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Grand Canyon Association,
in partnership with Northern Arizona University
in Flagstaff and the Sharlot Hall Museum in Prescott and the Foothills Branch Library in Glendale, offers the Canyon Country Community
Lecture Series. The goal of this series
is to take the rich interpretive themes of Grand
Canyon National Park and the region directly to
enthusiasts in nearby communities. Speakers include
authorities on the rich natural and cultural history
of Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau.
For more information contact us at:
(800) 858-2808 or gcassociation@grandcanyon.org
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FLAGSTAFF - Martha Hahn, Chief of Science and Resource Management
Science on the Edge: Preserving Grand Canyon National Park’s Natural and Cultural Resources
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
New Lecture Series!
Grand Canyon Rangers: Conversations on the Edge
Cline Library, Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
Martha Hahn will highlight some of Grand Canyon National Park’s current projects, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the role the Division of Science and Resource Management plays in preserving and protecting Grand Canyon.
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PRESCOTT - Gary Ladd
Canyon Experiences: Sublime to Silly
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Sharlot Hall Museum
415 West Gurley Street
Prescott, Ariz.
1:00 p.m.
Reservations are now required, call (928)445-3122 to inquire about seating.
Many canyon trips are carried out as planned—facts are uncovered, beauty is exposed and experienced, and hazardous routes are negotiated with aplomb. But not every trip into the canyons of the Colorado Plateau proceeds as intended; blunders, surprises and preposterously unlikely situations can and do occur. And although you just never know what might happen, the experience is almost always worth it.
Join Gary Ladd, an award-winning landscape photographer, on a photographic trip into the canyons of the Colorado Plateau.
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FLAGSTAFF - Annette McGivney and James Kay
The Resurrection of Glen Canyon
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Cline Library
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
After a decade of drought, increasing municipal water demands, and climate change, the once-fated (condemned?) Glen Canyon is emerging from the depths of a shrinking Lake Powell. This presentation is based on the March 2009 book by Annette McGivney and James Kay that chronicles in photographs and narrative essays the spectacular ecological rebirth of Glen Canyon and also makes a case to permanently protect these recovered areas.
In addition to sharing more than 100 photos of the resurrected Glen Canyon taken over the last seven years, the lecture will include a discussion of western water policy and the potential that protecting Glen Canyon could have on encouraging a cultural and political shift toward environmentally sustainable lifestyles and business practices in the United States.
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GLENDALE - Ron Blakey and Wayne Ranney
Tracing the Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Foothills Branch of the Glendale Public Library
19055 North 57th Avenue
Glendale, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
The beautiful stratified rocks of the Colorado Plateau tell a fascinating story of our ever-evolving environment. Imagine landscapes near sea level with tropical, shallow seas; sandy windblown deserts; and an Amazon-scale river system that reached as far as the Appalachian Mountains.
Join geologists and authors of the new book Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau; Ron Blakey and Wayne Ranney as they take us on an incredible journey as we travel through time on the Colorado Plateau.
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GLENDALE - Dan Driskill
The 1956 Grand Canyon Air Disaster: The Legends, Legacies and Mysteries of TWA Flight 2 and United Flight 718
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Foothills Branch of the Glendale Public Library
19055 North 57th Avenue
Glendale, Ariz.
7:00 p.m
On June 30, 1956, two airliners collided and crashed in the Grand Canyon, killing 128 persons in what was then the world’s worst commercial aviation disaster. This crash led to the creation of the FAA and the modern air traffic control system. Dan Driskill will discuss this tragic mid-air collision, as well as post-crash recovery, investigation and clean up efforts (which continue to this day) of the airplanes.
Dan Driskill is a writer, attorney and former ambulance service owner who currently works as a flight paramedic in northern Arizona. He is currently writing a nonfiction book on this topic.
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GLENDALE - Gary Ladd
Canyon Experiences: Sublime to Silly
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Foothills Branch of the Glendale Public Library
19055 North 57th Avenue
Glendale, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
Many canyon trips are carried out as planned—facts are uncovered, beauty is exposed and experienced, and hazardous routes are negotiated with aplomb. But not every trip into the canyons of the Colorado Plateau proceeds as intended; blunders, surprises and preposterously unlikely situations can and do occur. And although you just never know what might happen, the experience is almost always worth it.
Join Gary Ladd, an award-winning landscape photographer, on a photographic trip into the canyons of the Colorado Plateau.
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FLAGSTAFF - Sean Evans
Route 66 A Tangible Place in a Digital World
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Cline Library, Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
Join Sean Evans, historian and librarian at Cline Library's Special Collection and Archives, for a visual presentation focusing on the history of Route 66, and its quiet evolution from a significant and historica travel route to a modern cultural destination. Included will be a discussion about current real and digital preservation efforts as well as a discussion on the growth of tangible and digital resources about Route 66.
Sean Evans grew up in the 1960s traveling Route 66 and watching the road's bypass during long family driving vacations. In the 1980s he returned to the road after its final bypass, and began photographing and documenting places along the way.
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PRESCOTT - Bruce Aiken
Life in Upper Bright Angel Canyon and the Evolution of the Grand Canyon National Park Water System
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Prescott Public Library
215 East Goodwin Street
Prescott, Ariz.
2:00 p.m.
Bruce Aiken will discuss and show slides, video and historic photography on how Roaring Springs came to be the source for the park’s water supply. Aiken will discuss everything from the 1928 development of the North Rim by the Union Pacific Railroad to the construction of the 1979 pumphouse/residence complex at the confluence of Bright Angel and Roaring Springs canyons to the current facilities operating there today. He will also touch on the 1966 flood and the destruction of the transcanyon pipeline from Roaring Springs to Phantom Ranch, as well as the 1995 flood and similar infrastructure devastation.
Join Aiken as he shares his story with a visual presentation of more than thirty years of living and working at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
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PRESCOTT - Lori Rome
Salt & Soap: A True Canine Story of Friendship and Adventure at Grand Canyon
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Prescott Public Library
215 East Goodwin Street
Prescott, Ariz.
2:00 p.m.
Lori Rome’s book for children, The Adventures of Salt and Soap at Grand Canyon, is the true story of two puppies that wandered into the Grand Canyon and experienced great adventures in the grandest of all canyons—multiple rim-to-river hikes, a river trip on the mighty Colorado and a helicopter ride out of the canyon’s depths—while ultimately snuggling their way into park rangers’ and visitors’ hearts.
Join Lori, the park ranger who adopted Salt and Soap, as she shares their unique and inspirational story.
A booksigning will follow the program.
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FLAGSTAFF - Fred Swanson
Dave Rust: Grand Canyon Trail Builder and Tourism Visionary
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Cline Library, Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
In the summer of 1906 David D. Rust, a young backcountry guide from Kanab, Utah, took on a daring project; building a tourist trail across the Grand Canyon. Overcoming enormous obstacles, Rust and his friends opened a trail down Bright Angel Creek and across the Colorado River.
Fred Swanson, author of the award-winning book Dave Rust: A Life in the Canyons, will relate Rust's unique career as an outfitter, tourism entrepreneur and advocate of self-sufficient adventure in the backcountry of the Colorado Plateau.
A booksigning will follow the program.
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PRESCOTT - Robert Mesta
The California Condor and Native American Cultures
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Prescott Public Library
215 East Goodwin Street
Prescott, Ariz.
2:00 p.m.
The first people of North America have always maintained a unique relationship with the animals in their natural world. It was this relationship that helped shape their belief system and their manner of worship. Native Americans revered the largest bird in their natural world; it played an integral role in their lives and culture. The importance of the condor has been chronicled in oral legends, traditions, ceremonies, dances and rock paintings.
Join wildlife biologist Robert Mesta as he shares this ancient connection with the audience.
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FLAGSTAFF - Lori Rome
Salt & Soap: A True Canine Story of Friendship and Adventure at Grand Canyon
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Cline Library, Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
Lori Rome’s book for children, The Adventures of Salt and Soap at Grand Canyon, is the true story of two puppies that wandered into the Grand Canyon and experienced great adventures in the grandest of all canyons—multiple rim-to-river hikes, a river trip on the mighty Colorado and a helicopter ride out of the canyon’s depths—while ultimately snuggling their way into park rangers’ and visitors’ hearts.
Join Lori, the park ranger who adopted Salt and Soap, as she shares their unique and inspirational story.
A booksigning will follow the program.
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PRESCOTT - Jan Balsom and Brynn Bender
Revealing the Secrets of Grand Canyon's Historic Colorado River Boats
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Prescott Public Library
215 East Goodwin Street
Prescott, Ariz.
2:00 p.m.
The historic Colorado River boat collection at Grand Canyon National Park contains a number of regionally significant boats that contribute to the river-running history of the Colorado River. These boats had been deteriorating for more than thirty years due to environmentally uncontrolled display in the Park Headquarters courtyard and storage in substandard wooden sheds. The boats, the earliest used in 1909, exhibit the story of their use in every scrape and scratch on their frames. These marks are part of their history, and stabilization and conservation of the boats is essential if we are to conserve these fragile and non-renewable resources as part of the legacy of the Colorado River.
Join Jan Balsom, deputy chief of Science and Resource Management at Grand Canyon, and Brynn Bender, senior conservator for the National Park Service’s Intermountain Region Museum Services Program, as they share the story of these historic boats.
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