Grand Canyon National Park Press Releases
May 15, 2012
June is the Month for Astronomy in Grand Canyon National Park
On the afternoon of June 5, 2012, there will be public telescope viewing of a rare Transit of Venus at the South Rim’s Grand Canyon Visitor Center. Then, from Saturday, June 16 through Saturday, June 23, the twenty-second annual Grand Canyon Star Party will be held on both the South and North Rims of the park.
May 09, 2012
Second Translocation of Endangered Humpback Chub to Havasu Creek in Grand Canyon National Park to Occur on May 13
On May 13th, the National Park Service, in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will translocate wild juvenile humpback chub to Havasu Creek below Beaver Falls in Grand Canyon National Park. This translocation of humpback chub to Havasu Creek will be the second of three planned experimental releases.
May 04, 2012
Tusayan Route Shuttle to Resume Service between Tusayan, Arizona and Grand Canyon National Park
The National Park Service will again offer shuttle bus service between Grand Canyon National Park and the neighboring town of Tusayan, Arizona in 2012.
May 04, 2012
Grand Canyon Concessioner Awarded NPS Director’s Environmental Achievement Award
Grand Canyon National Park concessioner Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C. was recently awarded the National Park Service Director's Environmental Achievement Award in the Building Our Future category.
May 02, 2012
Rangers Identify Woman Whose Body was Recovered from below South Rim of Grand Canyon
April 30, 2012
PUBLIC NOTICE of Annual Turbidity in Drinking Water
Each year in the spring, Grand Canyon National Park experiences an increase in turbidity in the drinking water. This increased turbidity is caused by snow melt, spring rains recharging the aquifer and increased water flows through the rock formations to Roaring Springs..
April 27, 2012
Rangers Retrieve Woman’s Body from below Rim
April 27, 2012
Grand Canyon Rangers Recover Body of Missing Man
April 25, 2012
Grand Canyon National Park: A Great Place to View the Annular Eclipse
Ranger-assisted opportunities to view the eclipse will be provided on both rims; and on the South Rim, NASA scientists and amateur astronomers will share their telescopes for views of the eclipse and of the night sky afterwards.
April 25, 2012
Public Invited to Grand Canyon’s Endangered Species Day, Celebrate Wildlife Day Events
On Friday, May 18, 2012, Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate Endangered Species Day in recognition of the national conservation effort to protect our nation’s endangered species and their habitats. Then, on Saturday, May 19, the celebration will continue as the park hosts its 5th annual Celebrate Wildlife Day.
April 24, 2012
Vegetation Program Staff to Apply Herbicide within Developed Areas of Grand Canyon National Park
Starting in May and continuing through September, the National Park Service will be applying herbicide to targeted, high priority, invasive plant species as part of an ongoing invasive plant management program in Grand Canyon National Park.
April 23, 2012
Exciting New Exhibits Installed at Grand Canyon Visitor Center
Grand Canyon National Park recently completed installation of new interpretive and orientation exhibits at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center located near Mather Point on the South Rim.
April 17, 2012
Grand Canyon Rangers Seek Public’s Assistance Locating Missing Man
Rangers in Grand Canyon National Park are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 47-year old Shaw Joseph Ostermann of Tempe, Arizona.
April 17, 2012
Grand Canyon Active Trails to Kick Off 2012 Season
Grand Canyon National’s Park is proud to announce the return of Grand Canyon Active Trails.
April 12, 2012
Grand Canyon’s North Rim to Open May 15 for the 2012 Summer Season
With the opening of Highway 67 on Tuesday, May 15, the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open for the 2012 summer season.
April 05, 2012
Enjoy Grand Canyon’s Earth Day Celebration during Fee-Free National Park Week
On Sunday, April 22, 2012, Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day with demonstrations, games, and much more. Grand Canyon’s Earth Day festivities will kick off National Park Week in the park; and like national park units around the country, Grand Canyon will recognize National Park Week by waiving entrance fees April 21 – 29, 2012.
April 03, 2012
National Park Service Announces Award of New Contract for Grab and Go Food Service and Bicycle Rental Operation
Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent David V. Uberuaga today announced the award of a concession contract for a "grab and go" food service and bicycle rental operations located at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
March 30, 2012
Grand Canyon National Park hosts Alternative Spring Break at Lees Ferry
Grand Canyon National Park hosted a group of students from the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin) as part of an Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program. The event took place at Lees Ferry, which is jointly managed by Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, from March 12-15, 2012.
March 21, 2012
Department of the Interior to Present Summary of Public Input Received on a Long-Term Plan for Glen Canyon Dam Operations
The public is invited to participate in web-based presentations, to be held on March 27 that will summarize public comments on the scope of the Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement for Glen Canyon Dam operations.
February 28, 2012
Grand Canyon National Park = visitors, money and jobs for local economy
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that almost 4.4 million visitors spent more than $415 million in Grand Canyon National Park and in gateway regions around the park in 2010.
February 27, 2012
Grand Canyon Rangers Receive Report of Fallen Hiker
February 24, 2012
Grand Canyon National Park to Host Archeology Day on March 24
On Saturday, March 24, 2012, Grand Canyon National Park will host its 5th annual Archeology Day in honor of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month.
February 21, 2012
Park Concessioner Grand Canyon Railway Recently Received NPS Director’s Environmental Achievement Award
Grand Canyon National Park concessioner Grand Canyon Railway (owned and operated by Xanterra Parks and Resorts) was recently awarded the National Park Service's Environmental Achievement Award in the Lean, Clean and Green category.
February 06, 2012
Intermountain Region News Release: Grand Canyon National Park to Eliminate Sale of Water in Disposable Containers
Grand Canyon National Park will eliminate the in-park sale of water packaged in individual disposable containers within 30 days under a plan approved today by National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Regional (IMR) Director John Wessels.
February 01, 2012
Weighted Lottery for 2013 Noncommercial River Trips through the Grand Canyon Now Open
The National Park Service is now accepting applications for noncommercial river trip permits to raft the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park.
January 31, 2012
Grand Canyon National Park to Celebrate Arizona’s Centennial with Fee-Free Entry on February 14
In honor of the historic event of Arizona's centennial, Grand Canyon National Park will offer fee-free entry on Tuesday, February 14.
January 31, 2012
Repair and Maintenance to Temporarily Close Ribbon Falls Bridge
Grand Canyon National Park’s Trail Crew will soon begin repairs to the bridge across Bright Angel Creek on the Ribbon Falls spur trail in the Inner Canyon.
January 26, 2012
Grand Canyon National Park Announces Speakers for 2012 "Conversations on the Edge" Community Lecture Series
Grand Canyon National Park's Division of Science and Resource Management will once again be presenting monthly community lectures in Flagstaff, Arizona in collaboration with the Grand Canyon Association and Northern Arizona University's Cline Library.
January 24, 2012
Grand Canyon Railway to Apply Herbicide within Grand Canyon National Park 2012
On February 7, 2012, Grand Canyon Railway, in consultation with the National Park Service (NPS), will be applying herbicide along their railroad tracks including those within Grand Canyon National Park.
January 19, 2012
Body Found on January 12 in Grand Canyon National Park Identified
A body found near Yaki Point in Grand Canyon National Park has been identified as that of 41 year-old Peter Reichner of Glenside, Pennsylvania.
January 13, 2012
Artists for this year’s Grand Canyon Artist-in-Residence program announced
Grand Canyon National Park’s Artist-in-Residence program is pleased to announce its South Rim Artist-in-Residence selections for the October 2011 – September 2012 season, and the North Rim Artist-in-Residence selections for the May – October 2012 season.
January 12, 2012
Body Found Near Yaki Point in Grand Canyon National Park
January 10, 2012
Grand Canyon Sobriety Safety Checkpoint Educates Public, Increases Awareness
On December 28, during the peak of the holiday season, a sobriety safety checkpoint was conducted in Grand Canyon National Park.
