Grand Canyon National Park

Incoming Grand Canyon Superintendent Brings Deep Background To Challenging Job

Edward Keable doesn't bring a National Park Service pedigree with him to Grand Canyon National Park as its incoming superintendent, but he brings a wealth of legal experience in the issues the park is steeped in.

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April 9th, 2020

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UPDATE 2 | Interior Department Lawyer Named Superintendent Of Grand Canyon National Park

A lawyer with three decades of experience with the federal government but none on the ground in the National Park System on Friday was named superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park, a highly unusual move for a park that has struggled in recent years with sexual harassment issues and internal dissension and seen a revolving door of acting superintendents.

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April 3rd, 2020

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UPDATE 2 | Interior Secretary Urged To Close The National Park System

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt faced renewed calls Tuesday to close down the National Park System in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, while at Grand Canyon National Park nerves were fraying among some workers who couldn't understand why the park remained open.

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March 31st, 2020

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Traveler's View: Why Is Grand Canyon National Park Open?

There are two sides, at least, as to why Grand Canyon National Park remains open during the coronavirus pandemic, and history would point to the answer being Arizona's governor wants it open.

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March 30th, 2020

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Top NPS Officials Support Grand Canyon's Closure, But Haven't Ordered It

Grand Canyon National Park remained open Saturday, days after the National Park Service's leadership team "supported" the park's closure due to the coronavirus pandemic and despite calls from local government and health officials that it be closed and internal recognition that the pandemic "is on a scale that we have never seen before."

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March 28th, 2020

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Trip Of A Lifetime -- Running The Colorado River Through Grand Canyon -- Dashed By COVID-19

A trip of a lifetime, running the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National, has been scuttled by the coronavirus pandemic.

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March 26th, 2020

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UPDATE 3 | Interior Secretary Refuses To Let Grand Canyon National Park Close In Face Of COVID-19

Hours after Coconino County officials in Arizona, frustrated that Grand Canyon National Park is still open despite the worsening coronavirus pandemic, urged Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on Thursday to follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and close the park, the National Park Service announced some operational changes at the park.

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March 26th, 2020

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Photography In The National Parks: When Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

You've planned months or even a year ahead for that once-in-a-lifetime trip to a particular national park.Your arrival, however, may coincide with smoky landscapes from a forest fire, near or far. Don't let that deter you from enjoying your stay and using your camera. Photographer Rebecca Latson provides ideas to help you get WOW-worthy shots on even the haziest of days.

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March 24th, 2020

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UPDATED | Coronavirus Impacts Reaching National Parks, Raising Concerns

Concern over the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 on Friday led to cancellation of the annual maple sugar festival at Indiana Dunes National Park, the planned closing of the Washington Monument on Saturday, and worry for park employees who must interact with visitors in the National Park System.

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March 13th, 2020

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Grand Canyon National Park Ranger Searches For The Untold Stories In History

A ranger at Grand Canyon National Park who searches for untold stories from the past has received the 2020 Edwin C. Bearss History Fellowship.

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February 27th, 2020

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