Congressman Raúl Grijalva was a true friend of the Grand Canyon and his conservation legacy lives on at the canyon today.
Resource Issue: Grand Canyon
Arizona voters strongly support Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni national monument near the Grand Canyon.
A December 2024 poll of 500 Arizona voters by public opinion research firm GQR found strong public support for Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.
A December 2024 poll of 500 Arizona voters by public opinion research firm GQR found strong public support for Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni.
Watch, listen, and learn from Native people who have called the Grand Canyon home since time immemorial.
Native voices share their personal and cultural connections to the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon.
Native voices — sheepherders, scientists, educators, farmers, artists, and activists — share their personal and cultural connections to the Little Colorado River, from its headwaters to the Grand Canyon
Native voices share their personal and cultural connections to the Little Colorado River in this collection of stories.
This interactive timeline offers a brief history of Canyon Mine (renamed Pinyon Plain Mine), a controversial uranium mine near the Grand Canyon.
Year after year of economic data shows that Grand Canyon National Park is an economic engine for northern Arizona.
Find out what Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument protects in this interactive story map.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Travel to the north and south rims of the Grand Canyon with a new digital story collection, which launched online today in advance of the first anniversary of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument on Aug. 8, 2024. The story map was created in […]
This map shows active mining claims, including various uranium mines, inside the boundaries of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument
The Havasupai Tribe opposes the hauling of uranium across its ancestral lands near the Grand Canyon.
This map shows the route uranium haul trucks will take to deliver uranium ore mined at Canyon Mine (renamed Pinyon Plain Mine) to the White Mesa Mill for processing.
Scientists developed this dashboard to help explain mine shaft flooding at Canyon uranium mine and heavy metal levels in water pumped out of the mine shaft.
Heavy metals, including uranium, arsenic, and lead in floodwater at Canyon uranium mine, renamed Pinyon Plain Mine.
In late 2016, miners at Canyon Mine (subsequently renamed Pinyon Plain Mine) near Grand Canyon National Park pierced groundwater and water began rushing into the mine shaft. Since then, more than 66 million gallons of water containing high levels of heavy metals including uranium, arsenic, and lead have been pumped out of the mine into […]
Canyon Mine, also known as Pinyon Plain Mine, a uranium mine located near Grand Canyon, continues to flood with water.
Learn about Indigenous representation at Grand Canyon National Park and the need for expanded employment opportunities for Native peoples of the Grand Canyon.
The rules for managing the Colorado River expire at the end of 2026. There isn’t enough water in the Colorado River to go around. New rules are desperately needed to sustain the river for people and the environment. Learn about current water use in the Colorado River Basin › Download the two-page PDF ›
Below Glen Canyon Dam, nonnative fish like smallmouth bass are threatening imperiled humpback chub in the Grand Canyon. Get the facts.
Completed in 1963, Glen Canyon Dam was designed to operate with a full reservoir behind it. But climate change and rising demand of water across the thirsty West are shrinking Lake Powell. It’s time to address the dam’s design flaws. Learn more about the future of Glen Canyon Dam › Download the 2-page PDF ›
This interactive map shows the Canyon Mine (renamed Pinyon Plain Mine) haul route, from the south rim of the Grand Canyon to the White Mesa uranium mill in southern Utah.
Use this interactive graph to learn about national park visitation in the U.S. from 1935 to 2023.
Uranium spot prices have flutuated between 1989 and 2024, with notable spikes in 2007 and 2024.
The annual global price of uranium has fluctuated from 1980-2023.
According to Dianna Sue White Dove Uqualla (Havasupai), the Grand Canyon is one of the most powerful altars in this world.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHOENIX, AZ – Conservation groups filed a motion to intervene yesterday in defense of President Biden’s designation of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona. The Arizona legislature and others filed lawsuits in February attempting to overturn the monument designation and attacking the Antiquities […]
Learn about the history of uranium mining near the Grand Canyon and the extra protections that Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument brings to the region. Download the lesson plan › Download the PDF ›