Updated: Thursday Was A Deadly Day In The National Park System
At least five people lost their lives in the National Park System this week, all on Thursday.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Dining In The Parks: Healthy Parks, Healthy People
Seared ahi tuna with pickled watermelon and a splash of chipotle lime vinaigrette. Scottish salmon tostadas. Bison ribeye. Fish tacos with sustainably sourced seabass. These are some of the entrées you can find in national parks these days, and they’re not the result of the National Park Service’s Healthy Parks, Healthy People initiative and its food guidelines for concessionaires.
Divers To Search For Quagga Mussels In Lake Powell At Glen Canyon NRA
More than two dozen divers are scheduled to search parts of Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area for non-native quagga mussels later this month.
Adult Quagga Mussels Found In Lake Powell—But All Is Not Yet Lost
There was both good and bad news from Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, where 14 adult quagga mussels have been found attached to moored vessels and dock structures in Lake Powell. The word that the invasive pests have turned up in the big lake isn't good, but all is not yet lost in the battle to keep the invades out of the lake. None of the mussels were close enough together for successful reproduction.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Ready For Spring, New PWC Regs For Lake Powell
With spring slowly warming up the Southwest, hours at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southern Utah are expanding to accommodate travelers.
Colorado River Basin Study: Where Do National Parks Fit In?
Seldom Seen Smith has to be rolling his eyes, and George Hayduke just might be thinking of calling the Monkey Wrench Gang back together. Why? A voluminous Interior Department report looking at how best to manage precious water resources in the Colorado River Basin largely ignores national parks the river flows through.
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Personal Watercraft Accident Leaves Two Dead At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
A possible lack of attention has led to the deaths of two vacationers at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and left a juvenile with minor injuries, according to the National Park Service.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area To Host Christmas Bird Count Early in January
With few trees, compared, say, to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, counting birds at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area shouldn't be too difficult when the NRA holds its Christmas Bird Count.
National Park Visits Help Grow Utah's Tourism Industry By Nearly 5 Percent In 2010
Utah's collection of national parks, monuments, and historic sites helped generate $6.5 billion in tourism spending for the state in 2010, an increase of nearly 5 percent, according to state calculations.
Painting Of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Setting Wins Honors For Arizona Man
An Arizona man whose painting captured the setting along the Colorado River in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area above Lees Ferry has donated the painting to the NRA's permanent collection.
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