Arizona Man Killed In Fall At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
An Arizona man camped out in a remote area of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah fell about 70 feet to his death, according to local authorities.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Coping With Coronavirus: Glen Canyon NRA Slowly Opening Access
Boaters again will be welcome at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah beginning May 8, when boat ramps at Bullfrog and Wahweap on Lake Powell will be open for day-use boating.
Top Interior, NPS Officials: Parks Will Be Reopened Incrementally
National parks that have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic will reopen incrementally based on local conditions, the Interior Department's assistant secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks told National Parks Traveler during an exclusive interview Thursday.
Coping With Coronavirus: Glen Canyon NRA Allows Limited Access To Lake Powell
Under a deal worked out with Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area officials agreed to open the Wahweap Marina on Friday to select boaters.
Traveler Special Report: Climate Change At Glen Canyon NRA
Water is big business, bigger in the Southwest than perhaps anywhere else in the United States, and so where the Colorado River flows, economics and politics closely follow. More than 40 million people downstream depend upon its waters for agriculture, cities and businesses. At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southern Utah and northern Arizona, that reality rises in the 710-foot tall Glen Canyon Dam and shimmers in the lake that it has formed, Lake Powell.
- February 23rd, 2020
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Officials Want You To Be On Your Best Behavior
Can you control temptation? The folks at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area hope so. They've instituted a "voluntary closure" of the Descending Sheep Petroglyph Panel and its immediate surrounding area for the next two months with hopes of decreasing vandalism at the site.
Traveler Special Report: Invasive Animal Species A Veritable Plague In The National Park System
There has been, for a disturbing amount of time, a slow, creeping invasion of the national parks, one in the form of an ecosystem-upsetting menagerie that poses a significant threat to both native species and the very integrity of the parks.
Nearly 2 Miles Of Graffiti Erased At Glen Canyon NRA, But More Remains
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southern Utah is a tableau of blue and red; blue from Lake Powell's waters, and red from the embracing red rock cliffs. For some visitors, it's an irresistible canvas to scratch their names, initials, or something else into the sandstone. Fortunately, the GRIT team is ready to respond.
Federal Aviation Administration Expected To Finally Begin To Address National Park Overflights
Nearly two decades after Congress passed the the National Park Air Tour Management Act that called for the plans to police the airspace over the National Park System, the Federal Aviation Administration and National Park Service are promising to create some plans, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
Western states buy time with a 7-year Colorado River drought plan, but face a hotter, drier future
As Midwest states struggled with record spring flooding this year, the Southwest was wrestling with the opposite problem: not enough water. On May 20, 2019, federal officials and leaders from seven states signed the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan, a sweeping new water management agreement for this arid region.
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