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and unfortUnately among somemem- and forcefully directs !he Bureau of bers of Congress, that power genera- Reclamation that the environmenllll and lion at Glen Canyon Dam overrides recreational resources of the Colorado and displaces all other values and uses River in the Gnmd Canyon stand on an of the Colorado River in !he Grand equal footing with power generation, Canyon. Until that policy changes, !hen those environmenral and recrea- untillhe Secretary of the Interior clearly tiona1 values remain in jeopardy, Restoring Solitude in Grand Canyon National Park Since visitation 10 Grand Can- !he parle below 14,500', and provide yon National Park has increased 10 3.5 safe routes for commercial lour opera- million visitors in 1988. and !he use of tors. aircraft lours in !he Park has increased 10 carry 400,000 IOUJ'ilItsannually, hik- ers and other visitorS have found pro- foundly less of !he natura1 quiet and solitude that !he Park offered several decades ago, In response to the increased aircraft noise, and after extensive in- volvement by the Gnmd Canyon Trust in the issue, Congress passed legis1a- tion requiring the Federal Aviation Administration 10 issue new ffight regulations for the Park, These new regulations prohibit aircraft ffight be- low !he rim of the Canyon, they estab- 1isb four large ffight free zones encom- passing approximately 44% of the toral parle area. prohibit flight throughout These special rules are in ef- fect only until 1992 when they will be reviewed by the Department of Interior and by !he FAA, The Trust will moni- tor violations and !he plan's effect on aircraft safety, so !hat we can make professional and credible recommen- dations to the Park Service and the FAA about future aircraft management plans, The Grand Canym TIUSl wants to ensure that there is a long-tenn res- toration of !he natura1 quiet and soli- tude which Americans have enjoyed in Grand Canyon National Park for al- most seventy years, The Colorado Plauau Ad- vocate is published quarterly by the Grand Canyon Trust, a nonprofit 0Ig8lIizati0n dedi- cated to the preservation, proteCtion and wise manage- ment of the public lands and othernatura1 resources of !he Colorado Plateau, Publisher: Edward M. Norton, Ir, Staff, Craig C, Parker Roxanne Ober We would appreciate hear- ing from our mePIbers and friends with comments and suggestions about !his news- letter, or other areas of the Gnmd Canyon Truses wOIk. Write to our offICe ae Grand Canyon TIUSl, ]400 Sixteallh Street, N,W., Suite 300, Washington. D,C. 20036. p-------------------------------------. I Membership and Special Gift Coupon I I I I I I Dyes, ] would like to become a member of the Grand Canyon Trust and support its work promote the protection and wise management of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau, I have enclosed my check for $]5, o I am already a member of the Trust, but would like to make an additional contribution in support of the Trust's work. I have enclosed my check of $ , o I would like to join the Trust on a river trip, Please send me more information, Name Address I I I I Your contribution to the Grand Canyon Trust is tax-deductible 10 the extent allowable by law, Please make I your check payable to the Grand Canyon TrusL Mail this coupon to Grand Canyon Trust, 1400 16th Street, I N,W" Washington DC 20036, ._------------------------------------~ .7.