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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Flagstaff, AZ — Deepen your understanding of the United States’ most iconic national park in the new short documentary “Voices of the Grand Canyon,” which launched online today in advance of Grand Canyon National Park’s 104th anniversary on Feb. 26, 2023. Told by Native people, through the lens of Navajo (Diné) filmmaker […]
Ethan Aumack, executive director of the Grand Canyon Trust, celebrates national monument restorations, reflects on our conservation and environmental justice work, and looks forward to moving past COVID in his 2022 State of the Plateau address.
Flagstaff, AZ – On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at 3:00 pm MST, former Navajo Nation Chairman and first President of the Navajo Nation, Peterson Zah, will receive the 2021 Grand Canyon Trust Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes exceptional individuals who have accomplished significant conservation for the Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau. Zah will be […]
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Ethan Aumack, executive director, shares his outlook on opportunities, hope, and stirrings of change for the Grand Canyon and Colorado Plateau in his first annual State of the Plateau address.
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 ›
The Forest Service is revising the management plan for Ashley National Forest in Utah. Read our scoping comments below. Download a pdf of the comments ›
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 ›
Want to include the Grand Canyon Trust in your will or estate plan? Please contact us so we can thank you for your generous commitment to the future of the Colorado Plateau. Download the PDF ›
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 ›
Read the La Sal goats reply brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.Download the brief ›
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 ›
Read the opening brief regarding mountain goats in the La Sal Mountains of southern Utah.Download the full brief ›
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 ›
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 ›
Read the letter from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to Secretary Zinke regarding Bears Ears National Monument.Download the entire letter ›
Read the comments from 71 environmental and natural resources law professors regarding the Bears Ears National Monument review.Download the full comments ›
Read the Grand Canyon Trust’s comments to Secretary Zinke, submitted via Regulations.gov, regarding the review of Bears Ears National Monument.Download the full comments ›
Read the comments submitted by the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Ute Indian Tribe, and Zuni Pueblo regarding the National Monument Review. Download the comments ›
Read Mark Udall’s letter to Secretary Zinke regarding the National Monument Review.Download the entire letter ›
Read the comments in support of Bears Ears National Monument sent by the Hopi Tribe to Secretary Zinke.Download the full letter ›
Read the comments from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology regarding the review of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.Download the full comments ›
Read the letter from over 130 environmental groups opposing environmental budget cuts in the 2018 budget proposal.Download the full letter ›
Read the appeal to the Bureau of Land Management regarding all-terrain vehicle roads near Canyonlands National Park.Download the entire order ›
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 ›
Read the letter urging representatives to vote “no” on the Congressional Review Act resolution to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s planning 2.0 resolution. Download the complete letter ›
In 2016, the Grand Canyon Trust convened legal and political experts, conservationists, artists, theologians, and Indigenous thinkers to reimagine the ecological, cultural, and spiritual narratives of America’s public lands.