Grand Canyon National Park News

Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection Office 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023 Contact: Colleen Hyde Phone: 638-7769 Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. National Park Service 1050 Walnut Street, Suite 220, Boulder, Colorado 80302 Contact: Greg Nottingham Phone: 415-1483 Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, December 02, 2009 Administrative ...

A body recovered from below the South Rim of the Grand Canyon has been identified as that of a Colorado man.

Police cyber unit say online scams can come in the form of an email, instant messages or pop ups.

Officials at Grand Canyon National Park say a man's body has been found 200 feet below the canyon's South Rim.

When it comes to being photogenic, Arizona takes the cake. That's why we're thrilled to share a photo of the day.

Feed lots and sheds on a western ranch. NPS photo. 1. The accompanying photo was taken in the only unit in the entire 392-unit National Park System that has the word "ranch" in its name.

The National Park Service continues to accomplish work on projects at Grand Canyon National Park that have been funded, in part, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 .

Grand Canyon, Ariz. a ' The National Park Service will be making operational changes to the backcountry permitting system and placing a moratorium on the number of commercial use authorizations issued for guided backpacking services in Grand Canyon National Park.

New mining jobs in the Arizona Strip area may be put on hold. The Center for Biological Diversity, the Grand Canyon Trust and the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit Nov.

" Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Steve Martin has announced that an environmental assessment for the construction of a new Science and Resource Management Facility in the park is now available for public review and comment.

Three environmental groups sued the Obama administration in U.S. District Court in Arizona today in an effort to halt a proposed uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park.

An influx of federal dollars through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is helping Grand Canyon National Park crews repair trails and put new roofs on aging structures.

A new law that will allow visitors and recreationists to bring an assembled or functional firearm into the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge system will be the target of John W. "Bill" Wade, when he serves as the guest speaker at the Shining Mountains Group annual dinner, Saturday, Nov.

As the story goes...... on July 4, 1876, a scouting party from Boston put a flag up on a ponderosa pine and that is how this city got its name.

Grand Canyon National Park rangers on Tuesday were trying to determine the cause of death of an Arizona man whose body was found on the Bright Angel Trail.

There's an audacious move afoot in Congress: Not just fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, but actually use all $900 million to help improve local, state, and national parks and recreation opportunities.

As of the end of the public comment period this week, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar received input from 98,285 citizens supporting his proposal to protect the lands around Grand Canyon National Park from mining.

A fire approximately nine miles southeast of Williams, was discovered this afternoon at approximately 2 p.m. A column of smoke was readily visible from Interstate 40, Williams, and other nearby locales.

Did You Know? The elk found within Grand Canyon National Park weigh as much as 1,000 pounds , and have been known to injure people who approach them.

" On Veteran's Day, Wednesday, November 11, 2009, all military veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families will be admitted to Grand Canyon National Park free of charge.