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

Amy S. Martin

05/9/23

Native America, Grand Canyon

Tribal Leaders Call for Monument to Protect Grand Canyon Homelands

The Grand Canyon is a sacred place for many tribes. A new monument would protect tribal homelands.

Tim Peterson, EcoFlight

05/2/23

Bears Ears, Uranium, Native America, Energy

A Bird’s-eye View of Bears Ears National Monument

Radioactive waste remains partially uncovered in enormous waste pits at the White Mesa Mill, on the doorstep of Bears Ears National Monument.

Jamie Arviso

04/25/23

Grand Canyon, Native America

Native Artisans Want Better Access to the Grand Canyon

To Monica Nuvamsa, selling her art products in national and state parks across her ancestral homeland means her cultures are represented in those spaces.

Tim Peterson

04/18/23

Robin Wall Kimmerer Explains Indigenous Traditional Knowledge

Like corn and beans, Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge and Western science can complement each other.

Andrew Orr

04/11/23

Grand Canyon, Native America, Uranium

Tribes Propose New Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument

Native American tribes are calling on the president to permanently protect their ancestral lands near Grand Canyon National Park.

Jamie Arviso

04/4/23

Grand Canyon, Native America

Making Space for Native Artists at Grand Canyon

Dorothy Denetsosie Gishie wants Native artisans to have more selling locations at the Grand Canyon.

Rick Goldwasser

03/28/23

What To Do and See in Arches National Park

Arches National Park is full of spectacular rock features, including bridges, windows, towers, fins, and arches.

Jamie Arviso

03/22/23

Grand Canyon, Native America

Visions for A New Grand Canyon Economy

Native voices share what an inclusive and equitable Grand Canyon economy looks like and the path ahead.

Blake McCord

03/14/23

Volunteers in Action

7 Perks of Volunteering

We can’t wait to meet you in a canyon, along a creek, or in the high alpine meadows of the Colorado Plateau.

The Colorado River, Amy S. Martin

03/7/23

Water, Native America, Energy

New Dams Proposed on Navajo Nation near Black Mesa

New dams proposed near Kayenta would pump water from the Colorado River, San Juan River, or local aquifers.

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