an unconscious man at the Desert View Campground within Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/fatality-at-desert-view-campground.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park to Commemorate Designation of New National Historic Landmark 1956 Grand Canyon TWA-United Airlines Aviation Accident Site

The National Park Service (NPS) today announced plans to dedicate one of the nation’s newest National Historic Landmarks, the 1956 Grand Canyon TWA-United Airlines Aviation Accident Site in Grand Canyon National Park. This site commemorates a horrific airline collision over the Grand Canyon in 1956. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/1956-nhl-designation.htm




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Tourism to Grand Canyon National Park creates $476 million in Economic Benefit Report shows visitor spending supports 6,238 jobs in local economy

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 4,564,841 visitors to Grand Canyon National Park in 2013 spent $476,194.8 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 6,238 jobs in the local area. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/tourism-to-grand-canyon-national-park-creates-476-million-dollars-in-economic-benefit-report-shows-visitor-spending-supports-6238-jobs-in-local-economy.htm




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Visitor Fatality at South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park

On Sunday, May 24th, park rangers responded to a report of an unconscious man in the vicinity of Grand Canyon Visitor Center. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/visitor-fatality-at-south-rim-of-grand-canyon.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park and Coconino County Public Health Services to Initiate Monthly Monitoring for Plague

Coconino County Public Health Services District and Grand Canyon National Park will begin monthly monitoring for plague. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-and-coconino-county-to-monitor-for-plague.htm




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Living History Returns to Grand Canyon with Fourth Annual “Echoes from the Canyon” Event

Relive Grand Canyon's history with park rangers in character as notable figures from the past. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/echoes-from-the-canyon-returns.htm




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Recent Storms Cause Significant Damage to Tuweep Area Roads

Heavy rains caused major road damage in the Tuweep area of Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/storms-damage-tuweep-roads.htm




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Cultural Demonstrator Series to Continue at Desert View Watchtower in Grand Canyon National Park

Weekends through autumn, join jewelers, silversmiths, weavers, potters and more during Desert View Watchtower's Cultural Demonstrator Series. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/watchtower-cultural-demonstrators.htm




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Recent Visitor to the North Rim Treated for Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever

Grand Canyon National Park, the National Park Service Office of Public Health, Coconino County Public Health Services District, and other park partners are investigating a positive case of tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) contracted by a recent visitor to the North Rim. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/tick-borne-relapsing-fever.htm




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Dark Skies Storytelling at Grand Canyon on Friday, February 26

Grand Canyon National Park invites public to a special dark skies program with Charley Bulletts from the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/darkskiesstorytellingatgrand-canyon.htm




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Celebrate Earth Day and Commemorate the National Historic Preservation Act at Grand Canyon during National Park Week

Celebrate Earth Day at Grand Canyon and commemorate the National Historic Preservation Act https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/earth-day-2016.htm




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UPDATED: Mandatory Water Conservation Implemented at Grand Canyon National Park Due to Water-System Issues

Beginning at 8 am on Thursday, June 23rd Grand Canyon National Park will implement mandatory Level 2 water conservation measures due to diminished water resources. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/mandatory-water-conservation.htm