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Media Releases

• Reclamation Releases Final EA and FONSI Authorizing High-Flow and Steady Flow Experiments on the Colorado River (Bureau of Reclamation - Released 2/29/2008)
• Experimental flow not expected to impact Lees' Ferry fishery  (Arizona Game and Fish Department - Released 2/28/2008)
• Reclamation Releases Environmental Assessment for Public Comment on Proposed High-Flow and Steady Flow Experiment on the Colorado  (Bureau of Reclamation - Released 2/9/2008)
• Proposed experimental flow not expected to impact Lees Ferry fishery  (Arizona Game and Fish Department - Released 2/8/2008)
• The Department of the Interior has proposed an experiment using high flows from Glen Canyon Dam to study and improve Colorado River resources in Grand Canyon National Park (Released 1/17/2008)

Multimedia

• MSNBC - Flooding the Grand Canyon  
• NPR - Motives of Grand Canyon Flush Questioned  
• CNN - Flood started in Grand Canyon  
• NPR - Grand Canyon Flush Aims to Revive Colorado River  
• CBS News - Man-Made Flood  
• Podcast: Opening a Dam to Study and Improve Resources in Grand Canyon  --John Hamill, USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center
• Colorado River High Flow Experiment 2004   -- YouTube

Press Articles

• Mar 17, 2008
  • The Salt Lake City Tribune - Grand Canyon flood: Dam release tapped power to build beaches  
• Mar 14, 2008
  • Geotimes - The Grand Canyon's shifting sands  
• Mar 05, 2008
  • MSNBC - Feds release flood in Grand Canyon  
• Mar 01, 2008
  • AZ Daily Sun - Interior OKs Canyon flood  
• Feb 29, 2008
  • AZ Daily Sun - Grand Canyon flood begins Wednesday  
• Jan 18, 2008
  • AZ Daily Sun - Interior OKs Canyon flood  
  • AZ Daily Sun - Grand Canyon flood begins Wednesday  
  • GovExec - Agencies propose flooding Grand Canyon to improve critical habitat  
  • Tucson Citizen - Grand Canyon may see water surge  
  • Arizona Daily Star - Fed plans surge of water through Grand Canyon  

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