Grand Canyon News

During busy days in 2021, park officials said people had to wait multiple hours to make the trek.

A small crowd of mostly park visitors and some locals attended Grand Canyon Easter Sunrise Service at Mather Point April 16.

Spring flowers are on full display at Grand Canyon.

The US Geological Survey is looking to reintroduce the native Colorado pikeminnow to Grand Canyon National Park.

Coconino National Forest announced the continued closure April 8, stating the closure was in place in order to protect the public from dangerous hazards and possible flash flooding.

Upcoming events in the Grand Canyon area.

Construction continues at the Phantom Ranch wastewater treatment plant, with helicopters flying in supplies last week.

Spring is in the air and Easter is around the corner. The communities on the South Rim and nearby neighbors are offering several options for Easter celebrations.

Monarch butterfly populations have precipitously declined since the 1980s from 4.5 million to fewer than 30,000 in 2019, according to the NPS.

Whether alone or with friends, Nancy was an intrepid explorer of the canyons, the mountains, the forests, and the deserts of the Colorado Plateau and beyond.

This schedule may change due to weather or unanticipated maintenance to the TransCanyon Waterline, according to the park.

Upcoming events in the Grand Canyon area.

Soskin won a temporary Park Service position at the age of 84 and became a permanent Park Service employee in 2011. She celebrated her 100th birthday last September.

Fire managers are tentatively planning to continue treatments on the Reed Prescribed Fire Project near Tusayan April 6-8.

The Wienermobile stopped in Flagstaff April 1 before making its way to southern Arizona.

Fewer than 40 percent of pups survived through the end of the year, though more breeding pairs were recorded in 2021.

It will be illegal to use wildlife traps, snares and poison on public lands across New Mexico under a ban that takes effect April 1.

Fire managers are tentatively planning to continue treatments on the Reed Prescribed Fire Project near Tusayan April 6-8.

Joseph Mount, of Chehalis, Washington, is also prohibited from entering all national parks in northern Arizona during those two years.

To implement the day-use reservation system, a new park-use fee would be introduced.

The 2022 Grand Canyon Star Party is being held onsite at the South Rim and the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park June 18-25.

One of the stars of the A&E show “Duck Dynasty” is filming a new show about the hidden treasures of metal detecting.

“Yellowstone: One-Fifty” is expected to debut on Fox Nation this fall.

Olson said people who develop rock climbing routes try to remove dangerous rocks that might fall.

About 120,000 Japanese Americans were held in 10 camps in California, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah, Arkansas and Colorado after they were expelled from their homes.