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Notes from the front lines of conservation on the Colorado Plateau.

Blake McCord

10/18/19

National Monuments, Bears Ears

National Monuments Lawsuits Two Years Later

Read the latest on the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments lawsuits.

Ted Grussing

10/15/19

Grand Canyon, Water

Damming the Little Colorado River is a Bad Idea

An industrial cacophony would kill the quiet symphony of aquamarine waters cascading through travertine pools.

Jake Hoyungowa

10/9/19

Change Labs Spotlight: Marisa Mike, Marisa Mike Designs

Marisa Mike, a Diné fashion designer, combines traditional styles with contemporary twists in her line of special-occasion wear.

10/3/19

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Energy

Stakes Rise for Grand Canyon as Working Group Deliberates

The nuclear power industry is asking President Trump's working group to lift mining bans.

Amy S. Martin

09/30/19

Grand Canyon, Water, Native America

Second Dam Project Would Flood Sacred Site Near Grand Canyon

A new scheme to dam the Little Colorado River would leave a Hopi sacred site underwater.

Jack Dykinga

09/27/19

Grand Canyon, Water

New Dam Proposal Threatens Grand Canyon

The Little Colorado River, above Salt Trail Canyon, is the wrong place to put a dam.

Map by Stephanie Smith and David Vines

09/23/19

Maps, National Monuments

Mapping Pinyon Jay Habitat

A behind the scene look at the process of mapping where pinyon jays live in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Blake McCord

09/11/19

National Monuments

Cows in the Escalante: When A Win-Win Becomes A Lose-Lose

Putting cows back into the Escalante River would undermine the massive effort and millions of dollars already sunk into restoring the landscape.

Alicia Tsosie

09/4/19

Volunteers in Action, Native America, Rising Leaders

The Seeds Are Growing: The Next Generation of Navajo Farmers

Navajo farmer Rose Williams makes the case for putting down your phone and working your hands in the soil.

Lower Calf Creek Falls, Tom Till

08/29/19

National Monuments

Monument Plan Opens Grand Staircase to Mining, Logging

The Trump administration sees a silver lining in opening over half a million monument acres to mining.

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