and Pile Burning Planned on South Rim of Grand Canyon By www.nps.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service is making plans to burn piles of woody debris on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park within the next several days, if current weather conditions persist. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/21jul10-2_news.htm Full Article
and Youth visit Grand Canyon National Park for Two Weeks of Inspiration By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Grand Canyon Hosts World Heritage Fellow By www.nps.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:00:00 EST Grand Canyon National Park recently hosted a U.S. World Heritage Fellow from the Seychelles. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-hosts-world-heritage-fellow.htm Full Article
and Recovery Act provides natural gas-powered shuttle buses for Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and 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 By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and National Park Service awards contract for the construction of new employee housing at Grand Canyon By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/5aug10_news.htm Full Article
and Man Rescued after Falling over Edge of Grand Canyon By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:00:00 EST At approximately 2:45 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report that a man had fallen over the edge near Mather Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/5aug10-3_news.htm Full Article
and Rangers Free Boats Stranded at Crystal Rapid By www.nps.gov Published On :: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:00:00 EST At approximately 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 9, rangers freed the second of two boats which became stranded over the weekend at Crystal Rapid on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/10aug10-2_news.htm Full Article
and Prescribed Burns Planned at Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Man falls to his death in Grand Canyon â“ two women hit by lightning on Friday By www.nps.gov Published On :: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/4oct10-news.htm Full Article
and Abandoned Mine Lands Project By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:00:00 EST Abandoned Mine Lands Project https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/abandoned-mine-lands-safety-projects-begin-in-grand-canyon-national-park.htm Full Article
and Body Discovered on Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2010-11-05_body.htm Full Article
and Grand Canyon Hosts Focus Group on Accessibility and Universal Design By www.nps.gov Published On :: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:00:00 EST Grand Canyon National Park staff recently hosted a focus group on accessibility and universal design in wayside exhibits. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2010-11-29_focus_group.htm Full Article
and Manual Hazardous Fuels Reduction Projects to Begin at Grand Canyon By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:00:00 EST In accordance with Grand Canyon National Park's 2010 Fire Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement, park fire managers will begin to expand the use of non-fire treatments to reduce hazardous fuels in the park's wildland-urban interface. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2010-12-09_thinning.htm Full Article
and Improved Mather Point and Visitor Center Plaza Areas Now Open to Public By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Grand Canyon National Park Acting Superintendent Named By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Grand Canyon Railway to Apply Herbicide within Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Rangers Recovering Body from below Rim at Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-02-10_fall.htm Full Article
and Woman Who Died in Fall at Grand Canyon Identified By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-02-17_id.htm Full Article
and Grand Canyon National Park to Host Archeology Day Saturday, March 19 By www.nps.gov Published On :: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST On Saturday, March 19, 2011, Grand Canyon National Park will host Archeology Day in honor of âArizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month.â https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-02-28_arch_day.htm Full Article
and National Park Service Searching for Missing Plane in Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-03-16_missing.htm Full Article
and Grand Canyon Soon to Have Water Bottle Filling Stations Throughout Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Update on Search for Possible Downed Plane in Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) continues to work with the Coconino County Sheriffâs 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 Full Article
and Hikers Injured in Rock Fall Incident at Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Manual Hazardous Fuels Reduction Projects to Continue at Grand Canyon By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-03-31_thinning.htm Full Article
and Grand Canyon to Waive Entrance Fees During National Park Week 2011 By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:00:00 EST Grand Canyon National Park will be joining national park units across the country in celebrating National Park Week by waiving entrance fees April 16 â“ 24, 2011. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-03-31_fee-free.htm Full Article
and Grand Canyonâs North Rim to Open May 15 for the 2011 Summer Season By www.nps.gov Published On :: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-04-06_nr.htm Full Article
and Into the Wildâs Jack Hanna to Help Grand Canyon Celebrate Wildlife Day By www.nps.gov Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST Grand Canyon National Park will Celebrate Wildlife Day on Saturday, May 7 this year; and television host Jack Hanna will be joining in the celebration. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-04-08_cwd.htm Full Article
and National Park Service offers new interpretive/orientation film at Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Man Who Fled Rangers Rescued from Below Rim in Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-04-22_over-edge.htm Full Article
and Vegetation Program to Apply Herbicide within Developed Areas of Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Into the Wildâs Jack Hanna to Help Grand Canyon Celebrate Wildlife Day! By www.nps.gov Published On :: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST Grand Canyon National Park will Celebrate Wildlife Day on Saturday, May 7; and wildlife expert Jack Hanna will be joining in the celebration. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-04-26_cwd.htm Full Article
and National Park Service Begins Process to Revise Backcountry Management Plan for Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Spring Fire Management Activities Planned for Grand Canyonâs North Rim By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST This spring, Fire Managers at the North Rim are planning to prescribe burn approximately 30 acres on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-04-28_spring-fire-mgmt.htm Full Article
and The Grand Canyon Goes to Fort Worth, Texas By www.nps.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-04-29_im-cel.htm Full Article
and Grand Archaeology Exhibit on Excavation Project along the Colorado River Open at Kolb Studio By www.nps.gov Published On :: Sun, 01 May 2011 20:00:00 EST test https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grca-archeol-exhibit-open.htm Full Article
and National Park Service to hold open house public meetings on revision of Grand Canyon National Park's Backcountry Management Plan By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 04 May 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-5may2011.htm Full Article
and Shuttle bus service between Grand Canyon National Park and neighboring town of Tusayan to resume for season By www.nps.gov Published On :: Mon, 09 May 2011 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Prescribed Fire Planned for South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 May 2011 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Behind the Scenes â“ Grand Canyon Science and Resource Management staff to host Public Open House By www.nps.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 May 2011 20:00:00 EST Grand Canyon National Parkâs Division of Science and Resource Management will host a public open house on June 8th at Park Headquarters in the courtyard from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news25may2011.htm Full Article
and Astronomers to Provide Free Telescope Viewing at Grand Canyon National Park, June 18-25, 2011 By www.nps.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 May 2011 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Grand Canyon Wilderness Coordinator Recognized as Leader in Wilderness Stewardship for Intermountain Region By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2011 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Grand Canyon to celebrate improvements to Mather Point and Grand Canyon Visitor Center area By www.nps.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2011 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and INTERMOUONTAIN NEWS RELEASE: David Uberuaga Named New Superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Tue, 31 May 2011 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Firefighters respond to two human-caused fires in Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Bigfork High School Cave Club Completes Inventory and Impact Mapping of Caves in Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST 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 Full Article
and Translocation of Endangered Humpback Chub to Shinumo and Havasu Creeks in Grand Canyon National Park to Occur in June By www.nps.gov Published On :: Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST In late June 2011, the National Park Service, in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Arizona Game and Fish Department will translocate wild juvenile humpback chub to Shinumo Creek and to Havasu Creek below Beaver Falls in Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/translocation-of-endangered-humpback-chub-to-shinumo-and-havasu-creeks-in-grand-canyon-national-park-to-occur-in-june.htm Full Article
and GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK AWARDED PARK STEWARDS GRANT FROM NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION By www.nps.gov Published On :: Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST Park is one of twenty-one national parks to receive a grant from the National Park Foundation to support interactive and engaging projects designed to strengthen Americansâ connection with their national parks https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-national-park-awarded-park-stewards-grant-from-national-park-foundation.htm Full Article
and Grand Canyon to Waive Entrance Fees on the First Day of Summer, June 21 By www.nps.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-06-14p_fee-free.htm Full Article
and Overdue Hiker Found on North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park By www.nps.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST William (Billy) Driscoll was found yesterday as the National Park Service and the Coconino County Sheriff's office, with the assistance of the Department of Public Safety, made plans to ramp up search efforts. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/2011-06-08_search.htm Full Article