Grand Canyon River groups Achieve Historic Breakthrough Settlement and Offer Joint Proposal on Key Colorado River Management Issues (January 25, 2005)

Groups Formerly at Odds Settle Differences: Leading Grand Canyon boater groups that represent both professionally-outfitted and self-outfitted recreational users of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park announced an historic agreement to work together to resolve long-standing river management controversies at the Grand Canyon...

In-Depth Issue Background on Grand Canyon River Access Issue (July 31, 2002)

In the last several years, how the National Park Service ("NPS") allocates and distributes the available recreational use of the Colorado River corridor within Grand Canyon National Park has become increasingly controversial. Using the existence of a prolonged wait to receive a private river trip permit as a rallying cry, the private boater community now seeks to increase their level of use at the expense of those members of the public who would choose to take a professionally-outfitted trip...

In-Depth Issue Background on Grand Canyon Wilderness/Motors Issue (June 14, 2002)

The aim of this article is to provide a review of how the Grand Canyon is managed today, to examine the debate over motorized use in the Park, and to describe why the Grand Canyon River Outfitters Association and its members believe that such use is beneficial and consistent with both the National Park Service mission and the Wilderness Act, and should therefore continue...

Grand Canyon National Park Invites Public Participation in CRMP Revision (June 13, 2002)

Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent, Joseph F. Alston, today announced the Park's intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to update the Colorado River Management Plan for Grand Canyon National Park...

Settlement Reached in Grand Canyon River Management Litigation (January 17, 2002)

The Grand Canyon River Outfitters Association is very pleased to announce that a voluntary, negotiated settlement has been reached between the parties in litigation concerning future National Park Service planning for the management of the Colorado River within Grand Canyon National Park....


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