This map shows land ownership north of the Grand Canyon in Arizona and Utah. Download the map ›
Resource Issue: Grazing
Since 2011, the Grand Canyon Trust and volunteers have been modifying wire fences in the House Rock Valley of northern Arizona to help pronghorn move across the landscape. This interactive map shows which sections of fence we’ve already modified and which sections we have left to fix. View in fullscreen (suggested for mobile) Volunteer with […]
On June 8, 2020, the District III Grazing Committee of the Navajo Nation passed a resolution against the Big Canyon Pumped Storage Project. Download a PDF of the 2-page resolution ›
Read our report on the impacts of introduced mountain goats in the La Sal Mountain alpine area. Download your copy › Download the full PDF ›
Curious about the flower you found on your hike this weekend? Download the Plant Identification Resources guide › Download the complete PDF ›
Below is a map of lands along the Escalante River corridor in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument included in the 1999 Grand Canyon Trust buyout, updated to indicate status as laid out in the 2020 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument monument management plan. Download your copy ›
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FLAGSTAFF, AZ — The Grand Canyon Trust opposes the Trump administration’s decision to unravel a complex grazing-privilege buyout the Trust helped broker two decades ago to protect the Escalante River canyons in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument from much of the damage wrought by cattle grazing. Owing to this free-market arrangement made in […]
This report presents repeat photos that document the dramatic growth and recovery of aspen in the Pando Clone. Read the full report › Download the report ›
On December 5, 2019, the District III Grazing Committee of the Navajo Nation passed a resolution agains the two proposed hydroelectric projects in the Little Colorado River Gorge. Download a pdf of the full resolution ›
These guidelines for aspen restoration in Utah provide a road map for land managers working to improve the health of our national forests. Download a PDF of the restoration guidelines ›
A report by the Grand Canyon Trust’s Utah Forests Program compares conditions of the Escalante River, which is not grazed by cattle, to The Gulch, which is. Download a PDF of the report ›
This report documents ongoing damage caused by exotic mountain goats in the Mount Peale Research Natural Area in Utah’s La Sal Mountains. Download the full report ›
Exotic mountain goats that were helicoptered into Utah’s La Sal Mountains are damaging fragile alpine plants in the precious Mount Peale Research Natural Area. Download the full report ›
Mountain goats are digging up alpine plants and “kicking” them out of the La Sal Mountains, a spectacular and rare alpine ecosystem high above the red rock canyons of southeastern Utah. Download the report here ›
This field report is an assessment of 11 springs in the La Sal Moutains. The assessments were conducted August 9-11, 2016. Download the entire report ›
Download this comprehensive guide of exotic grasses found on southern Utah public lands. Download the full guide ›
What is biological soil crust? Why is it important? How is it destroyed? Learn about soil community recovery in southern Utah. Download the report ›
Learn about the Kane and Two Mile ranches reasearch and stewardship partnership, track the five-year progress, and read about what to look forward to. Download the full report ›
Learn about best practices when photographing livestock damage in the field. Download the guide sheet ›
Read this report outlining why biological soil crusts are important, how grazing affects biocrust, and what efforts can be made to restore biocrust in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.Download the report ›
In three days at Johnson Lakes Canyon, Thomas Meinzen observed 49 bird species, 13 butterfly species, eight dragonfly species, four damselfly species, five species of reptiles and amphibians, and five species of mammals. Download the full report ›
Learn how you can help improve grazing practices on the Colorado Plateau.Download the guide sheet ›
Read the 2017 Johnson Lakes Bioblitz Report, which details the wildlife and restoration effects in the private inholding within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Download the report ›
This assessment of 11 springs in the La Sal Mountains was conducted in August 2016.Download the complete report ›
This assessment of 15 springs on the Manti-La Sal National Forest was conducted in June 2016. Download the complete assessment ›
Read the scoping comments submitted by the Grand Canyon Trust regarding the Skutumpah Terrace sage-grouse habitat restoration. Download the complete text ›
Read the Grand Canyon Trust’s Manti-La Sal National Forest Springs Reports, conducted between June 27, 2016, and September 28, 2016. Download the complete report ›
When a bad score for grazing allotments isn’t really all that bad. Download the sheet ›
Learn about the effects of regularly resting pastures. While they don’t always score well on the overlapping grazing date scores, this is a positive management practice. Download the PDF ›