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About Our Utah Projects...
The Grand Canyon Trust has been working to protect and restore natural resources in southern Utah for many years. Our current projects address a range of issues:
- National Forest Restoration: Impacts to national forest health resulting from management practices that have focused almost exclusively on livestock grazing, off-road vehicles, logging, mining, coal / oil / gas extraction, and unregulated recreational use. The Trust is engaging the Forest Service with numerous monitoring and restoration projects on the Dixie, Fishlake, and Manti-La Sal National Forests. Learn more...
- Uranium Mining: The effects of radioactive wastes on the Colorado River watershed from tailings left behind by the the Atlas Mine. The Trust’s work was instrumental in mandating the cleanup, which began in April 2009. Learn more...
- State Trust Land Reform: The demise of ecologically valuable trust lands, which have been developed in ways that fragment habitat and damage sensitive resources. Learn more...
- National Monuments: Ensuring that Grand Staircase ~ Escalante National Monument, one of the Southwest’s crown jewels, is managed in a way that its biological, paleontological, archaeological, and wilderness resources. Learn more...
- Invasive Species: The impacts of tamarisk on riparian corridors, which may now be mitigated by a beetle. The Trust has been an integral partner with the Tamarisk Coalition and the South East Utah Tamarisk Partnership (SEUTP). Learn more...
Your donations and membership dues make our research, monitoring, and restoration work in Utah possible.
