Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Op-Ed | Let The Colorado River Run Free Through Glen Canyon

It is time to modify Glen Canyon Dam so the river can move past it, consolidating storage in Lake Mead, accelerating Glen Canyon’s restoration and opening new possibilities for recreation, research, and cultural discovery.

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By Ron Rudolph - May 5th, 2026

Upper Basin States Call For Return To Colorado Basin Negotiations As Deadline Looms

Upper Division States – Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming – called for all parties to return to the Colorado River negotiating table in order to pursue a path toward a seven-state consensus.

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By NPT Staff - April 24th, 2026

Upper Colorado River Commission Addresses Water Shortages In Colorado River Basin

During the 316th Special Meeting on April 21, the Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC), which includes Commissioners from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, addressed ongoing water shortages suffered across the Upper Basin amid worsening hydrologic conditions.

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By NPT Staff - April 22nd, 2026

Upper Colorado Basin States Taking Steps To Protect Glen Canyon Dam

With concerns that a lack of water streaming into Lake Powell could put the integrity of the Glen Canyon Dam at risk, the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are taking steps to send additional water downstream.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 17th, 2026

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Opening Up Facilities For Spring, Summer

Arguably the one thing the National Park Service at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area can't control — water — will have the most impact on spring and summer recreation at the park unit that straddles the Utah-Arizona border.

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By NPT Staff - April 15th, 2026

National Park Service Developing Strategies For Low Lake Powell Levels

A feeble winter snowpack upstream of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah and Arizona has National Park Service officials strategizing ways to ensure summer recreational access to Lake Powell.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 27th, 2026

Op-Ed | Stop Treating Glen Canyon National Recreation Area As A Neglected Subordinate Of The National Park System

Since its inception, the Interior Department’s Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) has failed to fulfill an intent of the Grand Canyon Protection Act: to assure Glen Canyon Dam is operated to protect, mitigate adverse impacts to, and improve the values for which Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GCNRA) was established.

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By Ron Rudolph - February 11th, 2026

Lawsuit Seeks To Stop Work On Scenic Road In Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance has filed a lawsuit against Garfield County, Utah, for violating federal law when it began making unauthorized changes to a road that sits almost entirely within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

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By NPT Staff - February 6th, 2026

Op-Ed | Interior Department Needs To Address Drought's Impact On Colorado River

There is an urgent need for the Department of the Interior to begin planning for ways to increase the amount of water that can flow through or around Glen Canyon Dam, which impounds the Colorado River to form Lake Powell.

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By Ron Rudolph - January 21st, 2026

Solving The Gordian Knot Of The Colorado River Compact

While state and federal water stewards struggle to find common ground on how to manage the Colorado River through Glen Canyon and Lake Mead national recreation areas, questions are being raised over whether they are considering issues both downstream and upstream of Lake Powell.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 19th, 2026

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