Grand Canyon National Park

Sexual Harassment Chapter At Grand Canyon National Park Leads Superintendent To Retire

Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga, who has shouldered responsibility for not acting more aggressively in response to long-running allegations of sexual harassment in the park, has announced his retirement rather than accept a move to the National Park Service's Washington headquarters.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 17th, 2016 10:43am

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Traveler's View: The Promise Of The Next Century

We stand on the cusp of the National Park Service’s second century, at an intersection of retrospection and promise. It’s the perfect point from which to look back on the first 100 years of the management of the world’s greatest park system, and to examine how it can be improved moving forward into the future.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 16th, 2016 2:00am

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Tusayan Shuttle To Grand Canyon’s South Rim Extended Due To Popularity

After significant increases in visitors and shuttle ridership in 2015, free bus service to Grand Canyon National Park from nearby Tusayan, Arizona, will run an additional five weeks this year, starting May 7.

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By NPT Staff - May 6th, 2016 2:30am

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Grand Canyon’s North Rim Will Reopen May 15

This year’s season at the North Rim will run five months, as Grand Canyon National Park will open the entrance at 7:30 a.m. May 15, with all services operating through Oct. 15.

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By NPT Staff - April 25th, 2016 2:00am

Pssssst! You Can Find A Room In The National Parks This Year

Amid all the hoopla, celebration, and excitement surrounding the National Park Service's 100th birthday this year, one fact is inescapable: Lodging in the parks this summer will be hard to find. But...it won't be impossible to find.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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Traveler’s View: Grand Canyon’s Sexual Harassment Chapter Demands Transparency

Three months past the public notice that a sordid chapter of sexual harassment pervaded Grand Canyon National Park’s Inner Gorge, the National Park Service has largely been silent on exactly how it will address the issue.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 18th, 2016 3:00am

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National Park Service Far From Achieving Hydration Station Goals

Six years after National Park Service officials set aspirational goals to reduce plastic waste across the park system by installing water-filling stations for the public, the agency has fallen far short of its hopes.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 11th, 2016 8:04am

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UPDATED: National Park Service Director Urged By Congressional Representatives To Survey Workforce For Sexual Harassment

Nearly two dozen members of Congress have signed a bipartisan letter to National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis asking that his staff conduct a system-wide survey to see whether sexual harassment is an ongoing problem in the agency.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 1st, 2016 9:02am

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Grand Canyon National Park Searching For Ways To Replace River District Operation

With the peak river-running season coming to Grand Canyon National Park, Park Service officials are working to replace the River District office that provided, in part, inspection of commercial and private river trips on the Colorado River through the park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 29th, 2016 3:00am

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Rodent Presence Closes Cave Of Domes At Grand Canyon National Park

Concerns that hantavirus-carrying rodents have taken up residence in the Cave of Domes at Grand Canyon National Park has prompted the National Park Service to close the cave to the public for the immediate future.

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By NPT Staff - June 21st, 2016 8:39am

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