Reflection Canyon • A yellow tape measure ran down a sandy, sagebrush-dotted bench, crossed a shallow stream where toads hopped through the shadows, and disappeared into a dense stand of willow.... Read Original Story
Lake Powell • At the end of a scorching afternoon in early June, just as the sun dipped below the rolling Navajo sandstone cliffs that surround Lake Powell, photographer Dawn Kish set up a tripod.... Read Original Story
Sleek redwood dugout canoes have transported the Yurok people along California’s Klamath River for thousands of years. Called oohl’-we’-yoch, they are prized creations, considered living spirits by... Read Original Story
During the Cold War, about 30 million tons of uranium were extracted from the Navajo Nation, and by the time it ended, hundreds of mine sites had been abandoned.
Navajo President Jonathan Nez and... Read Original Story
Arizona voters strongly support the Grand Canyon Protection Act (GCPA) regardless of party affiliation or regional proximity, according to a recent survey by opinion research firm GQR.
Introduced to... Read Original Story
A labyrinth of trails branches miles and miles out from the bustling, tourist-packed South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
The hike down the South Kaibab Trail is intense: seven-and-a-half miles of sunbaked... Read Original Story
A new poll of likely voters in Arizona signals strong, bipartisan support for a permanent ban on new uranium mining near the Grand Canyon – and hope for the passage of the Grand Canyon Protection Act... Read Original Story
A summit this week will explore ways to make the tourism economy of Grand Canyon National Park more inclusive to Indigenous peoples. The Grand Canyon is the ancestral home of at least 11 tribal... Read Original Story
