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Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon, shutdown, federal government, state parks
Sep 28, 2023

Utah and Arizona will pay to keep national parks open if shutdown occurs

Arizona and Utah will keep the iconic national parks in those states open if a shutdown of the federal government threatens access to Arizona's orange-striped Grand Canyon and the sheer red cliffs of Utah's Zion Valley.

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Sep 11, 2023

Petersen said Legislature plans to sue Biden Administration over monument

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen announced Monday that the Legislature plans to sue the Biden Administration over the president's declaration of a vast new national monument surrounding much of the Grand Canyon National Park.

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Sep 6, 2023

Water conservation measures announced for Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park announced that it is reimplementing mandatory water conservation measures again for the South Rim due to diminished supplies.

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Aug 8, 2023

Biden makes Grand Canyon monument designation, citing Arizona tribal heritage, climate concerns

Declaring it good "not only for Arizona but for the planet," President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, turning the decades-long visions of Native American tribes and environmentalists into reality.

Grand Canyon National Park, shuttle buses
Jul 6, 2023

Grand Canyon gets $27.5 million federal grant for greener shuttle buses

Grand Canyon National Park is getting $27.5 million in federal highway money to upgrade its aging fleet of shuttle buses, which help the more than 4 million people who visit each year get around the huge park.

Grand Canyon National Park, heat-related fatality, hiker
Jul 5, 2023

National Park Service investigating death of hiker at Grand Canyon

A 57-year-old woman has died while on an eight-mile hike in triple-digit heat at Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said.

Grand Canyon, Sinema, national monument, Biden, Grijalva
Jun 2, 2023

Urge President Biden to preserve beautiful area surrounding Grand Canyon

Now is the time to protect the area surrounding the Grand Canyon. Please join tribal leaders, Rep. Raúl Grijalva, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in urging President Biden to safeguard this exceptional gem of ours.

Havasupai Tribe, Grand Canyon National Park
May 12, 2023

Havasupai Tribe marks spiritual homecoming with return to onetime farmland in Grand Canyon

The Havasupai Tribe and U.S. government recently partnered on events marking the rededication of a popular campground in the inner canyon of Grand Canyon National Park from Indian Garden to Havasupai Gardens or "Ha'a Gyoh."

avian flu, California condor, National Park Service
Apr 10, 2023

Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern Arizona

Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock, the National Park Service announced Friday.

Grand Canyon, snowfall,
Apr 10, 2023

Grand Canyon delays opening of North Rim due to snowfall

The public will have to wait a little longer to visit the North Rim at Grand Canyon National Park this year.

Grand Canyon, water, National Park Service, Transcanyon Waterline, Grand Canyon Village Area, South Rim
Mar 15, 2023

Grand Canyon National Park planning a $208M waterline repair

A $208 million multi-year repair is planned for the Transcanyon Waterline that supplies water for the local community and millions of visitors to Grand Canyon National Park.

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Nov 22, 2022

Bison’s relocation to Native lands revives a spiritual bond

Decades after the last bison vanished from their tribal lands, the Cherokee Nation is part of a nationwide resurgence of Indigenous people seeking to reconnect with the humpbacked, shaggy-haired animals that occupy a crucial place in centuries-old tradition and belief.

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