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National Park Service Seeking Comments on Comprehensive Fisheries Management Plan for Glen Canyon and Grand Canyon

The National Park Service (NPS) is now accepting comments on the development of a fisheries management plan for waters between Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Mead within Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/national-park-service-seeking-comments-on-comprehensive-fisheries-management-plan-for-glen-canyon-and-grand-canyon.htm




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Third Pipeline Break in Grand Canyon Closes Section of North Kaibab Trail

A third pipeline break in Grand Canyon National Park has closed a one-mile section of the North Kaibab Trail between Roaring Springs and Cottonwood Campground. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news_release_31may2012.htm




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National Park Service Lifting North Kaibab Trail Closure in Grand Canyon National Park

A trail closure is being lifted between Roaring Springs and Cottonwood Campground on the North Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/national-park-service-lifting-north-kaibab-trail-closure-in-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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Trans-canyon Pipeline Repaired: Drinking Water once again Available at all Filling Stations in the Inner Canyon

Potable water is once again available at all filling stations within the Inner Canyon at Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-06-06_pipeline.htm




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Grand Canyon’s South Rim to Implement Campfire Restrictions

Due to continued hot, dry and windy conditions and increasing fire danger, Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim will begin campfire restrictions tomorrow (Friday, June 8) at 8 a.m. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-06-07_restrictions.htm




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Grand Canyon North Rim to Celebrate Arts Day

The National Park Service invites the public to celebrate Western Arts Day 2012, Saturday, July 14, on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-06-12_western-arts.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park to Implement Additional Fire Restrictions

Due to Extreme Fire Danger throughout Grand Canyon National Park, park officials will be increasing fire restrictions and extending them to all areas within the park except the Colorado River corridor. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-06-19_restrictions.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park to Implement Enhanced Patrols during Fourth of July Week

Grand Canyon National Park rangers will be implementing enhanced patrols, including random safety and sobriety checkpoints, during Fourth of July week in an effort to assure the safety of park visitors and residents. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-06-29_checkpts.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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Gary Paul Nabhan, “pioneer of the local food movement”, to speak at Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park’s Green Team is pleased to announce that Dr. Gary Paul Nabhan, award-winning author, conservation biologist, farmer, and "pioneer of the local food movement" as he has been called by Time magazine, Utne Reader, and Mother Earth News, will be presenting special programs at the park on July 21 and 22, 2012. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-07-13_nabhan.htm




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Fire Restrictions Lifted at Grand Canyon National Park

Monsoonal weather patterns have moved into the Grand Canyon area decreasing fire danger. As a result, fire managers have lifted all fire restrictions within the park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-07-13_restrictions-lifted.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 Hiker Injured in Rock Fall

Last night at approximately 9:30 Grand Canyon National Park rangers received a report that a 19 year-old male hiker had sustained injuries from a rock fall that occurred in an area of the canyon known as the “Box”. A significant thunderstorm was passing over the area when the incident occurred. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-hiker-injured-in-rock-fall.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park to Manage Two Fires on North Rim

Fire managers on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will be managing two lightning-caused fires for multiple objectives. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-08-09_nr-fires.htm




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Update on North Rim Fires in Grand Canyon National Park

Fire managers on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park continue to manage the Green Lake Fire and are now managing the Manzanita Fire for multiple objectives. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/update-on-north-rim-fires-in-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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Final Update: North Rim Fires, Grand Canyon National Park

Regular monsoonal moisture over the course of the last week has extinguished both the Green Lake and Manzanita Fires. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-08-24_nr-fires.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park to Celebrate New Park Facilities: Public Invited to Attend Ribbon Cutting and Open House

On Wednesday, September 12, Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate the completion of several new park facilities intended to promote healthy outdoor activity in the park and to increase visitor access to the South Rim by means other than automobile. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-08-30_ribbon-cutting.htm




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Man Rescued After Fall in Grand Canyon National Park

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-09-04_fall.htm




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Grand Canyon to Celebrate National Public Lands Day with Fee Free Entry on September 29

Grand Canyon National Park will be joining national park units across the country in celebrating National Public Lands Day (NPLD) with fee free entry into the park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-09-17_npld.htm




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Many Facilities on Grand Canyon’s North Rim to Close for Season on October 15, 2012

The staff on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will begin to shut down most visitor services and facilities on Monday, October 15; but the North Rim will remain open to visitors through November 25 or until snow closes Highway 67 leading into the park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-09-49_nr-soft-closure.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 Collapses and Dies on Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park

Man Collapses and Dies on Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/man-collapses-and-dies-on-bright-angel-trail-in-grand-canyon-national-park.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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Earth Science Week to be Celebrated at Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park invites the public to join in its celebration of Earth Science Week (ESW) and National Fossil Day during the week of October 14 – 20, 2012. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/earth-science-week-to-be-celebrated-at-grand-canyon-national-park.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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Grand Canyon Orientation Film is a Winner

Grand Canyon National Park's interpretive orientation film, Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder, which debuted on April 18, 2011, recently won two prestigious awards: the National Association of Interpretation (NAI) First Place Award for Interpretive Media in the Long Video category and an Aurora Platinum Best of Show Award in the Nature / Environment category. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-10-18_awards.htm




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Fire Managers Are Making Plans for Two Prescribed Fires on Grand Canyon’s North Rim

National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) fire managers, working together as the North Zone Interagency Fire Management Program, are making plans for the Range and Thompson Prescribed Fires on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Fire managers anticipate initiating these prescribed fire treatments within the next four weeks as weather and fuel moisture conditions allow. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-10-23_range-thompson.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park to Waive Entrance Fees for Veterans Day Weekend 2012

In honor of those that serve and have served in the United States military, national park units around the country, including Grand Canyon National Park, will be offering everyone fee-free entry during the Veterans Day weekend. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-11-02_vets-day.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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Grand Canyon Rangers Recover Body from below South Rim

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-12-10_body.htm




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Grand Canyon to Replace and Relocate Underground Electric Cable at Phantom Ranch

Grand Canyon National Park will be replacing and relocating the underground electric cable that serves Phantom Ranch in early 2013. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-12-13_phanton-construction.htm




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National Park Service to Dedicate New Science and Resource Management Building at Grand Canyon

National Park Service will hold a ribbon cutting ceremeony on January 15 to dedicate new Science and Resource Management building at Grand Canyon. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/national-park-service-to-dedicate-new-science-and-resource-management-building-at-grand-canyon.htm




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Free Entry to Grand Canyon on Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Grand Canyon National Park will join national park units around the country in offering fee-free entry for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2013-01-1_mlk.htm




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Grand Canyon Rangers Search for Woman Missing from River Trip

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2013-01-14_search.htm




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UPDATE: Grand Canyon Rangers Search for Woman Missing from River Trip

Twenty-one year old Kaitlin Kenney of Englewood, Colorado remains missing in Grand Canyon National Park; and an extensive search by the National Park Service has turned up no additional clues as to her whereabouts. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2013-01-15_search.htm




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Grand Canyon Lottery for 2014 Noncommercial River Trip Permits Opens February 1

On Friday, February 1, 2013 the National Park Service will begin accepting applications for noncommercial river trip permits to raft the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park. The permits will be for specific launch dates within calendar year 2014. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2012-01-31_lottery.htm




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New Deputy Superintendent Selected for Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga recently announced that Diane Chalfant, currently, the NPS Deputy Associate Director, Interpretation and Education, has been selected as the park’s new Deputy Superintendent. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2013-02-07_deputy.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park, Soon to be 94 Years Strong

On Tuesday, February 26, Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate the anniversary of its designation as a national park 94 years to the day after An Act to Establish the Grand Canyon National Park in the State of Arizona was signed into law. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2013-02-08_b-day.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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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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Exceptional Grand Canyon Ranger Honored with 2012 Harry Yount Award

Last night, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation presented Grand Canyon's Chief of Emergency Services Brandon Torres with the 2012 Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2013-02-22_yount.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park to Host Archaeology Day on March 23

Grand Canyon to Celebrate Archaeology Day on March 23 https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-national-park-to-host-archaeology-day-on-march-23.htm




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Grand Canyon National Park Tourism Creates Over $467 Million in Economic Benefit

Grand Canyon National Park Tourism Creates Over $467 Million in Economic Benefit https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-national-park-tourism-creates-over-467-million-dollars-in-economic-benefit.htm




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"Canyon Condor" Puppet Show Returns to Grand Canyon

The National Park Service and Great Arizona Puppet Theater are proud to again present Canyon Condor, a fun and educational puppet show. Free performances will be offered daily, March 11 – 16, at 1 p.m. in the Shrine of the Ages Auditorium on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2013-03-04_puppet.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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Enjoy Grand Canyon’s Earth Day Celebration Weekend – April 19-21, 2013

Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day with a weekend of activities April 19 – 21, 2013. The weekend will include a film about conservationist Aldo Leopold, a keynote presentation by author Mary Ellen Hannibal, and a day of fun and educational activities. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2013-03-22_earth-day.htm




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Grand Canyon Rangers Recover Body from Colorado River

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2013-03-22_recovery.htm




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Annual turbidity in water caused by spring snow melt at Grand Canyon

Each year in the spring (April – June) water turbidity increases in the drinking water within Grand Canyon National Park. This increased turbidity is caused by snow melt and spring rains recharging the aquifer, as well as by increased water flows through rock formations to the point of supply for Grand Canyon National Park's water supply system supplied from Roaring Springs. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/annual-turbidity-in-water-caused-by-spring-snow-melt-at-grand-canyon.htm