A joint congressional hearing will be held on Thursday, April 8 at the Shrine of the Ages in Grand Canyon National Park to discuss environmental issues confronting the park.
Bill Hedden, executive director of Grand Canyon Trust; Dave Nimkin, Southwest regional director of National Parks Conservation Association; and Nikki Cooley, a Navajo river guide, will testify along with others before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands and the Subcommittee on Water and Power. They will speak about threats posed by uranium mining in the region and management of the Colorado River as it flows from Glen Canyon Dam.
- To view Bill Hedden’s testimony click here.
- To view Dave Nimkin’s testimony click here.
- To view Nikki Cooley’s testimony click here.
- To view a map of the uranium claims surrounding Grand Canyon click here. (pdf)
- To view a Grand Canyon Trust memo on Glen Canyon Dam flows click here.
Grand Canyon National Park South Rim map
