Archived Press Releases Year 2002

Date Released	Title
10-Dec-02	Grand Canyon National Park Foundation Receives Accessibility Leadership Award
9-Oct-02	Prescribed Fires Will Enhance Forest Health At Grand Canyon
3-Oct-02	Autumn Colors Prelude North Rim Closure
9-Sep-02	National Park Service Announces Baltimore And Oakland Public Meeting Locations To Discuss Colorado River Management Plan
22-Aug-02	Grand Canyon National Park Extends Public Meeting Schedule In Revision Of Colorado River Management Plan
22-Aug-02	Grand Canyon National Park to Celebrate "National Parks Day"
15-Aug-02	Fire Danger Level Climbs To "Extreme" At Grand Canyon National Park, But The Park Remains Open!
12-Aug-02	Falling Fatality Along Havasu Creek in Grand Canyon National Park
5-Aug-02	National Park Service Announces a Finding of No Significant Impact for Research on Wildfire Hazard Reduction in Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems at Grand Canyon National Park
1-Aug-02	National Park Service Investigating Outbreak of Gastrointestinal Illness on the Colorado River
29-Jul-02	Grand Canyon National Park Seeks Public Comment On Environmental Assessment On Proposal For Improvements At Desert View
19-Jul-02	Fire Managers At Grand Canyon National Park Plan To Conduct Prescribed Fires
17-Jul-02	Fire Restrictions To Be Lifted At Grand Canyon National Park
11-Jul-02	Xanterra Parks And Resorts Is Awarded New Concessions Contract At Grand Canyon National Park
10-Jul-02	NPS Announces Availability of Finding of No Significant Impact on Proposed Tamarisk Management and Tributary Restoration Project
28-Jun-02	Grand Canyon National Park Officials Announce New Use Restrictions, but the Park Remains Open!
26-Jun-02	National Park Service Expands Testing of Segway^TM Human Transporter to Grand Canyon National Park
20-Jun-02	Illnesses Reported by River Rafters on Colorado River Tentatively Identified
19-Jun-02	NPS Director Lauds President Bush's Initiative To Promote Improved Health Through Visiting National Parks
18-Jun-02	Grand Canyon National Park Investigating Illnesses Reported By River Runners
13-Jun-02	Grand Canyon National Park Invites Public Participation in Revision of Colorado River Management Plan
11-Jun-02	Fire Restrictions are in Effect at Grand Canyon National Park, but the Park Remains Open!
22-May-02	National Trails Day Celebrated at Grand Canyon National Park
15-May-02	Fire Restrictions To Begin At Grand Canyon National Park
30-Apr-02	Grand Canyon North Rim to Open for the Season on May 10
22-Apr-02	Grand Canyon National Park Seeks Public Comment on Research on Wildfire Hazard Reduction in Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems
15-Apr-02	Celebrate National Park Week with Grand Canyon National Park
11-Apr-02	Grand Canyon National Park Seeks Comment On Revised Proposal for Grand Canyon Greenway Trail Segments
3-Apr-02	New Zealand Man Rescued After Fall Into Canyon
1-Apr-02	Busy Fire Season Expected - Community Meetings To Discuss Fire Safety
12-Mar-02	Grand Canyon National Park Seeks Public Comment on Environmental Assessment for Mather Campground Rehabilitation
27-Feb-02	Grand Canyon National Park Seeks Public Comment on Environmental Assessment for a Tamarisk Management and Tributary Restoration Project
27-Feb-02	Grand Canyon National Park Initiates General Scoping on Proposal to Renovate Maswik Transportation Center
17-Jan-02	Statement of Joseph F. Alston Superintendent, Grand Canyon National Park Regarding Court Settlement