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Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery
Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetary – NPS
Looking for famous historical figures involved in the development and protection of Grand Canyon? The Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery is a great place to explore! John Hance, Ralph Cameron, Pete Berry, Ellsworth Kolb, Gunnar Widforss, and Eddie McKee are just a few folks you might run into at the cemetery.
Grand Canyon National Park to Eliminate Sale of Water in Disposable Containers
Grand Canyon National Park will eliminate the in-park sale of water packaged in individual disposable containers within 30 days under a plan approved today by National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Regional (IMR) Director John Wessels. Free water stations are available throughout the park to allow visitors to fill reusable water bottles.
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Grand Canyon National Park to Celebrate Arizona’s Centennial with Fee-Free Entry on February 14
In honor of the historic event of Arizona’s centennial, Grand Canyon National Park will offer fee-free entry on Tuesday, February 14.
Visitors who arrive on the anniversary of Arizona’s statehood (February 14, 2012) will be allowed to enter the park free of charge. Those who plan to spend time in the park beyond February 14 will need to pay the regular entrance fee for the remainder of their stay. Park visitors are reminded that the fee-free designation applies to entrance fees only and does not affect fees for camping, reservations, tours, or use of concessions.
Grand Canyon National Park Announces Speakers for 2012 “Conversations on the Edge” Community Lecture Series
Grand Canyon National Park’s Division of Science and Resource Management will once again be presenting monthly community lectures in Flagstaff, Arizona in collaboration with the Grand Canyon Association and Northern Arizona University’s Cline Library. The Ranger Lecture Series,Conversations on the Edge, features park resource specialists speaking about the National Park Service’s scientific work monitoring, managing and preserving Grand Canyon’s natural and cultural resources.
Artists for this year’s Grand Canyon Artist-in-Residence program announced
Grand Canyon National Park’s Artist-in-Residence program is pleased to announce its South Rim Artist-in-Residence (SR AiR) selections for the October 2011 – September 2012 season, and the North Rim Artist-in-Residence (NR AiR) selections for the May – October 2012 season.
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Grand Canyon National Park to Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month
The Dishchii'bikoh Apache Group performing at Grand Canyon's 2010 Native American Heritage celebration. NPS Photo by Erin Whittaker.
Grand Canyon, Ariz. — On, Wednesday, November 16, Grand Canyon National Park will be celebrating National Native American Heritage Month with a day of special presentations and demonstrations.
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Grand Canyon National Park to Waive Entrance Fees for Veterans Day 2011
Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park will be joining national park units across the country in celebrating Veterans Day with fee free entry into the park.
This year, the fee free designation will apply to the entire Veteran’s Day weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 11 – 13. Visitors who arrive on November 11, 12 or 13 will be allowed to enter the park free of charge. Those who plan to spend time in the park beyond November 13 will need to pay the regular entrance fee for the remainder of their stay.
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Many Facilities on Grand Canyon’s North Rim to Close for Season on October 15
The staff on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will begin to shut down most visitor services and facilities on Saturday, October 15; but the North Rim will remain open to visitors through November 27 or until snow closes Highway 67 leading into the park.
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Grand Canyon National Park to Celebrate Earth Science Week
Allyson Mathis, Science and Education Outreach Coordinator showing visitors Grand Canyon fossils. NPS, MICHAEL QUINN
Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate Earth Science Week and National Fossil Day by offering a variety of special programs and events during the week of October 9 – 15, 2011. Earth Science Week promotes understanding and appreciation of the value of earth science research and its applications and relevance to our daily lives. Grand Canyon National Park is an ideal place to celebrate Earth Science Week, as the park is a natural classroom and laboratory for the earth sciences, and is one of the world’s most well known and most scenic geologic landscapes.
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Grand Canyon to Celebrate National Public Lands Day with Fee Free Entry
Grand Canyon National Park will be joining national park units across the country in celebrating National Public Lands Day (NPLD) with fee free entry into the park.
National Public Lands Day began in 1994 and is intended to encourage shared stewardship of our nation’s public lands. Today, NPLD is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance federal, state and local public lands. In Grand Canyon National Park, volunteers and park staff will be working with the park’s Vegetation Program on native plant restoration and exotic plant control.
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