Canyonlands National Park

NPS Director Jarvis Allows Parks To Ban Disposable Plastic Bottles

Those seemingly ubiquitous disposable plastic bottles, the ones that generated a storm of controversy over their proposed ban at Grand Canyon National Park, may now be banned by park superintendents nationwide.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 14th, 2011 8:11pm

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Arches, Canyonlands National Parks Open All Winter, But Come Prepared

Winter days are short and nights cold even in Utah's redrock country, but that's no reason not to visit Arches or Canyonlands national parks in the coming months.

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By NPT Staff - December 11th, 2011 3:00am

Top Six Family Adventures In National Parks

A year's worth of family vacations to national parks led to the following list of top family adventures in the national parks.

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By Michael Lanza - December 12th, 2011 8:03am

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National Park Visits Help Grow Utah's Tourism Industry By Nearly 5 Percent In 2010

Utah's collection of national parks, monuments, and historic sites helped generate $6.5 billion in tourism spending for the state in 2010, an increase of nearly 5 percent, according to state calculations.

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By NPT Staff - December 2nd, 2011 12:28pm

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Hurry Sundown

Sunsets in Canyonlands National Park fully explain why they refer to it as "redrock." This shot was taken in the Needles District.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 17th, 2011 5:17pm

Pot-Holing In Canyonlands National Park

Scramble over the rockscape in the Needles District of Canyonlands and, during the wet season, you can spot plenty of potholes.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 11th, 2011 11:44am

Study Points To Great Economic Beneft Of Arches, Canyonlands National Parks and Surrounding Recreational Lands

U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, a Utah Republican who chairs the House subcommittee that oversees the National Park Service, recently commented that national parks are not money makers. Well, an economic study prepared for one of Utah's congressional districts says otherwise.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 8th, 2011 7:40am

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Chair Of House Subcommittee On National Parks Calls Parks, Other Federal Lands Unconstitutional

U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, who chairs the House subcommittee that oversees national parks and other federal lands, says it is unconstitutional for the federal government to own those tracts.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 31st, 2011 3:00am

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Groups Urging Obama Administration To Protect The "Greater Canyonlands" Region Near Canyonlands National Park

Southern Utah's redrock landscape is wondrous, a spectacular collection of lands in various stages of deconstruction and reconstruction. While some of that landscape has been protected in the form of national parks, some groups believe more needs that type of protection.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 19th, 2011 3:00am

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Against All Odds: Rangers Find Injured Man Crawling Across the Desert at Canyonlands National Park

A 64-year-old man from North Carolina was injured in a fall during a solo hike in a remote section of Canyonlands National Park last week. Unable to walk, he faced long odds, since no one was aware of his plans or location. What followed was a tale combining grim determination and alert work by rangers.

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By Jim Burnett - September 16th, 2011 2:00am

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