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Dr. Larry Stevens has spent more than 50 years as a boatman and researcher, trying to understand water and life in the Grand Canyon.

April 15, 2024
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Grand Canyon Visitor Center will be moving to limited operations as they transition between winter and seasonal park interpretation staffing.

April 15, 2024
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Celebrate Earth Day at Red Rock State Park with a day of fun educational activities for the entire family April 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

April 15, 2024
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Zion National Park has received National Park Service funding to completely rehabilitate the park’s historic South Campground.

April 15, 2024
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Grand Canyon National Park highlights employees each week in its community newsletter. Zoey Sawicki is this week’s employee spotlight.

April 15, 2024
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The Vendor Market at both the Tusayan Museum site and the Grand Canyon Visitor will be held every Thursday through Monday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

April 15, 2024
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Those planning to join a ranger-led full moon hike at Bryce Canyon National Park will be able to make reservations online via Recreation.gov. beginning May 8.

April 15, 2024
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Where did all the water go? New study explores water use in the Colorado River basin
In river’s Upper Basin which includes New Mexico, study found crops grown to feed cattle use 90% of all water diverted toward irrigation

Agriculture is the dominant use of Colorado River water; irrigated agriculture accounted for 52% of overall use and 74% of direct human consumption.

By By Kyle Dunphey, Utah News Dispatch/SourceNM April 15, 2024
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In addition to white-nose syndrome, both hibernating and non-hibernating bat species are impacted by climate change, wind-energy development, and habitat loss and fragmentation.

April 15, 2024
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Bright Angel Trail and Havasupai Campground temporarily reopen after closures
Work on Transcanyon Waterline paused for busy summer season at Grand Canyon

The Bright Angel and Tonto trails, along with Havasupai Gardens Campground, reopened for public use April 15.

April 15, 2024
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Firefighters responded and extinguished a small wildfire at Lipan Point on the evening of April 3 after an off-duty park ranger noticed the fire while returning to their residence.

April 9, 2024
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The following is a list of calls from the South Rim District Report for the period ending March 9.

April 9, 2024
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Around 61 children participated in Canyon Community Alliance’s third annual Easter Egg Hunt at Raptor Ranch March 30.

April 9, 2024
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Tiffany Sill is a doctoral candidate studying the development and optimization of energy relevant materials at Texas A&M.

April 9, 2024
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The tribe is among the most prominent of the 30 federally-recognized tribes that use the Colorado River.

By By Alex Hager, KUNC April 9, 2024

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