Historical user impacts, and management, of river runners in Grand Canyon National Park.

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1 Historical user impacts, and management, of river runners in Grand Canyon National Park. By Levi Jamison Photo by Caitlin Barnes

2 The Grand Canyon

3 The Colorado River

4 Wilderness

5 Whitewater

6 226 Miles between roads..

7 Motor Powered: 7-10 Days

8 Oar Powered: Days Photo by Rich Melby

9 Early River Runners

10 John Wesley Powell

11 Stanton

12 Norman Nevills

13 Georgie Clark-White

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15 Canyoneers people people ever new people (222 total) ,432 people that year alone!!

16 1963: Glen Canyon Dam

17 Late 60 s-early 70 s Trashed!

18 1972-National Park gets involved! User days get capped All human waste & trash has to be taken out Companies are restricted on how many people they can take

19 1972- National Park gets involved Additionally, there will be no more motors by 1977!

20 Decisions over the wilderness designation and the use of motors is heavily debated

21 Private river runners are given limited access A permit waiting list is set up for private boaters year wait!

22 2000 Lacy Lawsuit: Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association, American Whitewater, et al., vs. Grand Canyon National Park

23 Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association American Whitewater 2000 vs. Grand Canyon National Park Fair and equal access for private river runners No more motorized crafts or helicopters allowed (i.e. designate as wilderness)

24 Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association American Whitewater 2002 Settled Grand Canyon National Park River Runners for Wilderness No more motorized crafts or helicopters allowed (i.e. designate as wilderness) Fair and equal access for private river runners

25 Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association American Whitewater Grand Canyon River Outfitters Association Grand Canyon River Runners Association River Runners for Wilderness Grand Canyon National Park

26 Grand Canyon Private Private Boaters Boaters Association American Whitewater Commercial Companies Commercial Clients Wilderness Advocates Grand Canyon National Park

27 Private Boaters Photo by Caitlin Barnes

28 Commercial Operators

29 Commercial Clients

30 Wilderness Advocates

31 Grand Canyon Private Private Boaters Boaters Association American Whitewater Commercial Companies Commercial Clients Wilderness Advocates Grand Canyon National Park

32 Grand Canyon Private Private Boaters Boaters Association American Whitewater Commercial Companies Commercial Clients Wilderness Advocates Grand Canyon National Park

33 Grand Canyon Private Private Boaters: Boaters Association Equal Access American Whitewater Commercial Companies: No Loss Commercial Clients No Loss Wilderness Advocates No Motors Grand Canyon National Park

34 Grand Canyon Private Private Boaters Boaters Association American Whitewater Commercial Companies Wilderness Advocates Commercial Clients Joint Proposal Grand Canyon National Park

35 Grand Canyon Private Private Boaters Boaters Association American Whitewater Commercial Companies Wilderness Advocates Commercial Clients Grand Canyon National Park = New Colorado River Management Plan

36 Grand Canyon Private Private Boaters Boaters Association American Whitewater Commercial Companies Wilderness Advocates Commercial Clients Lawsuit with NPS Grand Canyon National Park

37 Grand Canyon Private Private Boaters Boaters Association American Whitewater Commercial Clients Commercial Companies Intervene Wilderness Advocates Lawsuit with NPS Grand Canyon National Park

38 Grand Canyon Private Private Boaters Boaters Association American Whitewater Commercial Companies Wilderness Advocates Commercial Clients Lose lawsuit! Grand Canyon National Park = New Colorado River Management Plan

39 Seasonal Permit Allocation Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

40 Commercial Season-Motor Old Motor Season New Motor Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

41 Commercial Season-Oar Old Commercial Oar Season New Commercial-Oar New Motor Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

42 Total Commercial Season Old Commercial Season New Commercial Season Commercial-Oar Commercial/Private-Motor Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

43 Private Season-Oar Private-Oar Only Private-Oar Private-Oar Only Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

44 Wilderness Season Wilderness: No Motor Wilderness: No Motor Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

45 Seasonal Permit Allocation Private-Oar Commercial Season Commercial-Oar Private-Oar Commercial/Private-Motor Private-Oar Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

46 Photo by Mark Jones Winter Boating Summer Boating Photo by Dan Steves

47 New Permit Lottery Weighted lottery Gives extra chances to those who have not been down Gives lots of extra chances to people still on old waiting list

48 Questions?

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