The National Park Service is once again trying to balance sightseeing with silence in the Grand Canyon.
The effort comes after more than two decades of rancor, including multiple lawsuits and a Congressional order that has led to cutbacks in sightseeing flights over the canyon and howls by tour group operators -- but not enough quiet to please environmental groups, according to the Arizona Daily Sun.
The Park Service opened a new public comment period late last month to hear from affected groups as it works on a new plan to regulate noise in the park.
The final plan, due out in 2008, will set air tour routes and flight schedules for canyon overflights.
CNN
The effort comes after more than two decades of rancor, including multiple lawsuits and a Congressional order that has led to cutbacks in sightseeing flights over the canyon and howls by tour group operators -- but not enough quiet to please environmental groups, according to the Arizona Daily Sun.
The Park Service opened a new public comment period late last month to hear from affected groups as it works on a new plan to regulate noise in the park.
The final plan, due out in 2008, will set air tour routes and flight schedules for canyon overflights.
CNN
