http://www.havasupai.net Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:28:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Precipitation this week means another wave of moisture added to the already saturated ground that hikers use to access remote trailheads. Areas such as Tuweep and Marble Bench (South Canyon and Rider Canyon) have been getting a mix of snow and rain. Currently, roads in the Tuweep area are closed ... http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/trail-closures.htm Mohave County has just closed all the roads leading into Tuweep (County Road 5 and the 109 South of the 1058) - Todd, Tuweep Ranger http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/trail-closures.htm CROSS-CANYON CORRIDOR All three Corridor trails, that is the Bright Angel and the South and North Kaibab Trails, are open, but snow packed, icy, and slick. South Kaibab Trail: Top 1/4 mile ice then intermittent ice and packed snow to just below Cedar Ridge (mile 2). Bright Angel Trail: Ice and packed snow ... http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/trail-closures.htm A Record of Decision for Grand Canyon National Park's Final Environmental Impact Statement and Assessment of Effect on the park's Fire Management Plan was signed on January 12, 2010 by Michael D. Snyder Regional Director for the Intermountain Region of the National Park Service.  A Notice of Availability was published ... http://www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/2010-03-05_fmp_rod.htm Grand Canyon National Park will host the third annual Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program sponsored by the Student Conservation Association (SCA) in partnership with American Eagle Outfitters. http://www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/2010-03-04_asb.htm The Superintendents of Lake Mead National Recreation Area (Lake Mead NRA) and Grand Canyon National Park announce the March 15th opening of the two-mile extension of the Pearce Ferry Road to the Colorado River. http://www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/2010-03-04_lame.htm This message is being directed to Grand Canyon National Park backcountry hikers who have been issued a March permit that involves the South Bass Trail. The winter of 2010 has brought much snow to the rim of the canyon resulting in the heaviest snow pack in recent memory. March brings ... http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/trail-closures.htm Access to all dirt backcountry roads to remote trailheads on both canyon rims will range from difficult to impossible depending on recent snow or rain and daytime high temperature. Changing conditions make it impossible to generalize about the condition of specific roads or trails. Hikers considering traveling dirt roads to remote ... http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/trail-closures.htm On Saturday, March 27, 2010, Grand Canyon National Park will host Archeology Day in honor of "Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month." http://www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/2010-03-02_arch_day.htm Five Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association volunteers recently joined staff from Grand Canyon National Park's Divisions of Science and Resource Management, and Visitor and Resource Protection to improve the private boaters camp at Lees Ferry in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and to protect the area's fragile riparian vegetation. http://www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/2010-03-01_rehab.htm