Colorado River Management Plan Update
Colorado River Management PlanThe Grand Canyon River Runner
November 1, 2007
Since public interest in recreational river trips down the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park begia to increase dramatically in the early 1970's, the National Park Service has regulate dthe use of the river corridor in order to protect the Park's resources from harm and to ensure the quality of the visitor experience. In February 2006, the NPS issued a new CRMP that revised and updated the previous river management plan developed in 1980 and revised in 1981 and 1989.
