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Archive for August 31st, 2011

Aug 31, 2011

Rangers Respond to Report of Vehicle Hitting Rock Wall on South Rim

At approximately 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, August 31, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center began receiving reports of a vehicle hitting a rock wall on the canyon rim between Thunderbird and Kachina Lodges in Grand Canyon National Park.

Aug 31, 2011

Whale Waters Update For Glacier Bay Effective August 31, 2011

Superintendent Susan Boudreau announced today that the 13 knot vessel speed limit and mid-channel vessel course restriction in lower Whidbey Passage and waters south and east of the southern tip of Willoughby Island will be lifted beginning at 5 AM Wednesday August 31.

Aug 31, 2011

Hayden Valley Hawk Watch – September 10

Celebrate the spectacle of raptor (bird of prey) migration in Hayden Valley! Join Yellowstone interpretive ranger and raptor enthusiast Katy Duffy to watch and learn about raptors, their ecology and their migration strategies.

Aug 31, 2011

Park Rangers launch search for Park Visitor

Park Rangers launch search for Park Visitor

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