Founded in 1985, Grand Canyon Trust is a regional, non-profit, conservation organization dedicated to defending the Colorado Plateau by finding common sense and balanced solutions for the problems it faces. The Trust advocates for clean air; clean and available drinking water; preservation of open spaces, native plants and animals; and archeological and historical sites.

Our Public Policy Role

The Trust’s role is to protect the public’s interest and provide much needed checks and balances to ensure the region’s resources remain intact for future generations and to prevent vested special interests from exerting too much control over public policy.
We use all the tools in the advocacy toolbox including media, lobbying, grassroots activism, collaboration and litigation.

The Mission Of The Grand Canyon Trust

Our mission is to protect and restore the Colorado Plateau – its spectacular landscapes, flowing rivers, clean air, diversity of plants and animals, and areas of rare beauty and solitude

Our Vision

We work toward a region where generations of people and all of nature can live in harmony. Our vision for the Colorado Plateau one hundred years from now is:

• A region still characterized by vast open spaces with restored, healthy ecosystems and habitat for all native plants and animals.
• A sustaining relationship between human communities and the natural environment.
• People living and visiting here who are willing and enthusiastic stewards fo the region’s natural resources and beauty.

Contact Information

Grand Canyon Trust
Headquarters:                                                                    Moab Field Office:
2601 N. Fort Valley Rd.                                                        HC 64, Box 1801
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001                                                     Moab, Utah 84532
Phone: 928-774-7488                                                         Phone: 435-259-5284
Fax: 928-774-7570

A Valuable Resource For Writers, Reporters And Editors

If you are writing a story about conservation issues, particularly those impacting the Colorado Plateau including the many national parks and monuments contained within it, Grand Canyon Trust (GCT) program directors are highly educated and experts in their field of study. Included in this kit are biographies of Trust employees whom you may be interested in interviewing

Issues and landscapes for which GCT can provide information and expertise include:

• Forest Health and Restoration
• Forest Fires
• Renewable Energy – solar, wind, geothermal
• Coal-fired Power Plants
• Air Quality and Pollution
• Grazing
• Colorado River – Management, drought, pollution issues
• Endangered Species
• Open Space
• State Land Trust Reform
• Roadless Rules
• San Francisco Peaks Snowmaking
• Native America Sustainable Development
• Grand Canyon, Zion, Canyonlands, Arches, Mesa Verde, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef National Parks
• Grand Canyon-Parashant, Vermilion Cliffs, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
• Coconino, Kaibab, Manti-La Sal, Dixie, Fishlake, Apache-Sitgreaves, Tonto National Forests
• Kane and Two-Mile Ranches on the North Rim

Grand Canyon Trust Program Directors have seats with several resource advisory groups including: Arizona Governor’s Forest Advisory Council; Greater Flagstaff Forest Partnership; Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program; Clean Colorado River Alliance

The Colorado Plateau is stunningly beautiful and the best way to connect with the area is to see it up close. We can arrange for a tour if needed and set up interviews with our staff and others with regional knowledge.

For more information please contact Richard Mayol, GCT Director of Communications, at 928-774-7488 or
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