Press and Media Resources Area

Grand Canyon River Outfitters Association Fact Sheet

How Grand Canyon National Park Is Managed

State of the Canyon by Larry Stevens, Ph.D.

Professionally-Outfitted and Self-Outfitted River Use

Wilderness and the Motors vs. Oars Debate

The National Park Service's Split Personality




It’s the goal of the Grand Canyon River Outfitters Association to assist working journalists quickly and efficiently obtain up to the minute information and the solid knowledge base you need to do your job. Also available is a variety of in-depth background material on the management issues involving river running in the Grand Canyon.

Complex Grand Canyon river management issues are often poorly understood. We hope the resources found here can help. If you would like to speak directly with a representative of the Grand Canyon’s professional river outfitters, please contact Mark Grisham, Executive Director of the Grand Canyon River Outfitters Association at (928) 556-0669.