Graffiti Removal and Intervention Team (GRIT)

 

Graffiti…

• is a widespread problem in Glen Canyon.
• destroys natural, cultural, and historic resources.
• is carving into rocks.
• is painting on walls.
• is ugly.
• is illegal.

 

Graffiti Removal & Intervention Team (GRIT)

In 2003 Bob and Vicki Schwartz, and Bill and Carol Williams, donated a 55-fool Skipper liner houseboat to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area to support graffiti removal. The True GRIT made her maiden voyage in 2004 and from 2004-2019 helped to removed thousands and thousands of square feet of graffiti.

Today the GRIT is still alive and in need of your help to remove and prevent graffiti throughout Glen Canyon.

 

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  GRIT Volunteer Program

  Why the Graffiti Removal & Intervention Team (GRIT) exists, and how you can volunteer for the program.

  Duration:

  6 minutes, 1 second

 

A person remove graffiti from sandstone with rock brush.

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Volunteer Requirements

Volunteers must be prepared for extreme weather conditions. Whether on a project in the front country or on a remote tent camping location, volunteers must be prepared for austere conditions with only basic amenities. Volunteers must provide their own hiking, camping, hygiene, and comfort items. For a full list of recommended supplies, see the equipment list in the volunteer paperwork area.

How to Apply

For a listing of current opportunities please visit Volunteer.gov

 

Seven people removing graffiti craved into sandstone with wire brushes, rock hammers and paint scrapers.

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