A political impasse in the nation’s capital that resulted in a 35-day long, partial government shutdown, has been resolved (for the moment). The agreement allows 16,000 furloughed National Park Service (NPS) employees (80% of the agencies’ total …
Shutdown Grinds on at Grand Canyon National Park
Twenty-five days into the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, life in the developed areas of the Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim is oddly normal. Visitors continue to cluster on the overlooks, slip and slide down the snow-covered …
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D.C. Gridlock Complicating Grand Canyon New Year
Unless cooler heads prevail in the nation’s capital, Grand Canyon National Park will begin its Centennial year with a whimper due to the partial government shutdown that began on December 22. Though the South Rim is open to visitation (including …
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Grand Canyon National Park Gives a Canyon-Sized Boost Local Economy
A recent press release issued from the office of Superintendent Dave Uberuaga confirmed that Grand Canyon National Park continued to serve as an economic engine and job creator during the 2013 calendar year. Grand Canyon’s 4.5 million visitors …
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Park Gives Canyon-Sized Boost to Economy
To anyone who has ever hiked, rafted, or gazed from the rim at the Grand Canyon, the value of this majesty seems as obvious as it is incalculable. Alas, we live in a world of political and economic calculation. Defenders of Grand Canyon are called …
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