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, which protects precious water sources and the ancestral homelands of Native American tribes near Grand Canyon National Park. Download the poll memo › Download […]
A December 2024 poll of 500 Arizona voters by public opinion research firm GQR found strong public support for Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni.
This interactive timeline offers a brief history of Canyon Mine (renamed Pinyon Plain Mine), a controversial uranium mine near the Grand Canyon.
Every year, the National Park Service publishes a report that shows economic impacts of national parks to local communities. In the state of Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park is an economic engine. 2023 4.7 million visitors to Grand Canyon National Park spent $768 million in nearby communities, which supported 10,100 jobs, $350 million in labor […]
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 map was produced using data from the Bureau of Land Management and updated in June 2024. Download a PDF of the map › Maps and graphs may be used for non-commercial purposes […]
Canyon Mine (renamed Pinyon Plain Mine) started trucking uranium ore from the mine site near Grand Canyon National Park to the White Mesa uranium mill in Utah via a scenic, well-traveled highway. Read the Havasupai Tribe’s statement opposing the transport of uranium ore through its ancestral lands › Download the PDF ›
This map shows the route haul trucks will take, traveling about 300 miles through Arizona, the Navajo Nation, Utah, and the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation to deliver uranium ore mined at Canyon Mine (renamed Pinyon Plain Mine) to the White Mesa Mill for processing. Download your copy ›. See a photo gallery of the haul route, with […]
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.
Since late 2016, more than 66 million gallons of groundwater have been pumped out of a controversial uranium mine, Canyon Mine (renamed Pinyon Plain Mine), near Grand Canyon National Park. The water shows high levels of heavy metals, including uranium, arsenic, and lead, according to data reported to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Download […]
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 near the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park, has been flooding with groundwater since late 2016, according to data reported to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Water pumped out of the mine has shown high levels of heavy metals including uranium, arsenic, and lead. […]
The fact sheet describes Indigenous representation at Grand Canyon National Park and highlights the need for expanded employment opportunities for Native peoples of the Grand Canyon. Read this 2-page fact sheet on hiring reform › Download the PDF ›
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 › Download the PDF ›
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. The uranium mine is expected to send about six trucks of uranium ore per day to the White Mesa Mill, through the Navajo Nation and cities, towns, […]
The Grand Canyon is more than its geologic past and more than a bucket list destination. Today, 11 tribes maintain cultural connections to the Grand Canyon. Hear firsthand from people whose cultures, worldviews, and livelihoods are inextricably tied to the Grand Canyon region. View the booklet › Download the nine-page PDF of the booklet ›
Use this interactive graph to learn about national park visitation in the U.S. from 1935 to 2023. The graph includes changes in visitation for Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Petrified Forest, Mesa Verde, and Canyonlands national parks. Download a print copy › This graphic may be used for non-commercial purposes provided that they are […]
Uranium spot prices have flutuated between 1989 and 2024, with notable spikes in 2007 and 2024. Download the graph ›
Annual global price of uranium from 1980 to 2023 Download the 2023 graph › Download the 2020 graph › Annual global price of uranium from 1980 to 2018 Download the 2018 graph › Annual global uranium prices from 1980 to 2016 Download the 2016 graph ›
According to Dianna Sue White Dove Uqualla (Havasupai), the Grand Canyon is one of the most powerful altars in this world. It is also her home. Hear from her firsthand and learn how you can respectfully visit the Grand Canyon region, including Grand Canyon National Park and Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the […]
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 ›
On March 22, 2024, the Grand Canyon Trust submitted comments on the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Glen Canyon Dam Long-term Experimental and Management Plan. Reclamation proposed revising the 2016 Record of Decision for the Long-term Experimental and Management Plan to modify releases from Glen Canyon Dam to prevent […]
Canyon Mine (renamed Pinyon Plain Mine) started extracting uranium ore near the Grand Canyon in January 2024, nearly four decades after the mine, which now lies inside the boundaries of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument first broke ground. Read the Havasupai Tribe’s statement opposing the mining company’s actions › […]
On December 11, 2023, the Grand Canyon Trust submitted comments on the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Near-term Colorado River Operations dated October 2023. Reclamation proposed to revise the 2007 Interim Guidelines for the operation of Glen Canyon and Hoover dams for the period between 2023 and 2026 for […]