Times Spent Outdoors: Priceless!
Times Spent Outdoors: Priceless!
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PAGE, AZ – The National Park Service (NPS) has received numerous inquiries from local residents and park visitors regarding the effects of the Gold King Mine spill on waters within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The incident is being managed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Current information on the spill is available at www.EPA.gov/GoldKingMine. Contaminated wastewater from the Gold King Mine has not reached Lake Powell or the San Juan River within Glen Canyon. “We have not... Full story
A new floating convenience store and snack bar has arrived at the Halls Crossing Marina. Barges towed the store nearly 100 miles up Lake Powell to its new home on a journey that lasted four days. "We are pleased that our partner Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas has brought new services to the popular Halls Crossing boating destination in San Juan County, Utah," said Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Superintendent Todd Brindle. The store is already attracting boating visitors. The picnic... Full story
PHOENIX – Based on public input received this year, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has developed a first-draft revision of the hunt guidelines and wants to hear more about how this revision might be improved. The hunt guidelines provide the biological and social parameters used by wildlife managers to formulate the annual hunt recommendations (season structures, season lengths, season dates, permits allocated, etc.) These recommendations result in the hunts in which licensed hunters may p... Full story
The following facilities are closed or operating on a reduced schedule. Wahweap • Lake Powell Resort – open • Rainbow Room restaurant and Wahweap grille – closed • Latitude 37 – closed • Driftwood Lounge – open 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. for dinner only • Canyon Coffee – open 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. • RV park, campground, campground store – open – check-in at store 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Lake Powell gift shop – open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Lake Powell Sports – closed • Marina Store – open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Boat Rental re... Full story
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area staff continue to monitor park waters to determine the distribution of quagga mussels. Quagga mussels were recently identified in sampling locations between Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry. Mussel larvae (veligers) are passing through the Glen Canyon Dam and low numbers of adult mussels have been confirmed in the Glen Canyon stretch of the river. Managers and research staff remain hopeful that the river current and sediment in the water below the Paria River... Full story
Page, AZ – The National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to provide comments related to the proposed rehabilitation, restoration and resurfacing of approximately five miles of Lakeshore Drive, two miles of Wahweap Boulevard, and 0.3 miles of Wahweap Marina Drive in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The project will ensure that Lakeshore Drive is rehabilitated and maintained to allow continued long-term vehicular access to Lake Powell in the Wahweap area. During the six months of road r... Full story
Quagga/Zebra Mussel Comprehensive Management As of January 2014, approximately 1,300 adult quagga mussels have been found and removed from Lake Powell. We are finding additional adult mussels as the season progresses. The Quagga-Zebra Mussel Management Plan (QZMP) is needed to help the NPS decide what tools are appropriate to support the ongoing management of invasive mussels in Glen Canyon now that quagga mussels are present in Lake Powell. The QZMP will consider changes to the existing... Full story
Page, AZ – On June 28, 2013 at approximately 6:30 pm a 5-year old boy was killed in a boating accident uplake from Bullfrog near buoy 110 by Tapestry Wall. The child was riding in the bow of the boat, when the vessel hit a wave. The boy fell out of the vessel, was struck by the propeller and was killed instantly. Everyone onboard was wearing a life jacket and no alcohol was involved. - www.nps.gov/glca -... Full story
Clean! Drain! Dry! The early spring discovery of 14 adult quagga mussels at Lake Powell is a crucial reminder to boaters to clean, drain and dry their boats after every use to help prevent the spread of these destructive invasive species. According to a National Park Service (NPS) mussel monitoring update, the NPS identified 14 adult quagga mussels attached to moored vessels and dock structures at the Wahweap Marina in Lake Powell. None of the adult mussels were close enough together to mate... Full story
Grand Canyon, Ariz. – On Saturday, May 18th, 2013, over 500 people gathered to celebrate the trailhead renovation of one of Grand Canyon National Park’s oldest and most visited trails. The dedication ceremony, celebrated jointly by Grand Canyon National Park and the Grand Canyon Association was opened with a traditional welcome by tribal representative, Diana Sue Uquala from the Havasu nation. Superintendent Dave Uberuaga spoke of the significance of the renovations to the historic trail that in... Full story
Page, AZ – National Park Service Rangers are searching for two missing persons in two separate incidences that occurred over the last several days. A swimmer was reported missing in Gunsight Bay on Friday, September 21 at approximately 11:00 am. The 35 year-old male from Salt Lake City jumped off a wakeboat and was swimming to the houseboat when he began to call for help. Members of the group attempted to assist, but were unable to find him after he slipped beneath the surface. On Monday, S... Full story
Join Glen Canyon National Recreation Area staff on May 20 to experience a rare annular eclipse of the sun. Wahweap View, three miles north of the Carl Hayden Visitor Center on US Highway 89, is the park’s official eclipse viewing location. Rangers and amateur astronomers representing astronomy clubs in Arizona and New Mexico will provide solar telescopes and viewing devices to experience this extraordinary phenomenon. Wahweap View parking is limited to the first 45 vehicles; no RVs or v... Full story
Come enjoy your parks! Entrance into the parks and all National Park Service programs are FREE during National Park Week April 21-29. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will be hosting the following events to celebrate: April 20, 9a.m. – 12 p.m.: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area staff will join forces with Page High School students and teachers to plant native plants around the PHS Green Hogan in celebration of Earth Day. National Park Service staff will educate the students on the t... Full story
