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Category Archives: GCPBA RiverNews – Current and archived news concerning river runners
GCPBA RiverNews – 5/15/2013 – Help Water Plants at Granite Camp!
Happy Spring! We had a very successful week of planting at Granite Camp last month and we are in need of assistance watering those little gems! Our goal is to get them watered at least once a week (although twice … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 03/15/2013 – US 89 Alternative Bypass Has Issues
By: Laura Palmisano on 03/15/2013 (As reported by KJZZ 91.5 Phoenix, AZ) An alternative route to the wrecked U.S. 89, south of Page, has problems. The dirt-surfaced Navajo Route 20 runs parallel to the landslide-damaged highway. It is a short-term … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 3/4/13 – March and April Canyon Flow Forecast
The Bureau of Reclamation is forecasting Grand Canyon flows for March, 2013 “the release volume will likely be about 600 kaf, with fluctuations for hydropower of approximately 7,000 cfs in the nighttime and double peaking up to 13,000 cfs during … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 2/21/13 – The Hopi Tribe Fact Sheet – Grand Canyon Escalade Project February 2013
The Hopi Tribe Fact Sheet – Grand Canyon Escalade Project February 2013 FACTS The Grand Canyon Escalade is a proposed 420-acre tourism attraction on the Navajo Nation Reservation at the confluence of the Colorado River and the Little Colorado River. … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 2/20/13 – US 89 Closed South of Page
If you are headed to Lee’s Ferry via Page the following highway bulletin is important. Buckled pavement closes US 89 south of Page Detour will add 45 miles around closure using US 160 and SR 98. PHOENIX – US 89 … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 2/19/13 – Hopi Tribe Against Grand Canyon Project
LeRoy Shingoitewa: Hopi Tribe Against Grand Canyon Project ICTMN Staff February 18, 2013 The following is a letter from LeRoy Shingoitewa, chairman of the Hopi Tribe, addressing the Hopi Tribe’s position on the Grand Canyon Project. Our beautiful state has … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 1/20/2013 – Navajo Opposition to Escalade Escalates
As reported in the last issue of BQR (Boatman’s Quarterly Review), a Scottsdale developer wants to build an aerial tramway into the Grand Canyon. It would begin on the rim at a high-end resort located on Navajo land and transport … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 1/15/2013 Missing Woman Search Continues
UPDATE: Grand Canyon Rangers Search for Woman Missing from River Trip Grand Canyon, Ariz. Twenty-one year old Kaitlin Kenney of Englewood, Colorado remains missing in Grand Canyon National Park; and an extensive search by the National Park Service has turned … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 1/15/13 – Granite Camp, Monument Creek Tamarisk Removal Project
January 14, 2013 Greetings from Granite Camp in Grand Canyon National Park! The Vegetation Crew from Grand Canyon National Park, along with many partners and volunteers, has been busy with the first phase of tamarisk removal for the Granite Camp … Continue reading
FEATURED STORY – GCPBA RiverNews 11/18/12 – Half As Many GC River Camps As In 1983 – Can River Runners Help Slow the Erosion?
The problem of beach erosion in the Grand Canyon is often thought of as a “dam” issue that’s out of the control of boaters. But in a small, but very real sense, erosion is something that boaters do have a … Continue reading