Wildfire threatens Grand Canyon's North Rim
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A new report has calculated that making national parks the responsibility of states would raise costs, cut revenue and reduce access for Arizonans.
A combination of high winds, dry air and above average temperatures caused a wildfire in the Grand Canyon to rapidly expand and cause major damage.
I visited the Grand Canyon's North Rim looking for a uniquely Arizona experience. Instead, it taught me what it meant to be an Arizonan.
The two fires in northern Arizona have varied landscapes. Ponderosa pine trees grow near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and can live for hundreds of years. Woodlands and grasslands are quick to burn and can serve as home to a variety of wildlife species.
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Newser on MSNGovernor Wants Answers on Grand Canyon FireArizona's governor and its two senators have a question for federal officials after a devastating Grand Canyon wildfire: Why did you let it burn? The Dragon Bravo fire ended up destroying a historic lodge in the North Rim and several other decades-old structures when it burned out of control.
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Gov. Katie Hobbs questioned the federal government's handling of the Dragon Bravo Fire, which destroyed numerous structures on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, including the historic Grand Canyon Lodge.