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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Officials Want You To Be On Your Best Behavior

Can you control temptation? The folks at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area hope so. They've instituted a "voluntary closure" of the Descending Sheep Petroglyph Panel and its immediate surrounding area for the next two months with hopes of decreasing vandalism at the site.

Traveler Special Report: Invasive Animal Species A Veritable Plague In The National Park System

There has been, for a disturbing amount of time, a slow, creeping invasion of the national parks, one in the form of an ecosystem-upsetting menagerie that poses a significant threat to both native species and the very integrity of the parks.

Nearly 2 Miles Of Graffiti Erased At Glen Canyon NRA, But More Remains

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southern Utah is a tableau of blue and red; blue from Lake Powell's waters, and red from the embracing red rock cliffs. For some visitors, it's an irresistible canvas to scratch their names, initials, or something else into the sandstone. Fortunately, the GRIT team is ready to respond.

Federal Aviation Administration Expected To Finally Begin To Address National Park Overflights

Nearly two decades after Congress passed the the National Park Air Tour Management Act that called for the plans to police the airspace over the National Park System, the Federal Aviation Administration and National Park Service are promising to create some plans, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

Western states buy time with a 7-year Colorado River drought plan, but face a hotter, drier future

As Midwest states struggled with record spring flooding this year, the Southwest was wrestling with the opposite problem: not enough water. On May 20, 2019, federal officials and leaders from seven states signed the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan, a sweeping new water management agreement for this arid region.

Centuries-Old Spanish Coins Found At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Tell No Tales

Spanish explorers and wayfarers traveled across the Southwest, and through present-day Utah, 250 years ago, but what is the chance that one dropped some coins along the way while resting near the river we know as the Colorado? Or, in light of the estimated dates of the coins, were they trade pieces passed along going back two centuries more?

NPS Recognized For Efforts To Contain Invasive Quagga Mussels

Since 2017, the National Park Service has redoubled its efforts to work with states in the West to contain quagga mussels through the Safeguarding the West from Invasive Mussels initiative. These efforts have not gone unnoticed, and in early January 2019 the Colorado River Fish and Wildlife Council sent a letter to the Department of the Interior recognizing specific National Park Servicestaff and parks for their tireless efforts to manage aquatic invasive species.

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