Insider's Look Podcast 41: May 7, 2010
"Green is Grand!" Grand Canyon National Park is committed to reducing its impact on the environment by implementing sustainable practices and projects that help decrease greenhouse gas emissions, conserve water, increase recycling, and use alternative energy and fuels. Grand Canyon already has many sustainable practices in place, including an aggressive recycling program in both public and residential areas within the park, a water reclamation facility that converts wastewater into a useable form of water for irrigation and toilets, a composting program for mule waste from park and concessionaire operations, and a shuttle bus fleet that runs on clean-burning natural gas. In addition, all recently constructed buildings in the park meet LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards, including a large Maintenance complex. Anticipated new LEED buildings will include the Science Center and residential housing units, with the goal of designing these buildings to achieve the highest possible LEED rating. 
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Did You Know?
There are different river trip opportunities through Grand Canyon National Park, including professionally guided raft trips, available to the public and often reserved a year or two in advance; and self-guided, or "private" river trips, made available to the public through a weighted lottery. More...