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What's burning north of the Grand Canyon? Vegetation is varied, from pines to grass
Wildfires can burn and spread differently depending on what vegetation they burn. The two fires in northern Arizona have ...
What to know about the Grand Canyon National Park: How long it takes to get to each rim
The Grand Canyon is vast, covering 1,218,375 acres and 1,904 square miles across Arizona. Here's what to know.
Wildfire that destroyed historic Grand Canyon Lodge was allowed to burn for days before it spread
A wildfire that tore through a historic Grand Canyon Lodge​ had been allowed to burn for days before erupting over the ...
Fire belongs in the forest, experts say, urging caution in probes of Canyon fire
A wildfire’s destruction of the beloved Grand Canyon Lodge and extended closure of the national park’s North Rim have fast turned the government’s handling of the lighting-ignited blaze into a ...
For South Rim visitors, the destruction across the Grand Canyon is a far-off problem
Partial blue skies in the morning allowed many park visitors to ignore fires on the North Rim. By afternoon, ashfall made for a different story.