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

Raymond Chee

09/21/22

Finding Answers through Farming

Cherilyn Yazzie was advocating for public health and nutrition when she saw a need for farmers on the Navajo Nation.

Blake McCord

09/14/22

National Monuments

Speak up for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Help preserve cultural sites and protect forests, birds, creeks, and canyons from threats like cattle grazing and clearcutting.

Blake McCord

09/6/22

Grand Canyon, Take a Hike

FAQs: Grand Canyon Backpacking Permits

Eager to hike below the rim and sleep under a ribbon of stars in Grand Canyon National Park? First, you’ll need a backcountry permit.

Rick Goldwasser

08/29/22

Poll: Arizonans Back Grand Canyon Mining Ban

Two out of three Arizona voters support a permanent ban on uranium mining near Grand Canyon National Park.

Tim Peterson, EcoFlight

08/23/22

Bears Ears, Uranium

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back for Uranium Mill near Bears Ears

Radioactive materials remain uncovered at the controversial White Mesa uranium mill near Bears Ears National Monument.

Deidra Peaches

08/18/22

Grand Canyon, Native America, Water

Grand Falls on the Little Colorado River

Grand Falls is more than a tourist destination. Dr. Herman Cody and Radmilla Cody, Diné (Navajo) musicians, discuss growing up along the banks of the Little Colorado River.

Raymond Chee

08/9/22

Collaborating to Build a Native Economy

Germaine Simonson's convenience store meets customer needs in her rural Navajo Nation community.

Grand Canyon National Park

08/2/22

Grand Canyon, Native America

Centering Native Perspectives at Grand Canyon National Park

Long-term efforts strive to center Indigenous perspectives in park management and interpretation.

Bruce Gordon, EcoFlight

07/26/22

Grand Canyon, Water

Dams, Drought, and the Little Colorado River

A hydroelectric dam project in Big Canyon, a dry tributary of the Little Colorado River, would require pumping billions of gallons of groundwater.

Amy S. Martin

07/14/22

Grand Canyon, Native America

Hiring Reform at Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park is carved out of ancestral lands of at least 11 tribes, but Native people make up only a small percent of park employees.

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