Category Archives: GCPBA RiverNews – Current and archived news concerning river runners

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GCPBA RiverNews 1/15/17 – Stow Away Motors For Diamond Down Allowed Again!

Posted on January 15, 2017 by

GCPBA has just received excellent news from Grand Canyon National Park regarding the use of a motor on the flat water of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon from below Separation Canyon to the Pearce Ferry takeout.  Here is our … Continue reading →

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GCPBA RiverNews 9/25/16 – Grand Canyon’s New Granite Springs Rapid

Posted on September 27, 2016 by

Boaters beware! GCPBA has learned of a change in Granite Springs Rapid at about mile 220.5, just after the popular mile 220 camps.  This stretch of the river with “minor” rapids between mile 220 and Diamond Creek is often taken … Continue reading →

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GCPBA RiverNews 6/29/16 – Grand Canyon Night Skies To Become More Spectacular

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

The article below is from TECHLY. Maybe we’ll be able to see many more stars at night from our river camps. The Grand Canyon’s magnificent skies are set to become even more incredible by Ronan O’Connell June 28, 2016 It … Continue reading →

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GCPBA RiverNews 11/6/15 – Unused Grand Canyon Noncommercial Launch Dates Are Rescheduled, Not Lost

Posted on November 7, 2015 by

The Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association would like to extend our thanks to Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga for an important adaptive management change he made early this year to the Colorado River Management Plan.  This change is very … Continue reading →

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GCPBA RiverNews 1/23/15 – Grand Canyon to Replace Portion of Trans-Canyon Pipeline at Phantom Ranch

Posted on January 23, 2015 by

GCPBA RiverNews 1/23/15 – Grand Canyon to Replace Portion of Trans-Canyon Pipeline at Phantom Ranch Grand Canyon, Ariz. – Grand Canyon National Park will begin replacing a portion of the Trans-Canyon Pipeline at Phantom Ranch beginning on Monday, January 26, … Continue reading →

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GCPBA RiverNews 12/10/14 – GCPBA Signs On To Letter Regarding Overflights In Grand Canyon

Posted on December 11, 2014 by

GCPBA Signs On To Letter Regarding Overflights In Grand Canyon December 10, 2014 Docket Operations, M-30 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Room W12-140, West Building Ground Floor Washington, DC 20590-0001 RE: Docket number FAA-2014-0782 Grand … Continue reading →

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GCPBA RiverNews 12/2/14 – Martin Litton, February 13, 1917 – November 30, 2014

Posted on December 3, 2014 by

GCPBA RiverNews 12/2/14 – Martin Litton, February 13, 1917 – November 30, 2014 John Blaustein sent out the sad news about Martin Litton’s passing, quietly in his sleep with his wife, Esther, at his side.  Some of us directly had … Continue reading →

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GCPBA RiverNews 10/5/14 – Early Notice of Available Grand Canyon Launch Dates

Posted on October 5, 2014 by

GCPBA RiverNews 10/5/14 – Early Notice of Available Grand Canyon Launch Dates The Grand Canyon river permits office has made an update to their noncommercial river permits lottery website. Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association had requested that they announce, as … Continue reading →

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GCPBA RiverNews 10/5/14 – Court Upholds Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban

Posted on October 5, 2014 by

GCPBA RiverNews 10/5/14 – Court Upholds Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban September 30, 2014 PHOENIX, Ariz.— Arizona’s Havasupai Tribe and a coalition of conservation groups are praising Judge David Campbell’s decision today to uphold the U.S. Department of the Interior’s … Continue reading →

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GCPBA RiverNews 9-24-14 – Grand Canyon changes budget to repay $100M loan

Posted on September 25, 2014 by

GCPBA RiverNews 9-24-14 – Grand Canyon changes budget to repay $100M loan by Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press The Grand Canyon is imposing millions of dollars in cuts to make a concessions contract more attractive to bidders. The cuts include cave … Continue reading →

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