1984

• Idea of the Trust first arises on Colorado River raft trip
• First meeting to discuss creation of the Trust held in San Francisco

          1985

• Articles of Incorporation signed by Jim Trees
• First board meeting, attended by Bruce Babbitt, Harriet Hunt-Burgess, Huey Johnson
• Trust becomes a 501 (c)(3) organization
• First fundraising event held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York

          1986

• Ed Norton appointed as Chief Executive Officer
• Trust opens Washington D. C. office

          1987

• Long Range Operating Plan adopted by board
• National Parks Overflights Protection Act passed
• Park Service announces aircraft management plan for Grand Canyon

          1988

• Glen Canyon Environmental Studies Final Report issued
• Grand Canyon Trust, in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation and the Western River Guides Association, files WAPA lawsuit

          1989

• Wayne Owens introduces the Utah BLM Wilderness Act
• NPS Navajo Power Plant Visibility Report Released
• Interior Secretary Manuel Lujan orders that the Bureau of Reclamation do an EIS on the impact of dam operations on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon
• U. S. District Court orders the WAPA to do an EIS on the impacts of its long-term power contracts for power generated at Glen Canyon dam
• Jim Ruch hired as Executive Vice-President
• Colorado Plateau Headquarters Office in Flagstaff opens
• Trust releases report: The Future of the Colorado Plateau: Reconciling Preservation of its Wonders with Economic Opportunity for its Residents

          1990

• Colorado Plateau Monitoring program launched
• Trust helps lead the effort to create the Four Corners Heritage Council
• Community Initiatives Program established
• Trust joins the Utah Wilderness Coalition

          1991

• EPA proposes a regulation requiring the owners of Navajo to cut emissions by 70 percent, the Trust argues for 95 percent
• Andalex Resources announces its intention to develop the Smoky Hollow coal mine adjacent to the Kaiparowits Plateau
• Kaibab-Paiute Tribe rejects waste incinerator and engages GCT assistance
• Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner orders “interim flow” tests for Glen Canyon/Colorado River
• Colorado Plateau Native American Leaders symposium held in Flagstaff, Arizona
• President Bush visits Grand Canyon to celebrate the agreement to reduce emissions from Navajo power plant by 90 percent
• Colorado Plateau Community Initiatives Symposium held in Cedar City Utah
• First meeting of the Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission, Trust argues to include all parks and wilderness areas on Colorado Plateau

          1992

• Grand Canyon NP initiates three-year General Management Plan process
• Senate field hearing held in Flagstaff on Grand Canyon tour over-flights
• Tom Jensen hired as the Chief Operating Officer for Flagstaff office
• The Grand Canyon Protection Act is passed

          1993

• Trust and partners complete Kaibab-Paiute Comprehensive Economic Plan
• Developers request Tusayan land exchange for Canyon Forest Village
• St. George office opens
• NAFTA “Trans Canyon Freeway” idea killed

          1994

• Preserving Traces of the Past released
• Bureau of Reclamation releases the DEIS for Glen Canyon Dam operations
• Trust co-hosts Southwest American Indian Tourism Conference

• Trust testifies before U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power about managing the Colorado River
• National Park Service report to Congress on natural quiet in GCNP released
• Trust becomes involved in removing the White Vulcan Mine on San Francisco peaks
• Trust helps to create the Arizona American Indian Tourism Association (AAITA)
• Grand Canyon Symposium, focused on ecosystem management at Grand Canyon National Park, co-hosted by Trust and NPCA
• Cameron-Navajo Tourism Development & Management plan completed

          1995

• First Colorado Plateau Town Hall held in Moab, co-hosted by the Trust and other Colorado Plateau Forum members
• Geoff Barnard hired as president
• Trust hosts a series of cultural resource management training sessions across the Colorado Plateau
• Towards a Geography of Hope, proceedings from Grand Canyon Symposium released
• Beyond the Rangeland Conflict published

          1996

• Charting the Colorado Plateau: An Economic and Demographic Exploration released
• Colorado River Basin Workshop hosted by Trust
• Trust awarded the Society for American Archaeology’s Public Service Award
• Colorado Plateau archaeological sites designated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of “America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places”
• First Colorado River dam release to create a flood and restore habitat
• Flagstaff 20/20 community visioning process begins
• Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission report and recommendations released
• FAA announces proposed rules for regulating natural quiet at Grand Canyon; Trust disagrees with major portions of the rule
• Grand Staircase-Escalante NM designated by President Clinton
• Sustainable Communities: A Resource Guide for Colorado Plateau Communities released
• Trust and Conservation Fund retire grazing from the Low Spur allotment along the Green River
• Condors released for first time

          1997

• Grand Canyon Region Archaeology Conference hosted by Trust
• Community Conservation Summit held in Cortez, Colorado
• Arches NP expansion proposed by Trust
• Effort to move Atlas Mill tailings pile begins
• Headquarters office moves to the Lockett Homestead
• USFWS issues draft biological opinion on Atlas
• Grand Canyon Forests Partnership created
• Flagstaff 20/20 visioning completed
• Beyond the Boundaries–The Human and Natural Communities of the Greater Grand Canyon released

          1998

• Mohave Generating Station lawsuit filed
• Grafton Heritage Partnership Project founded, fundraising begins
• Trust, Sierra Club and Earthjustice file suit challenging USF&WS and NRC Atlas plan to protect Colorado pikeminnow
• Second Community Conservation Summit held in Cortez, CO.
• Arches National Park expanded by Congress
• Trust retires grazing in Lost spring Canyon
• Lawsuit filed to protect natural quiet in GCNP

          1999

• 2000 Citizens Growth Management Initiative filed
• Final EIS for Atlas tailings pile released by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Livestock grazing in 132 miles of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument canyons retired
• Congressman Cannon introduces HR 4165: “Keep Colorado River Clean Act” designed to move the Atlas Mill tailings pile; the bill passes as part of the Floyd Spence Defense Authorization Act in November, 1999
• Grazing Retirement in Capitol Reef National Park
• Trust volunteer program launched with SF Peaks road inventory
• Consent decree with Mohave signed, requiring the installation of up-to-date pollution control equipment

          2000

• Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument established
• Arizona Corporation Commission passes the Environmental Portfolio Standard
• Trust files second natural quiet lawsuit
• Robbers Roost grazing retirement (56,714 acres)
• Vermilion Cliffs National Monument established
• Flagstaff regional plan adopted
• Citizen’s Growth Management Initiative and Canyon Forest Village defeated
• White Vulcan mine agreement signed
• Geographic Information System (GIS) Program established
• Trust helps purchase open space in Castle Valley
• Trust completes fundraising to purchase Grafton town-site on the Virgin River
• 50,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument purchased and retired by Trust

          2001

• Grand Canyon Forest Partnership starts work on first phase of the 9,100-acre Fort Valley Ecosystem Restoration Project
• Trust launches effort to include a “Natural Resources Protection Plan” in the update of the Coconino County Comprehensive Plan
• 56,000 acre Clark Bench allotment in Grand Staircase-Escalante NM purchased and cattle removed
• Bigler/Hedden report on Utah State lands released
• Option to purchase land at Calf Creek in Grand Staircase-Escalante NM purchased
• 260,000 acre Last Chance grazing allotment in Grand Staircase-Escalante NM purchased and retired
• Springerville power plant lawsuit filed
• “Greater Grand Canyon Hydrology Symposium” hosted by Trust
• Trust files lawsuit on St. George airport expansion

          2002

• 12,000 acre Willow Gulch grazing allotment in Grand Staircase-Escalante NM purchased and cattle removed
• San Juan power plant lawsuit filed
• Court issues favorable ruling on St. George airport lawsuit
• 78,000-acre Drip Tanks pasture in Grand Staircase-Escalante NM retired
• Court rules for Trust on natural quiet in Grand Canyon
• 43,000-acre Moody allotment in Grand Staircase-Escalante NM retired
• Trust acquires 38,350-acre Tuweep allotment and removes livestock
• $33 million bond issue for open space funding supported by Trust approved by Coconino County residents
• Trust releases North Central Arizona Water Demand Study

          2003

• Bill Hedden becomes Executive Director
• Coconino County Comprehensive planning process complete
• Headquarters’ photovoltaic system comes on line
• Trust and Utah Open Lands purchase 560 acres of critical deer habitat in Castle Valley
• Trust helps organize the Three Forests Coalition to advocate for improved forest management in southern Utah's three national forests

          2004

• District Court rules in favor of Trust on San Juan power plant case
• Endangered Species Act lawsuit on humpback chub recovery plan filed
• Flagstaff residents approve funding to purchase open space lands on Observatory Mesa
• Purchase of land at Calf Creek in Grand Staircase-Escalante NM completed
• Trust provides GIS component of Utah Wilderness Coalition comments on BLM Resource Management Plans
• Interior Department, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, The Wilderness Society and Trust prevail in lawsuit to protect Grand Staircase-Escalante NM under Antiquities Act
• Extensive partnerships created with Hopi and Navajo communities, governments, and businesses by the Native America Program
• Trust assists with creation of the Hopi-Navajo Entrepreneurial Collaborative and proposal to the Kellogg Foundation
• Option to purchase Kane and Two Mile ranches by Trust and Conservation Fund signed
• Three Rivers Withdrawal signed by Secretary Norton
• Utah Land Exchange Legislation introduced
• Sustainable Economic Plan for Sipaulovi Village coordinated by Trust
• Trust assists with the development of the Sunshine Wind Park on Hopi leased lands
• Master Plan that is culturally sensitive and includes green building concepts for Tuba City and Kayenta Shopping Centers completed
• U.S. Court of Appeals overturns unfavorable laches ruling on Springerville case
• Second large dam release to mimic pre-dam floods on the Colorado River

2005

• Experimental low steady flows done in Grand Canyon for the benefit of native fish and sediment resources
• Petition filed for “Conserving Arizona’s Future,” an ballot initiative that will protect 62,000 acres of state lands in the Greater Grand Canyon region
• Study effort initiated to protect Grand Canyon springs from nearby groundwater pumping
• Water conservation program developed in Flagstaff, Arizona
• Grand Canyon Protection Act recognized by Secretary of the Interior as part of the Colorado River Law of the River
• Department  of Energy announces plan for clean-up of toxic waste at Atlas site outside of Moab
• Baseline ecological assessment of Kane and two Mile ranches begins
• First volunteer project on the Kane and Two Mile ranches takes place
• Grand Canyon Trust and The Conservation Fund take possession of the Kane and Two Mile ranches
• Mohave Power plant shut down for failure to comply with the 1999 consent decree that dictated retrofitting the plant with modern pollution control equipment

2006

• BLM’s Administrative Court upholds the Trust’s ownership of grazing permits in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
• President Clinton’s use of the Antiquities Act to establish the GSENM is upheld in the US Court of Appeals
• Trust co-chairs Arizona Governor Napolitano’s Forest Health Advisory Council, developing a Statewide Strategy to restore forest health
• GCT assists the National Parks Conservation Association to open a southwest regional office in Salt Lake City
• Volunteer Program more than doubles its volunteer hours finishing the season with over 10,000    hours donated to on-the-ground restoration of the Colorado Plateau
• Sage grouse habitat assessment completed on southern Utah Forest Service, BLM, and Utah Division of Wildlife lands with professional botanists' and volunteer help
• The Three Forests Coalition submits complete sustainable forest plan alternatives for the Dixie, Fishlake and Manti-LaSal national forests in southern Utah
• 60 MW Sunshine Wind Farm fully permitted on Hopi fee lands
• “Just Transition” motion filed with the California Public Utilities Commission to have revenue from Mohave sulfur dioxide credits shared to help fund Hopi and Navajo renewable energy projects
• Federal judge renders decision on lawsuit brought by GCT invalidating the flawed Dept. of Interior Recovery Goals for the Colorado River's endangered humpback chub
• GCT develops a multi-year experimental flow design for Glen Canyon Dam that will benefit native fish, including the endangered humpback chub, and sediment resources, including beaches
• GCT partners with the Bureau of Reclamation to complete northern Arizona regional water studies that include water conservation analysis and implementation
• North Rim Ranch purchases cattle and validates USFS grazing permits for the Kane Ranch in our first grazing season
• Trust launches the Kaibab Vermilion Cliffs Heritage Alliance to monitor, document, manage, research, and interpret the region’s cultural resources
• Baseline ecological assessment completed on the Kane and Two Mile ranches

2007

• The Utah Watersheds Program was implemented in April 2007 and David Smuin was hired as the program manager

• The Kaibab Vermilion Cliffs Heritage Alliance completes its first two volunteer projects on the Warm Fire and begins surveying and mapping effort on the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument