Stories tagged: "Grand Canyon"

community Havasupai ceremonial practitioner Uqualla, left, and tribal member Kris Siyuja, hold a blessing ceremony below the rim at Grand Canyon National Park on Friday, May 5, 2023. The Havasupai Tribe and the park marked the renaming of a popular campground from Indian Garden to Havasupai Gardens. (AP Photo/Ty O'Neil)
community Havasupai Tribe in Arizona Marks a Spiritual Homecoming: ‘We Are Still the Grand Canyon’

Today about 500 of the nearly 770 tribal members live in Supai Village on the reservation adjacent to the Grand Canyon, so remote it can be reached only by foot, mule or helicopter.

Associated Press Associated Press May 11, 2023 2:47 pm MST
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Arizona Arizona Is More Than the Grand Canyon. Here Are Other National Parks to Visit.

On five days this year, the National Parks Service offers free admission to all national parks.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner April 20, 2023 6:32 am MST
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Arizona Biden Firm on Uranium-Mining Ban Around ‘Jewel’ of the Grand Canyon

Biden said the country should instead be focusing on developing clean energy. For four years, the Trump administration took steps to boost uranium mining for what it called national security reasons, a move environmentalists saw as an attempt to open the door to mining near the Grand Canyon. President-elect Joe Biden may be ready to...

Claire Chandler Claire Chandler January 4, 2021 10:00 am MST
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Environment 300 Million-Year-Old Fossilized Footprints Found at Grand Canyon

Researchers say they footprints pre-date dinosaurs, and originate from a time when the earth’s land was assembled into the supercontinent Pangea.

Felicia Fonseca Felicia Fonseca August 26, 2020 7:16 am MST
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Environment Reopening Grand Canyon Is ‘a Recipe for Disaster,’ Critics Say

The national park is temporarily reopening for Memorial Day Weekend.

Ellie Borst May 25, 2020 7:49 am MST

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Environment One of Arizona’s Most Popular Tourist Sites Shutdown Over Coronavirus

Permit holders for one of Arizona’s most popular tourist destinations are going to have to wait a little longer to explore the Havasupai waterfalls.

Associated Press Associated Press March 16, 2020 7:49 am MST
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Environment Radiation Victim Urges Arizona to Oppose Uranium Mining

After months of silence, conservationists and victims of uranium radiation renew calls for Sen. Martha McSally to support mining ban around Grand Canyon.

Camaron Stevenson Camaron Stevenson March 3, 2020 8:14 am MST