Castle Rock Cut at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Open For Boaters
Lake Powell boaters can now access the Castle Rock Cut, which has been opened after workers deepened the cut.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 8th, 2009 9:03pm
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Three Dead, Two Rescued, One Missing in Accident at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Authorities at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah continued to search for a missing boater after an accident on Lake Powell late last Saturday. Two members of group were rescued that afternoon and the bodies of three others have been recovered.
- By Jim Burnett - April 27th, 2009 10:08pm
National Park Rangers Find Tasers Efficient Tools In Potentially Combative Situations
Rangers at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area were just the latest in the National Park System to resort to the use of a Taser to resolve a potentially combative situation.
Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas Offers New 62-foot-long Houseboat This Year
Not every national park visitor likes to spend their nights in a sleeping bag, cook over a campstove, or paddle across a lake. That's why there are houseboats.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 5th, 2009 5:37pm
Condors To Be Released into the Wild at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
If you like birding, are concerned about endangered species, and are free on Saturday, you're invited to see the release of four California condors into the wild at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 1st, 2009 10:58am
Secretary Salazar Scuttles Oil and Gas Leases Near National Parks in Utah
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, in a move that repudiates the Bush administration's energy policies, on Wednesday scuttled a series of controversial oil and gas leases near national parks in Utah.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 4th, 2009 5:23pm
Glen Canyon Marina Fire Damage Estimate: $3-$5 Million
Investigators looking into a fire that destroyed 15 boats at a remote marina in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area haven't identified a cause of the blaze that generated $3-$5 million in damage to boats and dock facilities.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 22nd, 2008 6:38pm
Twenty Boats Destroyed by Fire in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Federal investigators were joining Utah authorities Friday to determine the cause of a fire in a remote area of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area that destroyed as many as 20 boats.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2008 3:47pm
Bringing Zebra Mussels to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Could Cost You $2,500
Bringing non-native zebra mussels into Glen Canyon National Recreation Area can be a costly proposition. One individual who failed to decontaminate their boat of the mussels recently was ordered to pay $2,500 in restitution costs.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - October 24th, 2008 11:41am
How Far Should National Park Rangers Go To Safeguard Your Life?
How many hats should we expect national park rangers to wear? Already we expect them to cover law enforcement, interpretation, and backcountry patrols, and to be quick to put on their "search and rescue" hat when need arises. Should they also be lifeguards or, perhaps more generally, safety officers to protect park visitors, at times from themselves?
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 25th, 2008 7:56am
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