Subject: Post-2026 Operational Guidelines Draft EIS February 18, 2026 Comments by Grand Canyon Private Boaters’ Association Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association (GCPBA) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Established in 1996, we advocate for the non-commercial river enthusiast to have the opportunity to experience a float trip through the Grand Canyon as well as …
Draft EIS Post 2026 ops comments submitted to usbr Read More »
February 9, 2026 Hello everyone, Today’s topic is Reclamation’s draft Environmental Impact Statement for post 2026 Operations The draft consists of 4 chapters, 15 supporting appendices and 19 technical appendices. You can go to their website to have a look. Be forewarned – it’s not an easy read. If you wish to make …
SOLO #11 – Grand Canyon – 2025 Lee’s Ferry to Pearce Ferry – 280 river miles Sept. 2 Launch – Sept. 22 Takeout Running the river solo through Grand Canyon is peak life adventure on the razor edge of survivability. It’s only been done by a few throughout history. What follows is the story …
Richard Martin (Ricardo, Richard, Ric) died October 7, 2025, at about 6 AM. Richard was a founding member of the Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association whose mission included “an equal opportunity for all” to gain access to a river trip in Grand Canyon while protecting the resource. To this end, Richard was a board member …
Welcome new members – a brief update follows: Flyers The Courtesy and GCPBA flyers have now been distributed to the four outfitters. You can check out the Courtesy flyer on our website (newgcpba.org) under “Trip Connections and Info.” You can find the GCPBA flyer under “About Us.” The Courtesy flyer is an …
Flyers, Packlist, Phantom exchange camps – July 24 Newsletter Read More »
May 24, 2025 Newsletter USBR Virtual Meeting We participated in USBR’s May 22, 2025 virtual meeting for an update on activities – the following topics may be of interest: The administrative update noted a long list of personnel who either resigned or retired including Glen Canyon National Recreation Area’s superintendent. A significant amount of expertise …
May 24, 2025 Newsletter, USBR Virtual meeting, incident on the Selway Read More »
May 5, 2025 Here are a couple of topics to update you on Board activities: Housekeeping A revision to the Bylaws was unanimously approved. The major change is an additional method for adding members to the Board, allowing a current member to recommend/nominate a person for consideration. A two thirds positive vote …
Hello Feb 14, 2025 Just a quick note regarding the current lottery; Numbers The NPS news release indicated that 450 permits are available in …
River News Jan 3, 2025 We wanted to take a moment to update you on changes to the Regulations published end of December 2024 and GCPBA’s position on the proposed fee increase. Definition of a Noncommercial River Trip Per GCPBA’s request, the paragraph, which referred to equal sharing of trip costs, planning, etc. …
Greetings fellow members Fall/Winter 2024 Newsletter The GCPBA Board met with Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Ed Keable and Steve Sullivan, chief of the Permits Office in Flagstaff on September 28, 2024. We discussed the following topics with Ed and Steve – some are a continuation of topics mentioned in the June 2024 …
Here is the June 10, 2024 newsletter Topics include modifications to Glen Canyon Dam and assisting a former member whose permit was revoked at the time of launch. 2026 Post Operations The US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for post 2026 …
Our October 30, 2023 letter to the Secretary of the Interior has still not received a reply – even after an appeal by a Congressional representative that the Secretary respond. The letter recommended that the USBR convene a panel of experts to study the necessary modifications to Glen Canyon Dam given the drought conditions of …
The lack of foresight of the dam’s design has harmed the river corridor’s ecosystem. Power generation, legislation, adaptive management and viable modifications to restore the ecosystem to the greatest extent possible are discussed in a paper entitled “What to do with Glen Canyon Dam? An Engineer’s Perspective“