January
28, 2005
Grand Canyon Boating Groups Ask for Your Support
On
January 25th, leading Grand Canyon boating groups that represent
both professionally-outfitted and self-outfitted recreational
users of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park
announced an historic breakthrough agreement. Now, for the
first time in Colorado River history, key groups representing
both commercial and non-commercial boaters are working together
to protect the Grand Canyon and to improve its management
for all. We respectfully request your support for this joint
effort.
Please
Contact the NPS By February 1st |
The
groups involved include the Grand Canyon River Outfitters
Association, the Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association,
American Whitewater, and the Grand Canyon River Runners Association.
Our united goal is to work together to help solve important
river management issues that have beset Grand Canyon river
lovers on all sides for many years. Please mail a
letter or send a fax or e-mail to the National Park Service
today expressing your support for this collaborative approach
to problem-solving.
Submit
Your Comments to the NPS in Any of Three Ways:
• mailing address for comments: CRMP Project, Grand
Canyon National Park, PO Box 129, Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023
• fax number for comments: 928-638-7797
• web address for submitting comments electronically:
www.crmpcomments.com
More
Information
More
information and copies of the groups’ joint Grand Canyon
river management proposal is available on each of their websites:
www.gcroa.org, www.gcpba.org,
www.americanwhitewater.org,
and www.gcriverrunners.org.
NPS information about the Grand Canyon river planning process
can be found at www.nps.gov/grca/crmp.
Our recommendations are designed to help the NPS solve long-standing
issues. Please support this collaborative effort to resolve
difficult problems through compromise.
It’s
Time to Reunite the Grand Canyon Boating Community
Finding
common ground is always hard. The groups involved in this
effort have worked diligently to settle past differences by
being willing to look at difficult and controversial issues
in new and creative ways. We ask for your support. Please
contact the National Park Service today to express your support
for our joint Colorado River management recommendations.
