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                                                                July 8, 2022 Margaret L. Goodro, Superintendent Lake Mead National Recreation Area 601 Nevada Way Boulder City, NV 89005   Subject: Request to Remove Prohibition for Launching of Watercraft from Pearce Ferry   Dear Ms Goodro   Grand Canyon Private Boaters’ Association requests that the prohibition of private boaters launching from Pearce Ferry be lifted.  This prohibition is …

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Thanks to all who have joined or renewed your membership.   Your support is vital as the Board keeps plugging away – here are the items we’re currently working on: Navajo Docks    This saga continues.  We have submitted additional FOIA requests for the latest correspondence between the Corps of Engineers, National Park Service and Navajo Nation.  The Corps extended …

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Fatality on the Colorado River near Ledges Camp  GRAND CANYON, Ariz. —On Monday, April 4 at approximately 6:30 p.m., Grand Canyon National Park was alerted of an unresponsive river trip participant near Ledges Camp (river mile 152) along the Colorado River. Due to darkness, Grand Canyon National Park requested Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) emergency …

GCPBA River News 4/10/2022. Please Be Careful Read More »

Inner Canyon seasonal water availability update  The water utilities crew has recently announced its tentative spring schedule for the inner canyon. This schedule may change due to weather or unanticipated maintenance to the TransCanyon Waterline. The following shows a current list of what water sources are on or off as of today, March 31. The most …

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On Thursday, March 24 at approximately 11:18 a.m., Grand Canyon National Park was alerted of an emergency by a personal locator beacon from a non-commercial river trip near Hance Rapid on the Colorado River. The Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center then received a report that CPR was in progress.Mary Kelley, 68, of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, …

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VRP finishes successful river patrol mission   The Division of Visitor and Resource Protection (VRP) recently concluded a 14-day Colorado River oar-powered patrol mission. Canyon law enforcement rangers including Lisa Hendy, Ryan McDonald-O’Lear, Dan Hovanec, and Hunter Hamm were joined by South Rim Patrol Ranger, Mike Pakes. The river mission was focused on providing an NPS …

GCPBA River News 3/14/2022 Report on River Patrols Read More »

GCPBA, as part of its tracking and analysis of both commercial and private usage of the Colorado river corridor thru the Grand Canyon, has converted the tabular data provided by the NPS at https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/upload/Backcountry_and_River_ Use_Statistics_2019.pdf into plots by season for years starting in 2007 thru 2019. The data show an 12 year historical trend for each of …

GCPBA River News. 12/02/2021 Private and Commercial usage statistics over a 12 year period Read More »

The Colorado River Basin History Symposium was held in Kanab, Utah from October 13th through the 17th, 2021. GCPBA was one of the symposium’s sponsors. Board members Helen Howard and Rich Turner attended. You can read Rich’s report here.

Part 1 announces the appointment of 2 new members to the Board as well as the Board’s discussion with Park Superintendent, Ed Keable. Part 2 discusses the possibility of Glen Canyon Dam not generating electricity and petitioning the Department of Interior to exercise the adaptive management option and cease fluctuating flows when lake levels again …

GCPBA River News 10/24/2021 President’s letter in 2 parts Read More »

On July 14 at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of two individuals missing and multiple parties injured after flash flood activity impacted Tatahatso Camp near River Mile 38 on the Colorado River. Grand Canyon Search and Rescue sent two paramedics to the scene to assess and treat patients. …

GCPBA RiverNews 7/15/2021 – One Fatality and Multiple Injured after Flash Flood in Grand Canyon National Park Read More »

GCPBA sent a May 25, 2021 letter to the Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District petitioning the suspension and subsequent revocation of the permit granting the Navajo Nation permission to construct boat docks 1 – 2 miles downstream from Lee’s Ferry. The Navajo’s stated purpose is to conduct river patrols because of the trespass and …

GCPBA RiverNews 5/29/2021 – Letter to Corps Read More »

  On April 26, 2021 at approximately 11:00 a.m. MST, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a satellite phone report of a boating accident on the Colorado River near Kwagunt Rapid at river mile 56. A commercial river trip requested assistance with an overturned motorboat and reported boater injuries. The park swiftwater rescue team …

GCPBA RiverNews 4/27/2021 – One Fatality and Two Injured on Colorado River Read More »

GCPBA has received an alert from river runners of a steel cable sticking out from the left side river bank near the old Bat Cave at mile 267. Be very cautious when floating past here. Stay away from the left side! This is the note GCPBA received from Kyle P.: “I recently got off of …

GCPBA RiverNews 4/13/2021 – River Hazard Alert! Tram Cable Near Mile 267 Read More »