River news

  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 »

   I do not have to tell any of you about the disruptions that the Covid-19 Pandemic has caused to our lives and schedules.   Until June we were still discussing having our annual GCPBA meeting in Flagstaff the last weekend of September.  By July, the decision had been made to have a tele-conferencing meeting that weekend …

GCPBA RiverNews 3/14/2021 President’s Letter Read More »

The Colorado River through Grand Canyon will be open starting June 14th.  We will be able to use our Noncommercial River Permits. We have been in contact with the Grand Canyon River Permits Office for what river trip participants need to be aware of when river trips resume.  Below is what we received. First, for …

GCPBA RiverNews 6/7/2020 – River Precautions When River Trips Resume Read More »

On May 4, 2020, GCPBA President Richard Harter mailed a letter to Grand Canyon National Park which reviewed the 134 noncommercial river trips that were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. They were scheduled to launch in March, April, May, and June of this year. There is a new announcement May 27 from GCNP that …

GCPBA RiverNews 5/27/2020 – Grand Canyon National Park Adds More Noncommercial River Trips Read More »

Precautions are being taken due to coronavirus (COVID-19). Confirmed cases in Grand Canyon National Park : 2 (confirmed on 4/24)  Grand Canyon National Park is extending the suspension of administrative, research, private and commercial river rafting trips through June 13, 2020, in order to comply with the local health guidance to slow the spread of …

GCPBA RiverNews 5/1/2020 – Grand Canyon Extends Suspension Of River Trips To June 13 Read More »

The GCPBA Board thought we would provide a little more background on the recent change in the Noncommercial River Trip Regulations issued by the Grand Canyon National Park River Permits Office, which made optional the throw cushion requirement.  (April 8, 2020, we reported on this here:  Grand Canyon Noncommercial River Trip Regulations Are Updated.  Thank you …

GCPBA RiverNews 4/20/2020 – An Update To The Throw Cushion/Throw Bag Regulation Revision Read More »

While we have all been coping with the effects of the corona virus spreading across the country, including suspension of private river trips in Grand Canyon, GCPBA has delayed informing you about an important update to the Noncommercial River Trip Regulations issued by the Grand Canyon National Park River Permits Office. The update refers to …

GCPBA RiverNews 4/8/2020 – Grand Canyon Noncommercial River Trip Regulations Are Updated Read More »

Grand Canyon National Park has suspended all river rafting trips, including administrative, research, private and commercial trips, from March 24 through May 21.  The full text of the announcement is below. Permit holders of canceled trips received the following email from the River Permits Office: Permit holders with river trips scheduled during this date range can …

GCPBA River News 3/21/2020 – Grand Canyon National Park Suspends River Trips Read More »

Greetings to all of you.  We have a report for you regarding new docks proposed by the Navajo Nation. Martin Begaye, Department Director at Navajo Parks and Recreation, Window Rock, Arizona, applied for a permit with the Army Corps of Engineers to construct a dock on the south shore of the Colorado River, approximately 5 …

GCPBA River News 2/23/2020 – Docks Proposed By The Navajo Nation Read More »

Greetings to all of you.  GCPBA has two major topics to share with you, as separate emails, that we have been following and working on.  The first is a proposal by a company to build two dams on the Little Colorado River for electrical power generation.  The second one, regarding new docks on the river …

GCPBA River News 2/22/2020 – Proposed Dams On The Little Colorado River Read More »

GCPBA held our meeting in Flagstaff October 5 & 6, 2019. All Board members running for reelection were reelected. Officers for the coming year are: President……………Richard HarterVice President….…John VrymoedSecretary……………Blakely LaCroixTreasurer……….……David LevineAt large members are:Helen HowardRich TurnerWally Rist. It was with deep regret that we accepted the resignation of Dave Mortensen from the Board. We hope …

GCPBA President’s Letter – December 2019 Read More »