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Maps of Dragon Bravo Fire Impact as Grand Canyon Closes Entrance for Season
The Dragon Bravo fire has burned more than 5,000 acres and destroyed numerous historic Grand Canyon structures.
A wildfire has devastated the Grand Canyon's North Rim. What to know
The Dragon Bravo Fire started burning on July 4, but grew out of control a week later because of strong winds and destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge.
National Park Service's handling of wildfire that destroyed historic Grand Canyon Lodge questioned
A wildfire that tore through a historic Grand Canyon Lodge​ had been allowed to burn for days before erupting over the ...
As the Grand Canyon's North Rim burns, South Rim visitors carry on
Partial blue skies in the morning allowed many park visitors to ignore fires on the North Rim. By afternoon, ashfall made for ...
Crews appear to make progress on Dragon Bravo, White Sage fires near Grand Canyon
Over 1,000 people have been assigned to fight the Dragon Bravo Fire burning near the Grand Canyon and the White Sage Fire burning farther north.
Trump plan for states to oversee national parks could lead to more Grand Canyon damage
A new report has calculated that making national parks the responsibility of states would raise costs, cut revenue and reduce ...
Mandatory evacuation orders in effect as 1,000-acre wildfire threatens Grand Canyon's North Rim
Mandatory evacuation orders issued for Grand Canyon's North Rim as White Sage Fire burns 1,000 acres, with Highway 89A closed ...
Grand Canyon blaze shows how managing a fire can go suddenly sideways
U.S. land managers have long known that they have a problem on their hands with overgrown forests and persistent drought.
Wildfires Are Raging in These Two National Parks
Officials in Arizona and Colorado have closed huge swaths of parkland to visitors after lightning-sparked blazes destroyed ...
The Grand Canyon Fire Has North Rim Residents Wary of the Future
“The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is like another world,” said Ethan Aumack, executive director of the Grand Canyon Trust, who has fond memories of skiing through the woods to the rim after the lone ...