From the Associated Press via Tucson.com:
Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva is pushing to make a temporary ban on the filing of new mining claims in the Grand Canyon region permanent.
He’ll be joined Saturday by tribal leaders at the Grand Canyon to talk about legislation he plans to introduce next week.
The Obama administration put about 1,562 square miles (4,045 square kilometers) outside the boundaries of the national park off-limits to new hard rock mining claims until 2032.
Grijalva wants to make it permanent…
Grijalva says he’ll introduce the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act on Tuesday when the park celebrates its 100th anniversary.
Via the USGS
Fog-filled Grand Canyon
Fog-filled Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon from Grandview Point January 24, 2009 via the National Park Service
Crystal Rapid via HPS.com
One efficient and effective form of collaboration on the Colorado River, in the Grand Canyon. Photo: Brent Gardner-Smith/Aspen Journalism.
Map of Grand Canyon National Park via the NPS
Peter McBride at the oars and camera Grand Canyon June 2015
The confluence of Havasu Creek with the Colorado River (river mile 157) is a popular place for boaters to stop and admire the striking blue-green water of Havasu Creek. The turquoise color is caused by water with a high mineral content. At the point where the blue creek meets the turbid colorado river there often appears a definite break. NPS photo by Erin Whittaker.
Brighty the pancake-loving donkey: Bobby McKee rides his trusty partner, Brighty, while fetching water for residents at the Wylie Way camp in the Grand Canyon in 1918. (Photo courtesy of Marth Krueger)
Grand Canyon sunset April 22, 2013 via the NPS