Our diverse land programs share a common goal: to protect and restore the health of lands across the Colorado Plateau. From working to protect the Grand Canyon's waters from uranium contamination to pushing for more sustainable grazing policies in our national forests, we're striving to protect the plateau's spectacular landscapes for future generations. Our efforts are wide-ranging and diverse because this land demands that we match its beauty with our best and most creative efforts.
Grand Canyon National Park is one of the seven natural wonders of the world, but unfortunately its park status doesn’t give the canyon the complete protection it deserves. The Grand Canyon Program fights to protect the canyon for future generations against uranium mines, development threats, and poor air quality. View Program ›
Unnaturally large wildfires have burned hundreds of thousands of acres of ponderosa pine forests in Arizona. The Grand Canyon Trust has been involved in forest restoration efforts since 1996 and helped launch the Four Forest Restoration Initiative, the largest restoration effort in the country. View Program ›
The Trust is leading a unique public-private partnership to restore and protect the ecological and scenic integrity of 830,000 acres of public land on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Federal and state agencies, volunteers, a ranching family, and universities are involved in the effort. View Program ›
Both in the field and in conference rooms, the Utah Forest Program is working across 6.3 million acres of land in southern Utah managed by the Forest Service and the BLM to restore native plants and wildlife, increase resilience of the ecosystems, and address the impacts of livestock and wild ungulate grazing. View Program ›
Supporting the intertribal effort to protect Bears Ears as a national monument. View Program ›