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

Tim Peterson

06/7/19

Bears Ears, National Monuments

Superbloom in Bears Ears

Just about everything in Bears Ears is blooming. Take a whiff.

Tim Peterson

06/6/19

Utah’s National Forests Under Threat

Utah wants to open its national forests to logging, including the top stair of the Grand Staircase.

Tim Peterson

06/3/19

Uranium, Water, Native America

Uranium Mill Near Bears Ears Worries Tribal Members

Living next-door to America's last operating conventional uranium mill raises concerns about air and water quality.

Tim Peterson

05/28/19

National Monuments

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument's Forests at Risk

The desert monument contains ancient pinyon and juniper trees as many as 1,400 years old.

Ed Moss

05/17/19

Endangered Species in Grand Canyon National Park

A glimpse of the rare species — fish, insects, and animals — that live in the Grand Canyon.

Michael Collier

05/16/19

Lawsuit: Take a Hard Look at Utah Oil Shale Project

Could a wild corner of Utah become the site of the nation's first commercial-scale oil shale strip mine and processing plant?

Rick Goldwasser

05/7/19

Grand Canyon, Native America

Tribal Leaders Call for Permanent Grand Canyon Mining Ban

Native American leaders are making their voices heard loud and clear in support of the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act.

05/3/19

Native America, Volunteers in Action, Rising Leaders

Planting The Seeds: The Next Generation of Navajo Farmers

We catch up with Navajo farmer Darrell Yazzie to discuss culture and the revitalization of Indigenous farming techniques.

Tim Peterson

04/29/19

Bears Ears, National Monuments

Congress Can Restore Bears Ears and Grand Staircase

As we wait for the courts to decide, Congress could act to settle the matter once and for all.

James Marvin Phelps

04/22/19

National Parks and National Monuments Wildlife

Condors, bighorn sheep, Utah prairie dogs, oh my! This Earth Day, what are your favorite wildlife sightings?

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