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Transplanted beaver thriving in new habitat
It’s been a rollercoaster ride for beaver in the press lately. One week, “Hero Beavers” are garnering national headlines after their dams captured thousands of gallons of diesel fuel which spilled from a ruptured pipeline, preventing the spread of the … Continue reading
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Oil shale and tar sands threaten Utah and Colorado Plateau
Grand Canyon Trust is gearing up to take on one of the biggest energy threats to face the Colorado Plateau since big coal: oil shale and tar sands. Global investors and federal and state regulators are setting the stage for … Continue reading
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Trust team tackles beaver problem at Dugout Ranch in Utah
Recently, the Trust’s Dave Erley and Jeremy Christensen went down to Dugout Ranch (home of TNC’s Canyonlands Research Center) in San Juan County to solve an issue they were having with beaver on the Ranch. A culvert on their water diversion was … Continue reading
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Get in touch with the office of Rep. Chaffetz NOW and tell him to stop SkiLink!
Rep. Jason Chaffetz Re-Introduce SkiLink? Word has it that Rep. Jason Chaffetz is planning to re-introduce the SkiLink legislation into the US House of Representatives. Even as a rumor, it should have a barrage of emails and phone calls into his office! … Continue reading
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Sign on to the For Kids and Lands campaign against federal land transfer in Utah
We are writing to request your help with a new signature campaign against Governor Herbert’s federal land transfer: www.forkidsandlands.org Here’s how you can help: Go www.forkidsandlands.org and sign on to the position statement. And then please encourage people in your … Continue reading
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Economic Benefits of Glen Canyon and Rainbow Bridge
Page, AZ – A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011 shows that the 2.3 million visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument spent $238 million in nearby communities. This spending supported 2819 jobs … Continue reading
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