Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 16, 2014

Grand Canyon Threatened With Destructive Development

The LA Times recently wrote about development near the Grand Canyon that would greatly alter views, dramatically change the visitor experience and threaten the limited water supplies.  Proposed developments include restaurants, hotels, homes, commercial space and even a gondola to the bottom of the canyon in areas near the national park.  Read more at National Park Service calls development plans a threat to Grand Canyon – LA Times.

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  1. […] along with elevated walkway, a restaurant and an amphitheater.( I wrote about this last month Grand Canyon Threatened With Destructive Development | Natural History Wanderings.) Besides totally changing the character of the visitor experience and making the area more of a […]

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