Grand Canyon News

PEACH SPRINGS, Ariz. (AP) — A man is dead after driving a vehicle over the western rim of the Grand Canyon in an apparent suicide, authorities said Wednesday.

Grand Canyon Village and Tusayan are getting in the spirit of Halloween by offering family friendly options for the holiday.

On Nov. 8, the U.S. government will lift COVID-19 travel restrictions for international visitors who are fully vaccinated.

Grand Canyon resident Denise Vazquez is excited for her new position as director of Kaibab Learning Center (KLC), a local daycare located on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.

To help bring awareness to mental health issues and to equip community members to respond to mental health crisis, a Mental Health First Aid Class will be offered in Tusayan Nov. 18.

The public comment period is for 30 days, starting Oct. 25 and ending Nov. 24.

According to the National Park Service, these awards celebrate the most prestigious recognition that can be granted by the DOI for career accomplishments.

The humpback chub is found only in the Colorado River basin in Utah, Colorado and Arizona.

Webb is the largest and most complex space science telescope ever built – the premier observatory of the next decade.

Crews will broadcast burn a low intensity 228-acre block on the upper Ten X Unit of the Reed Prescribed fire project located three miles east of the Town of Tusayan.

Founded in 1995 Navajo Youth Empowerment Services (NavajoYES) is a nonprofit group which has become a driving force behind major trail infrastructure projects across the Navajo Nation.

At the meeting, NPS Deputy Superintendent Louis Rowe outlined the three strategies.

Smoke will be visible within the area and traffic signs will be posted along the roadway advising visitors of the operations.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday will highlight the problems caused by Western drought as she visits Lake Mead in Nevada and makes the case for the Biden administration's infrastructure and climate change proposals that have stalled in Congress.

Grand Canyon National Park has experienced the first snowstorm of the season Oct. 12.

There will be two trail closures in place on the Nankoweap Granaries Trail and the Deer Creek Trail.

Arizona State University (ASU) has unveiled a new multimedia and public outreach program to bring the first monograph by the U.S. Geological Survey into the Digital Age.

Grand Canyon National Park’s North Rim will begin transition to day-use operations beginning Oct. 16.

On Oct. 11, communities across the U.S. will observe Indigenous People's Day, which celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures.

Effective Oct. 11, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin shutting off water to the upper Bright Angel and North Kaibab Trails.

The three-part mission will focus on interpretive development, economic development and increased outreach to indigenous communities.

Called Spirit of the Canyon, Ward says his mission is to help people by educating them on the system of hydroponic gardening so they can grow vegetables at home.

The incident remains under investigation.

UofA has launched the Indigenous Resilience Center, a new initiative to support national and international indigenous communities’ ability to respond to environmental challenges such as climate change, droughts, flooding and pandemics.

Grand Canyon is a major migratory byway for the Monarch butterfly.