Grand Canyon

Water Restrictions In Place For Grand Canyon North Rim

The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park invoked Stage 3 water restrictions in recent days due to ongoing challenges in water delivery from Roaring Springs.

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Fatality on Bright Angel Trail at Grand Canyon National Park

A 36-year-old man died in the Grand Canyon as temperatures rose to 110 degrees.

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June 19th, 2015

Why Are Those Planes Flying Over Grand Canyon National Park This Weekend?

The U. S. Geological Survey is applying lessons learned from the recent debacle with Air Force One flying over New York City for a photo op. The scientists will be making some scientific overflights at Grand Canyon National Park for the next six days, and they're doing their best to inform the public in advance.

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May 22nd, 2009

Mining, Nuclear Power, and Parks in the Balance

As worldwide demand for clean nuclear power increases, mining claims for uranium and other material have boomed in the western United States. Many of these claims are being staked very close to the sensitive areas just outside of national parks, places like the Grand Canyon, Death Valley and Arches. This has led to a plea for updated mining laws, which in present condition have remained nearly unchanged since 1872.

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August 22nd, 2007

Mountain Lion Kittens Collared in Grand Canyon

When I think of wildlife in Grand Canyon National Park, I typically think of condors, lizards, and mules. Mountain lions are not high on the list. But apparently they should be, as park biologists have just placed tagged three five-week-old lion kittens.

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August 3rd, 2007

S&R Blotter

Search and rescue season is heating up in the parks, with rangers having to respond to a visitor who fell off the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and one lost in Yosemite.

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August 2nd, 2007

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Hikers in Grand Canyon Resort to PLB To Save Themselves

More and more, modern technology allows us to save us from ourselves. A perfect example occurred earlier this week in the Grand Canyon, where hikers beaten down by the heat used a “personal locator beacon” to save themselves. The help, incidentally, came from across the country in Florida.

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July 5th, 2007

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