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

A seep monkey flower growing near an unnamed spring in Death Hollow, Grand Staircase. Marc Coles-Ritchie

11/21/18

Grazing, National Monuments, Water

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument's Springs Need Your Help

These precious watering holes are hotspots of cultural and biological diversity. Please urge the administration to protect them.

Blake McCord

11/19/18

Uranium, Native America, Water

White Mesa Uranium Mill Seeks to Expand

The mill wants to add another 80 acres of waste ponds, but could the toxic goulash the ponds contain seep into groundwater?

Ed Moss

11/13/18

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Water

Court Reverses Course in Canyon Mine Lawsuit

A case challenging a uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park gets another day in court.

Jake Hoyungowa

11/12/18

Climate Change, Volunteers in Action

Uplift 2018 Takes Youth Climate Justice Movement to New Heights

Building a movement for climate justice on the Colorado Plateau.

11/5/18

Volunteers in Action

Volunteer Season by the Numbers

Research and Stewardship Volunteer Coordinator Lisa Winters gives an update on the recently concluded volunteer season. Now she's back planning trips for next year!

Amanda Voisard

11/2/18

Native America, Renewable Energy

Prop 127 is Good News for Navajo and Hopi Solar Projects

Prop 127 could allow Native American tribes to develop renewable energy on their own terms.

Marc Coles-Ritchie

11/1/18

Bears Ears, National Monuments

Lend a Hand to Protect Bears Ears Cultural Resources

Cliff dwellings, rock art, and other cultural resources in Bears Ears National Monument need protections now, not later.

Tim Peterson

10/29/18

Utah Targets Pristine Forests for Logging

The roadless rule is one of our nation's most successful and widely popular conservation initiatives, but Utah wants out.

Blake McCord

10/26/18

Volunteers in Action

Passing the Baton

Volunteer Program Director Emily Thompson bids the program farewell with some of her favorite memories and lessons.

Deborah Lee Soltesz, U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National Forest

10/11/18

DC Dispatch, Uranium, Energy

Proposed Rule Change Could Make Mining in National Forests Easier

What is the Forest Service thinking about changing, why, and what will it mean for your national forests?

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