Grand Canyon National Park Press Releases
January 15, 2013
UPDATE: Grand Canyon Rangers Search for Woman Missing from River Trip
Twenty-one year old Kaitlin Kenney of Englewood, Colorado remains missing in Grand Canyon National Park; and an extensive search by the National Park Service has turned up no additional clues as to her whereabouts.
January 14, 2013
Grand Canyon Rangers Search for Woman Missing from River Trip
January 11, 2013
Free Entry to Grand Canyon on Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Grand Canyon National Park will join national park units around the country in offering fee-free entry for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
January 07, 2013
National Park Service to Dedicate New Science and Resource Management Building at Grand Canyon
National Park Service will hold a ribbon cutting ceremeony on January 15 to dedicate new Science and Resource Management building at Grand Canyon.
December 13, 2012
Grand Canyon to Replace and Relocate Underground Electric Cable at Phantom Ranch
Grand Canyon National Park will be replacing and relocating the underground electric cable that serves Phantom Ranch in early 2013.
December 10, 2012
Grand Canyon Rangers Recover Body from below South Rim
December 05, 2012
Grand Canyon 2013 South and North Rim Artists-in-Residence Announced
Grand Canyon National Park’s Artist-in-Residence program is pleased to announce its South Rim (SR AiR) selected artists for the October 2012 – September 2013 season, and the North Rim (NR AiR) selections for the May – October 2013 season.
November 07, 2012
Final Update: North Rim Prescribed Fires
North Zone Interagency Fire Managers have completed ignitions on both the Range and Thompson Prescribed Fires (Rx).
November 05, 2012
Update: North Rim Prescribed Fires
North Zone Interagency Fire Managers estimate approximately 2,000 acres have been treated since Friday, November 2 on the Thompson prescribed fire (Rx). Fire managers decided to take advantage of favorable conditions and deepen the unit to the south, expanding defensible space between the park and the Kaibab National Forest.
November 02, 2012
Grand Canyon National Park to Waive Entrance Fees for Veterans Day Weekend 2012
In honor of those that serve and have served in the United States military, national park units around the country, including Grand Canyon National Park, will be offering everyone fee-free entry during the Veterans Day weekend.
November 01, 2012
Update: North Rim Prescribed Fires
North Zone Interagency Fire Managers have completed ignitions on the Range prescribed fire (Rx) unit. Fire managers plan to begin hand and aerial ignitions on the Thompson Rx unit on Friday, November 2, if environmental conditions are favorable.
October 30, 2012
Update: North Rim Prescribed Fires
North Zone Interagency Fire Managers have treated approximately 1,700 acres of the Range prescribed fire (Rx) unit since ignitions began on Saturday, October 27. Fire managers plan to continue ignitions today and tomorrow if environmental conditions remain favorable.
October 26, 2012
UPDATE: North Rim Prescribed Fires
North Zone Interagency Fire Managers currently anticipating intitiating the Range Prescribed Fire on Saturday, October 27.
October 23, 2012
Fire Managers Are Making Plans for Two Prescribed Fires on Grand Canyon’s North Rim
National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) fire managers, working together as the North Zone Interagency Fire Management Program, are making plans for the Range and Thompson Prescribed Fires on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Fire managers anticipate initiating these prescribed fire treatments within the next four weeks as weather and fuel moisture conditions allow.
October 18, 2012
Grand Canyon Orientation Film is a Winner
Grand Canyon National Park's interpretive orientation film, Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder, which debuted on April 18, 2011, recently won two prestigious awards: the National Association of Interpretation (NAI) First Place Award for Interpretive Media in the Long Video category and an Aurora Platinum Best of Show Award in the Nature / Environment category.
October 10, 2012
Woman Dies in Motor Vehicle Accident on North Rim of Grand Canyon / Passenger being treated for minor injuries
October 10, 2012
Grand Canyon Investigators Seeking Information in Search for Missing Man
Rangers are trying to locate Yoshikazu Yamada who was last seen waiting to get on a tour bus on October 6.
October 01, 2012
Earth Science Week to be Celebrated at Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park invites the public to join in its celebration of Earth Science Week (ESW) and National Fossil Day during the week of October 14 – 20, 2012.
September 26, 2012
Man Who Collapsed and Died on Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park is Identified
The man who collapsed and died on the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon yesterday has been identified as 72 year-old David Roberts of Cleveland, Tennessee.
September 25, 2012
Man Collapses and Dies on Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park
Man Collapses and Dies on Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park
September 21, 2012
Grand Canyon Rangers Arrest Guide for Operating in Park without a Permit
On Friday, August 31, after approximately four weeks of investigation, Grand Canyon National Park rangers arrested 42-year old Brian Thompson of Cottonwood, Arizona, for conducting commercial operations in a national park without a permit.
September 21, 2012
North Rim Fire Managers Make Plans for Fall Pile Burning
Fire managers on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park are making plans to burn piles of woody debris over the next 30 days as weather conditions allow.
September 19, 2012
Many Facilities on Grand Canyon’s North Rim to Close for Season on October 15, 2012
The staff on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will begin to shut down most visitor services and facilities on Monday, October 15; but the North Rim will remain open to visitors through November 25 or until snow closes Highway 67 leading into the park.
September 17, 2012
Grand Canyon to Celebrate National Public Lands Day with Fee Free Entry on September 29
Grand Canyon National Park will be joining national park units across the country in celebrating National Public Lands Day (NPLD) with fee free entry into the park.
September 04, 2012
Man Rescued After Fall in Grand Canyon National Park
August 30, 2012
Grand Canyon National Park to Celebrate New Park Facilities: Public Invited to Attend Ribbon Cutting and Open House
On Wednesday, September 12, Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate the completion of several new park facilities intended to promote healthy outdoor activity in the park and to increase visitor access to the South Rim by means other than automobile.
August 27, 2012
Interagency News Release: SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA CONDOR PROGRAM REVIEW COMPLETED
A review of the 2007-2011 period of the California condor reintroduction program in northern Arizona and southern Utah is complete.
August 24, 2012
Final Update: North Rim Fires, Grand Canyon National Park
Regular monsoonal moisture over the course of the last week has extinguished both the Green Lake and Manzanita Fires.
August 17, 2012
Update on North Rim Fires in Grand Canyon National Park
Fire managers on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park continue to manage the Green Lake Fire and are now managing the Manzanita Fire for multiple objectives.
August 09, 2012
Grand Canyon National Park to Manage Two Fires on North Rim
Fire managers on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will be managing two lightning-caused fires for multiple objectives.
August 04, 2012
Grand Canyon Hiker Injured in Rock Fall
Last night at approximately 9:30 Grand Canyon National Park rangers received a report that a 19 year-old male hiker had sustained injuries from a rock fall that occurred in an area of the canyon known as the “Box”. A significant thunderstorm was passing over the area when the incident occurred.
July 27, 2012
History to Come Alive at Grand Canyon National Park
Travel back in time and meet eight of Grand Canyon National Park’s most influential people during “Echoes from the Canyon”, the park’s first living history event on Friday, August 3, 2012.
July 23, 2012
Woman Who Fell from Grandview Trail Identified
A woman who died in a fall from the South Rim’s Grandview Trail in Grand Canyon National Park has been identified as 68-year old Rosa Torres Rios of Nogales, Arizona.
July 19, 2012
Rangers Respond to Report of Woman Over Edge at Grandview
At approximately, 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report that an older woman had fallen over the edge at Grandview Point, located on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, and that she was not responding to people calling down to her.
July 13, 2012
Fire Restrictions Lifted in Grand Canyon National Park
Monsoonal weather patterns have moved into the Grand Canyon area decreasing fire danger. As a result, fire managers have lifted all fire restrictions within the park.
July 13, 2012
Gary Paul Nabhan, “pioneer of the local food movement”, to speak at Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park’s Green Team is pleased to announce that Dr. Gary Paul Nabhan, award-winning author, conservation biologist, farmer, and "pioneer of the local food movement" as he has been called by Time magazine, Utne Reader, and Mother Earth News, will be presenting special programs at the park on July 21 and 22, 2012.
July 05, 2012
Youth artists bring images of the inner canyon to South Rim visitors
Grand Canyon National Park and partner Grand Canyon Youth are pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition of works by 10 young artists. The grand opening of the exhibit will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 7, in the Park Headquarters lobby.
June 29, 2012
Grand Canyon National Park to Implement Enhanced Patrols during Fourth of July Week
Grand Canyon National Park rangers will be implementing enhanced patrols, including random safety and sobriety checkpoints, during Fourth of July week in an effort to assure the safety of park visitors and residents.
June 19, 2012
Grand Canyon National Park to Implement Additional Fire Restrictions
Due to Extreme Fire Danger throughout Grand Canyon National Park, park officials will be increasing fire restrictions and extending them to all areas within the park except the Colorado River corridor.
June 15, 2012
INTERAGENCY NEWS RELEASE: FINAL UPDATE: Grand Fire
The Grand Fire, burning on both the Kaibab National Forest and Grand Canyon National Park, experienced no growth today and remains at about 480 acres in size. Containment is now at 90 percent.
June 14, 2012
Grand Canyon North Rim to Celebrate Arts Day
The National Park Service invites the public to celebrate Western Arts Day 2012, Saturday, July 14, on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
June 13, 2012
INTERAGENCY NEWS RELEASE: Grand Fire Grows to 446 Acres
Fire crews continue working towards containment of the Grand Fire and estimate the current size at 446 acres with 50 percent containment.
June 13, 2012
INTERAGENCY NEWS RELEASE: Grand Fire Update – 8:00 p.m.
Fire crews continue to make progress on the Grand Fire, which is now 481 acres with 70 percent containment. The change in acreage is not from additional growth; it is the result of a more precise assessment of the total acreage.
June 12, 2012
Crews Responding to Grand Fire on the Kaibab National Forest
US Forest Service and National Park Service fire crews are responding to the Grand Fire on the Tusayan Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest.
June 07, 2012
Grand Canyon’s South Rim to Implement Campfire Restrictions
Due to continued hot, dry and windy conditions and increasing fire danger, Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim will begin campfire restrictions tomorrow (Friday, June 8) at 8 a.m.
June 06, 2012
Trans-canyon Pipeline Repaired: Drinking Water once again Available at all Filling Stations in the Inner Canyon
Potable water is once again available at all filling stations within the Inner Canyon at Grand Canyon National Park.
June 02, 2012
National Park Service Lifting North Kaibab Trail Closure in Grand Canyon National Park
A trail closure is being lifted between Roaring Springs and Cottonwood Campground on the North Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park.
May 31, 2012
Third Pipeline Break in Grand Canyon Closes Section of North Kaibab Trail
A third pipeline break in Grand Canyon National Park has closed a one-mile section of the North Kaibab Trail between Roaring Springs and Cottonwood Campground.
May 31, 2012
National Park Service Seeking Comments on Comprehensive Fisheries Management Plan for Glen Canyon and Grand Canyon
The National Park Service (NPS) is now accepting comments on the development of a fisheries management plan for waters between Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Mead within Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
May 29, 2012
Grand Canyon National Park to Waive Entrance Fees on National Get Outdoors Day
Grand Canyon National Park will be joining national park units across the country in offering fee free entry to the park on Saturday, June 9, in honor of National Get Outdoors Day.
May 25, 2012
Pipeline Break in Grand Canyon Inner Canyon Hikers Should Be Prepared to Treat and Filter Creek Water
Due to a pipeline break in the inner canyon near Phantom Ranch in Grand Canyon National Park, rangers are advising hikers to be prepared to access and treat or filter creek water below Supai Tunnel and above Phantom Ranch on the North Kaibab Trail.
May 25, 2012
Man That Fell from South Rim of Grand Canyon is Identified
The National Park Service today released the name of the young man that died after a fall from the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
May 25, 2012
Grand Canyon National Park Taking Steps to Ensure Public Safety over the Memorial Day Weekend
Grand Canyon National Park rangers will be setting up sobriety safety checkpoints, over the Memorial Day weekend, in an effort to assure the safety of park visitors and residents.
May 24, 2012
In preparation for the Memorial Day Weekend, Grand Canyon National Park would like to remind everyone to be fire aware and “know before you go” to your public lands
Although Grand Canyon National Park received below-average precipitation this winter, the warm spring caused vegetation in the park to thrive. Now, fine fuels are quickly drying out as winds and temperatures rise, increasing the risk of wildfire.
May 24, 2012
Grand Canyon National Park Receives Clean Air Champion Award
Grand Canyon National Park recently received a Clean Air Champion Award from the Arizona Clean Cities Coalitions.
May 22, 2012
Man Dies in Fall from South Rim of Grand Canyon
On Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at approximately 12:20 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a visitor report of a man over the edge at Pipe Creek Vista located about one mile west of the junction of Desert View Drive and South Entrance Road.
May 21, 2012
Superintendent Issues Grand Canyon’s First America the Beautiful Passes for Military
On Armed Forces Day (Saturday, May 19), Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga issued the park’s first two American the Beautiful Passes for Military to Sergeants Lozier and Morse of Camp Navajo.
May 16, 2012
Thanking America's Armed Forces - Active Duty US Military Offered Free Entrance to National Parks
On Saturday, May 19, 2012 – Armed Forces Day – the National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents.
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.
