Anyone who has ambled through the Historic Village District in recent years has probably noticed the water-intensive Kentucky bluegrass surrounding the El Tovar Hotel and a few of the historic lodges along the South Rim. These non-native grassy …
Going Deeper: Young Cavers Help NPS with Cave Survey
The myriad caves located throughout Grand Canyon have intrigued NPS resource managers for decades. Many have been explored by biologists and hydrologists, others excavated by archaeologists, and still more remain untouched. As part of the park’s …
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Be(etle) Careful What you Ask For
For more than a decade, land managers across the Southwest have been battling the spread of the highly invasive tamarisk tree. This pernicious plant, native to Eurasia, has elbowed out indigenous plants along the banks of the Colorado River and other …