Trails of Bottles

By Kid Reporter KANONI WILDER, age 9

PHOTO: Flickr/Mr. T in DC

A ban on plastic bottles in the Grand Canyon, which has a big litter problem, was set to take action on January 1, 2012, until the National Park Service Director called it off after a meeting with Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola gives a lot of money to the National Parks Foundation. Now the ban may go through since the public complained and wrote a petition in favor of the ban.

DID YOU KNOW…

• The Grand Canyon is considered one of the seven Wonders of the Natural World.
• The canyon is over a mile deep and 277 miles long!
• Grand Canyon National Park is the 15th largest park in the United States.