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

Michael Quinn, NPS

09/26/23

Grand Canyon, Take a Hike

Grand Canyon Camping Guide

Some of our favorite places to camp beneath the stars in and around Grand Canyon National Park.

Randy Langstratt

09/19/23

Energy, Water, Climate Change

Utah Oil Shale Project Loses Water, Abandons Lease

Estonian-owned oil shale giant is barred from siphoning 100 billion gallons of water from a Colorado River tributary.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

09/11/23

Water, Climate Change

Creature Feature: Native Fish of the Upper Colorado River Basin

What species are found in the Colorado River Basin and nowhere else on Earth?

Marie Read

09/5/23

Volunteers in Action, DC Dispatch

Pinyon Jays Eyed for Endangered Species Protection

The federal government will determine if the charismatic blue bird should be listed as threatened or endangered.

Erin Whittaker, National Park Service

08/29/23

Grand Canyon, Take a Hike

Weather in the Grand Canyon

Whether you’re planning your trip or already packing your bags, you may be wondering: What is the weather like at the Grand Canyon?

Tim Peterson

08/21/23

Bears Ears, National Monuments

Court Dismisses Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante Lawsuits

The court ruling reaffirmed that the Antiquities Act gives the president broad authority to designate national monuments.

Andrew Orr

08/16/23

Grand Canyon, National Monuments

Animals of Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

From endangered California condors to the House Rock Valley chisel-toothed kangaroo rat, meet the monument's creatures large and small.

Amy S. Martin

08/8/23

Grand Canyon, Native America, National Monuments

Biden Designates Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

Almost 1 million acres of ancestral homelands north and south of the Grand Canyon get new protections.

Rich Rudow

08/2/23

Grand Canyon, Native America, National Monuments

New Poll: Arizona Voters Strongly Support Grand Canyon Monument

By a 6-to-1 margin, Arizona voters support designating public lands near the Grand Canyon a national monument.

Ed Moss

07/26/23

Grand Canyon, Native America, National Monuments

Protecting Red Butte

Red Butte or “Wii’i Gdwiisa” is the birthplace of the Havasupai people. Protections for this traditional cultural property near the Grand Canyon are within reach.

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