By the time the waters of Lake Powell began to rise in 1963, their photos and notebooks salvaged accounts of petroglyphs, natural bridges and extensive, pristine ecosystems in the Glen Canyon area.

Gold mining in Glen Canyon reached a zenith from 1883 to 1912; the canyon had been explored by Native Americans and Spanish explorers much earlier.

To critics, Glen Canyon Dam was one of the U.S.'s biggest environmental mistakes. But it generates electricity for about 5 million people in seven states.

Fatality on San Juan River near Clay Hills in Glen Canyon National Recreation AreaGlen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah, Ariz. – On Sunday, June 8 at appro ...

Two National Park Service law enforcement officers were involved in a shooting at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on Saturday.

Glen Rock (2-2) scored a walk-off run in the bottom of the seventh. St. Mary (1-2) rallied for three runs in the fifth inning to take a 3-2 lead and the Panthers found a go-ahead in the bottom of ...

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area covers 1.25 million acres on the Arizona-Utah state line and its opportunities are as vast as its reach. Boating, fishing, hiking and backpacking are popular.

Glen Canyon NRA is also known for its nearly 1,000 miles of meandering shoreline with steep sandstone cliffs and narrow inlets. Recognizing the growing challenges posed by climate change, the rule ...

Along Glen Canyon’s tributaries, whole ecosystems have sprung back to life, biologically diverse and dominated by native species. Ecologists have been surprised by just how healthy the reemerging ...

But Lake Powell would still stretch 100 miles into Glen Canyon at dead pool. That’s because there is a significant design flaw in the dam: There is no drain at the bottom.

The Glen Canyon Dam holds back Colorado River water to create Lake Powell in Page, Arizona on April 15, 2023. The flight for aerial photography was provided by LightHawk.

The river outlet pipes inside Glen Canyon Dam are getting a $9 million repair job, but conservation groups want to see more permanent changes at Lake Powell.