"I am thankful that the Trust has gotten to play an essential role in helping Native American tribes develop and promote a proposal for the first ever tribally co-managed national monument in the culturally, biologically, and scenically extraordinary area around the Bears Ears in southeast Utah."
—Bill Hedden, Executive Director
"I am so thankful to live in a community that so intentionally, and in so many ways, cares for one another, the land, and our common future."
—Ethan Aumack, Conservation Director
"Giving thanks to Save the Confluence families for sustaining their fight against Escalade and to Havasupai leaders for their steadfast opposition to Grand Canyon uranium mining."
—Roger Clark, Grand Canyon Program Director
I am thankful for our members. With our members’ support, we can help protect and restore the beautiful areas of the Colorado Plateau. —Christine Sweeter, Membership & Administrative Associate
"I am thankful for the leadership and vision of the Bears Ear Intertribal Coalition, and their strong commitment to protect an area that continues to play a critical role in the lives of our people today."
—Natasha K. Hale, Native America Program Manager
"I am thankful for a strong group of caring folks to work with at the Trust, and I am thankful for the strength that this beautiful land provides us all to stand up and speak out on its behalf."
—Ed Grumbine, Land Program Director
I’m thankful for native plants flourishing in our homestead garden, our new and returning Americorps rockstars, and a photo library full of smiling volunteers. —Mike Chizhov, Volunteer Program Associate
"I'm thankful for Whitman College interns every year and for Whitman College Semester in the West students every other year—they have provided untold hours of work in the field in rain, heat, cold, through long hikes, and long hours at the computer, all with energy and humor."
—Mary O'Brien, Utah Forests Program Director
“I am thankful that for the first time in many years, the prospect of permanent protection for Utah’s matchless public lands is coming in to sharp focus. We stand on the cusp of great things—for the land, wildlife, plants, and people—in the form of protection for the Bears Ears cultural landscape."
—Tim Peterson, Utah Wildlands Program Director
Among many things, I am grateful for my wonderful colleagues and research partners at the Trust, and the awesome volunteers I am privileged to work with every year. —Andrew Mount, Volunteer Program Associate
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