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Grand Canyon National Park
What's New ?
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Current Items of Interest:
- September 19 - November 1, 2009
Grand Canyon Celebration of Art - South Rim
This major art show provides an opportunity for park visitors to see the works of some of the best master artists in the nation as they seek to capture the beauty of the timeless Grand Canyon landscape on canvas.
The South Rim show opened to the public on September 19. 2009 and continues through November 1, 2009.
Everyone is invited -- no admission fee.
Learn More...
A Chronology of Recent Events:
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Event took place October 11 - 17, 2009
Earth Science Week promoted understanding and appreciation of the value of earth science research and its applications and relevance to our daily lives. Grand Canyon National Park is an ideal place to celebrate Earth Science Week, as the park is a natural classroom and laboratory for the earth sciences, and is one of the most well known and most scenic geologic landscapes on the planet.
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Event took place on September 26, 2009
Día de la Familia: Una Celebración del Mes Herencia Hispano
(Family Day: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month)
Grand Canyon National Park, observed National Hispanic Heritage Month, by celebrating its first Dia de la Familia. Dia de la Familia is a day of bilingual programs and activities presented in both Spanish and English, commemorating the Hispanic heritage of the American Southwest and celebrating the daily contributions of Hispanics to the visitor’s experience of public lands today.
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In addition, traditional folk artists from Mexico presented cultural demonstrations of their art. A special screening of the Ken Burns’ film This is America was shown, and a vegetation service project was conducted in both Spanish and English.
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Event took place September 11-26, 2009
The Grand Canyon Music Festival, 26th Session
Held at the South Rim's Shrine of the Ages, the 2009 season opened September 11 and 12 with the stringband ETHEL, the GCMF's Native American Composer Apprentice Project ensemble-in-residence. The Bonfiglio Group performed jazz and blues on September 18, followed by festival founders Clare Hoffman and Robert Bonfiglio and friends on September 19. The season concluded with the Enso String Quartet performing works by Ravel and Schumann on September 25 and 26. For details and the roster of artists and programs visit: www.grandcanyonmusicfest.org or call 928-638-9215.
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Event took place August 1 - September 7, 2009
Paint in the Parks 100
Paint the Parks 100 is America's leading competition designed to illustrate the beauty and significance of America’s national parks. Paintings depict the diverse treasures—both natural and cultural—that are preserved and protected by the National Park Service. Entries are juried by a panel of nationally recognized arts professionals and the top 100 paintings tour the nation for a year.
- An Environmental Assessment (EA) for Train Operations in the park was available for public review and comment for a period of 30 days, between June 29 and July 29, 2009.
- Event took place April 11-July 9, 2009
Wild About Children's Books - Wildlife Art for Kids
Children’s books combine engaging imagery and vivid language to tell their stories while at the same time fostering literacy. Three new children’s books about the Southwest were featured in this dazzling exhibition that demonstrated why books continue to thrive in an electronic age. Admission is free. More...
- Event took place July 11, 2009
Western Arts Day: NORTH RIM ONLY
Western Arts Day celebrated the western culture which helps define what Grand Canyon, Northern Arizona, and Southern Utah are today, focusing on music and poetry. Programmed activities took place in various locations throughout the North Rim developed area.
- Event took place July 6-27, 2009
Digital Photography Workshops and Slide Shows
The National Park Service hosted Canon and the American Park Network in presenting free digital photography workshops. Participants met at Mather Ampitheater behind Park Headquarters and joined a photo walk with seasoned professionals who shared their experience taking landscape and wildlife photographs while using the latest digital technology. More information...
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The Park sought comments on Mule Operations and Stock Use in Grand Canyon National Park between May 22 and June 22, 2009. More...
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Event took place June 13-20, 2009
Grand Canyon Star Party
Visitors Explored the wonders of the night sky at Grand Canyon with astronomers from the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association on the South Rim and the Saguaro Astronomy Club on the North Rim. Evening presentations were followed by telescope viewing opportunities that continued well into the night. More information....
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Event took place on Saturday, May 2, 2009
Celebrate Wildlife Day
Grand Canyon National Park, the Grand Canyon Association, and other partners presented indoor and outdoor programs and exhibits throughout the day at the Shrine of the Ages on the South Rim of Grand Canyon. This event provided visitors with opportunities to learn about regional wildlife and about the work of wildlife biologists. More information....
- Event took place on Saturday, April 4, 2009
Third Grand Canyon Hiker's Symposium:
This annual symposium presented hiking and backpacking exploits and explorations in the Grand Canyon. Each of the 20-minute presentations described a hike or overnight backpack on corridor trails or in the more remote backcountry of the park. Presented by the Grand Canyon Hikers and Backpacker's Association, in conjunction with the Grand Canyon Field Institute, at the Shrine of the Ages on the South Rim. The event was free and open to the public. More infromation...
- Event took place on Saturday, March 28, 2009
Grand Canyon Archeology Day
In celebration of "Arizona Archaeology Month," the National Park Service offered a variety of free activities at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center at Canyon View Information Plaza on the South Rim as well as a special evening presentation by Ian Hough, park archeologist. More information....
- Grand Canyon National Park celebrated its 90th anniversary and the grand opening of the Verkamp’s Visitor Center on Thursday, February 26, 2009
The public joined park staff, friends, partners and dignitaries for cake after a brief ceremony at the Verkamp’s Visitor Center, which is located on the South Rim next to Hopi House on the Rim Trail. Special interpretive programs, walks and tours, celebrating the park’s colorful history, occured throughout the day.
Listen the 90th Anniversary Audiocast by Park Superintendent, Steve Martin.
in a new media player. (PDF)
- Park Sought Comments on Future Operation of Train Service
Between September 4, 2008 and October 4, 2008, The National Park Service accepted public comments on the future operation of train service within Grand Canyon National Park. The NPS proposes to allow up to three round-trip passenger trains per day from Williams to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and one round-trip evening train ride per day from the South Rim to a short distance outside of the park. Read the Scoping Letter.
- The First Grand Canyon Marathon took place on November 15, 2008. The runners made their way through a course starting on the historic Hermit Road, west to the Mary Jane Colter structure, Hermit's Rest, and then south toward the town of Tusayan. Learn More...
- Celebrate Wildlife Day - Was held on Saturday November 1, 2008
The National Park Service shared the wonders of Grand Canyon wildlife and the world of wildlife biology while honoring the life of wildlife biologist Eric York. Read about the next Celebrate Wildlife Day that will be held during May, 2009.
- The CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) Symposium:
Was held here May 30 - June 1, 2008, Grand Canyon National Park.
- The 2008 High-Flow Experiment
from Glen Canyon Dam: March 2008
- South Rim Transportation Plan EA
Public comment closed March 19, 2008
Substantive comments submitted by the deadline will be addressed in a decision document, which is anticipated to be signed and released to the public by early summer, 2008.
May 29, 2008
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