Park Concessioner Grand Canyon Railway Recently Received NPS Director’s Environmental Achievement Award

Grand Canyon National Park concessioner Grand Canyon Railway (owned and operated by Xanterra Parks and Resorts) was recently awarded the National Park Service's Environmental Achievement Award in the Lean, Clean and Green category.
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Authorities ID mountain man sought in burglaries

Troy James Knapp is a wanted man, a mountain recluse authorities say is responsible for more than two dozen cabin burglaries in the remote southern Utah wilderness.

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Authorities ID mountain man suspect in burglaries

Authorities say they have identified a man sought for more than five years in dozens of cabin burglaries in the mountains of southern Utah.

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Mountain man scares owners of remote Utah cabins

This undated photo provided by the Iron County Sheriff's Office shows , a remote camp littered with supplies and trash in the southern Utah wildness near Zion National Park.

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ACES picks Lane to be new leader

The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies announced Sunday that it has hired Chris Lane as its chief executive officer.

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Zion National Park to close some climbing routes

The park is home to a high concentration of breeding peregrine falcons each spring and summer, and park biologists will monitor their nesting activity throughout the breeding season.

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Mountain man scares owners of remote cabins

In this photo provided by the Iron County Sheriff's Office, a man is seen walking past a cabin in the remote southern Utah wildness near Zion National Park.

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Summer jobs include pest control, resorts

THE SUMMER JOBS FAIR took place in the TSC International Lounge and offered students the opportunity to meet with various companies for internship and job opportunities.

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Mountain man on the loose: Armed recluse has eluded capture for five years

He's eluded authorities for more than five years, a mountain man who roams the wilderness of southern Utah, breaking into remote cabins in winter, living in luxury off hot food, alcohol and coffee before stealing provisions and vanishing into the woods.

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Zion National Park closes cliffs for peregrine breeding season

Zion National Park officials have ordered the temporary closure of several climbing routes in order to protect nesting peregrine falcons.

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