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	<title>News from the Grand Canyon Trust</title>
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	<description>News about conservation issues affecting the Colorado Plateau</description>
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		<title>Volunteer Program is springing into action</title>
		<link>http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/volunteer-program-is-springing-into-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Youth Volunteerism in Full Swing Fierce spring winds did not dampen the spirits of the young people who volunteered with us and made a big difference both with their hands and voices. So far this year we have connected sixty-eight student &#8230; <a href="http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/volunteer-program-is-springing-into-action/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Intertribal Gathering process for summer 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/intertribal-gathering-process-for-summer-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are currently bringing together steering committee members made up of tribal farmers and experts to strategize ways to “use traditional farming knowledge to confront climate change” in the Navajo community of Moencopi.  The goal of this year’s work will be &#8230; <a href="http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/intertribal-gathering-process-for-summer-2013/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The wild side of the Kane and Two Mile Ranches</title>
		<link>http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/the-wild-side-of-the-kane-and-two-mile-ranches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kane & Two Mile Ranches]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The vast expanse of the Kane and Two Mile ranches provides critical habitat for a variety of wildlife making their living on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim.  For some species (like Aldo Leopold’s mule deer herd), there is a substantial &#8230; <a href="http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/the-wild-side-of-the-kane-and-two-mile-ranches/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Native American Incubator Network growing</title>
		<link>http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/native-american-incubator-network-growing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Native American Incubator Network (NAIN) continues to grow.  The six Navajo businesses who are participating in the program are meeting regularly with their program business counselor and are working to connect them with additional resources that may help their business &#8230; <a href="http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/native-american-incubator-network-growing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Transplanted beaver thriving in new habitat</title>
		<link>http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/transplanted-beaver-thriving-in-new-habitat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/transplanted-beaver-thriving-in-new-habitat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Oil shale and tar sands threaten Utah and Colorado Plateau</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/oil-shale-and-tar-sands-threaten-utah-and-colorado-plateau/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Four Forest Restoration Initiative moving forward</title>
		<link>http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/four-forest-restoration-initiative-moving-forward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As this year&#8217;s fire season quickly approaches, the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) is quickly moving from one important phase to another.  At the end of May, the public comment period related to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the &#8230; <a href="http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/four-forest-restoration-initiative-moving-forward/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fire restrictions to begin Wednesday on Coconino National Forest and parts of Kaibab National Forest</title>
		<link>http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/fire-restrictions-to-begin-wednesday-on-coconino-national-forest-and-parts-of-kaibab-national-forest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WILLIAMS, Ariz. – Campfire and smoking restrictions will be implemented at 8 a.m. Wednesday on the entire Coconino National Forest and on the Williams and Tusayan Ranger Districts of the Kaibab National Forest in order to protect public health and &#8230; <a href="http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/fire-restrictions-to-begin-wednesday-on-coconino-national-forest-and-parts-of-kaibab-national-forest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Make your voice heard on the BLM fracking policy now!</title>
		<link>http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/make-your-voice-heard-on-the-blm-fracking-policy-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/make-your-voice-heard-on-the-blm-fracking-policy-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From CREDO Action: The Obama administration just released its first major fracking policy — the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed rules for fracking on 600 million acres of public land. And it’s even worse than we feared. In a major &#8230; <a href="http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/make-your-voice-heard-on-the-blm-fracking-policy-now/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Four Forest Restoration Initiative implementation begins</title>
		<link>http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/four-forest-restoration-initiative-implementation-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Almost one year ago, the Forest Service announced the contractor for the first stewardship contract awarded under the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI).  Today, the Forest Service anticipates that work issued under the Ranch Task Order, which &#8230; <a href="http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/four-forest-restoration-initiative-implementation-begins/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado named the most endangered river by American Rivers</title>
		<link>http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/04/colorado-named-the-most-endangered-river-by-american-rivers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C. &#8212; American Rivers today announced its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, naming the Colorado River the Most Endangered River in the country.  The Colorado River is endangered by outdated water management that is inadequate to respond &#8230; <a href="http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/04/colorado-named-the-most-endangered-river-by-american-rivers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trust team tackles beaver problem at Dugout Ranch in Utah</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, the Trust&#8217;s Dave Erley and Jeremy Christensen went down to Dugout Ranch (home of TNC&#8217;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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/04/trust-team-tackles-beaver-problem-at-dugout-ranch-in-utah/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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