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NPS releases draft on flights and noise in Grand Canyon

8:42 a.m. on February 7, 2011 (EST)
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View of Grand Canyon from near Mohave Point. (Photo: NPS) The National Park Service (NPS) has developed a draft plan to address the impacts of aircraft noise on park resources and visitor experience in G...

Full article at http://www.trailspace.com/articles/2011/02/07/grand-canyon-noise.html

12:03 p.m. on February 7, 2011 (EST)
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Its about time! The flights over the canyon are load and distract from the solitude of the backcountry. The inner canyons echo and amplify the buzz of the dozens of planesa dn helicopters that take tourists over the canyon daily.

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