Pinyon Plain uranium mine, near Grand Canyon National Park, has a water problem. More than 7.8 million gallons of precious groundwater were pumped of the mine in 2024, according to data submitted by the mine's owner. www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/pinyon-...

Officials at Grand Canyon National Park will reopen hotels on the South on Wednesday more than a week after a break in the Transcanyon Waterline forced the closure of all overnight lodging.

Looking for a holiday gift for the reader in your life? Here are a few of our favorites, including great books by @melissasevigny.bsky.social @zakpodmore.bsky.social @waterpocket.bsky.social Deborah Jackson Taffa & Kevin Fedarko: www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/grand-c...

Officials at Grand Canyon National Park have suspended all overnight hotel stays because of a major break in the pipeline that brings drinking water to the South Rim.

ICYMI: Effective Sat, Dec 6, all overnight accommodations at Grand Canyon National Park will halt due to significant breaks in the 12½ mile-long Transcanyon Waterline that supplies water in the park. Currently, no water is being pumped to the South Rim. www.nps.gov/grca/learn/n...

MATCHING GIFT ALERT! Your #GivingTuesday support will help us hit the ground running in 2026 in our efforts to protect the Grand Canyon & the Colorado Plateau from ongoing threats. All donations are currently being matched, $1-for-$1! 🎁Make a gift today: bit.ly/GCTGivingTue...

⏰Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday & all gifts are currently being matched dollar for dollar! Get a head start on this special day of giving to make your donation go twice as far for the Grand Canyon & Colorado Plateau. 🎁Make your gift today: bit.ly/GCTGivingTue...

The federal government has closed Monument 102, the official southern end of the Arizona Trail. www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...

Do you know a passionate fundraiser looking for meaningful work? The Grand Canyon Trust is hiring a development director. Will you please help us spread the word? www.grandcanyontrust.org/development-...

Mammoth bones found on the Colorado Plateau may shift the timeline of when humans first reached the Americas. Archaeologists are debating what the discovery means.

Last week, more than a dozen tribes across the U.S. commented on a new proposal by the Trump administration to let developers obtain preliminary permits for hydropower projects on reservations in spite of tribal opposition.

Doubts persist about deal to allow uranium trucks on the Navajo Nation www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Could AI and data centers rekindle nuclear power and drive demand for Western uranium? www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Last week, more than a dozen tribes across the U.S. commented on a new proposal by the Trump administration to let developers obtain preliminary permits for hydropower projects on reservations in spite of tribal opposition.

When a developer applied for a permit to dam Big Canyon, on Navajo Nation land, the Navajo Nation said no. Now the secretary of energy is proposing a new rule that would prevent tribes from putting an early stop to hydropower projects on their own lands: www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/new-dam...

Ute tribal members in White Mesa, Utah and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe are getting some help in their decades-long struggle to protect their land, water, and people from a nearby uranium mill. www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/communi...

Nuclear is on the verge of a comeback. But where will the uranium to power new reactors come from? @jakebolster.bsky.social, @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and I dive into the resurgence of uranium mining and the impacts it will have on communities. insideclimatenews.org/news/0211202...

🦇 This Grand Canyon “bat cave” is one of the world’s longest known caves. Happy Halloween from the Grand Canyon. See pictures: bit.ly/GrandCanyonB...

November 5 in Flagstaff: coconinoarts.org/event/film-s...

Some spiders don’t just spin webs — they listen through them. Researchers found that orb-weavers can sense vibrations on their silk to detect prey and danger.

How much water is in Lake Powell and Lake Mead? See a live feed of distance above power pool and dead pool at both reservoirs: bit.ly/LakePowellLa... @zakpodmore.bsky.social @lukerunyon.bsky.social @brandonloomis.bsky.social

🚨New Map Alert! Beautiful new illustrated 2025 Colorado Plateau Map, created by Grand Canyon Trust GIS Director Stephanie Smith. ⬇️ Download your free copy: bit.ly/ColoradoPlat... #Map #GIS #Cartography #ColoradoPlateau

The Colorado River Indian Tribes may soon become the third Indigenous government in North America to grant personhood rights to a river. via @debkrol.bsky.social @azcentral.com www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Today on #IndigenousPeoplesDay, let's recognize the strength, leadership, and ongoing presence of Tribal Nations across this continent. It’s a day to honor Indigenous peoples and the deep, living relationships they hold with the lands we now call “public.” 📸: : Tim Peterson (background)

Last week, the Trump Administration announced it is making previously off-limits public land available for coal leasing under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), including 48,000 acres in Utah. Maps and additional info can be found here: suwa.org/trump-admini...

This Grand Canyon “bat cave” now ranks as one of the world’s longest known caves. www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/inside-...

Join the White Mesa Concerned Community, @bearsearscoalition.bsky.social & supporters this Saturday Oct 4 for a spiritual walk standing with the Ute Mountain Ute Community of White Mesa to protect public health, clean water, air quality, land, culture, and sacred places from uranium contamination.

Officials at Grand Canyon National Park will reopen two popular North Rim viewpoints next week that were closed because of the Dragon Bravo Fire.

8-12 trucks like this one are leaving Pinyon Plain uranium mine (aka Canyon Mine) south of Grand Canyon National Park daily, hauling uranium ore to the Energy Fuels uranium mill near Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, more than 300 miles away. Local residents report speeding.

"What do you love?" If you need a little pick-me-up, we recommend this talk by botanist Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass. (She begins speaking at about min 27) youtu.be/OmEtm-r4gso?...

Mark your calendar! The White Mesa Concerned Community’s annual spiritual walk to protect people, the environment, and public health from the White Mesa uranium mill is coming up on October 4, 2025. Join the walk: protectwhitemesa.org #ProtectWhiteMesa #WhiteMesaSaysNo #CloseWhiteMesaMill

Have a few hours to help protect forests around Flagstaff? Volunteer with the Grand Canyon Trust: www.grandcanyontrust.org/event/helpin...

The White Mesa Ute Community invites you to walk with them to protect their people, health, environment, and sacred lands from the nearby uranium mill. Saturday, October 4:

Today's the last day to speak up to protect roadless forests like these from logging & unnecessary road-building. Please comment now: www.grandcanyontrust.org/act/protect-...

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument protects critical water supplies and wildlife habitat around the Grand Canyon. 80% of Arizona voters support it. Cast your vote to keep the monument as it is: www.kdminer.com/opinion/what...

⚠️We need your help to protect national forests from logging. Can you spare 2 minutes to comment by Sept 19? 📣Take action: www.grandcanyontrust.org/act/protect-...

For nearly 25 years, the “roadless rule” has protected millions of acres of forests from new road construction, logging, and industrial development. Help stop the rollback of these important protections. Comment deadline: Sept. 19, 2025

Looking for your next read? Check out these Grand Canyon and Colorado Plateau favorites: www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/grand-c...

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2 years ago today: Decades of advocacy led by Native American tribes culminated with the designation of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. Find out what the monument protects. bit.ly/bnik

Roadless forests in Utah are far more valuable for fish and wildlife habitat and recreation than for timber production. Read more on the blog: www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/roadles...

Arizona’s desert landscapes are known around the world, but its true lifelines lie underground. Learn about groundwater in northern Arizona. www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/norther...

Good news! These public lands on the Colorado Plateau are off the auction block. See photos of canyons, mountains, and scenic views that could have been sold: www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/these-c...

"Every time you go to the rim, you need to respect that canyon. People don’t understand that it is one of the most powerful altars of this world." -Dianna Sue White Dove Uqualla, Havasupai Visit respectfully www.grandcanyontrust.org/resources/vi... 📷: Raymond Chee

Millions of acres of our public lands could be available for sale under the Senate's version of the budget reconciliation bill. Learn more on the blog: bit.ly/senate-bill-...

Happy National Caves and Karst Day from the Grand Canyon bat cave. 🦇 Read the story: lnkd.in/gnBpRcYP

Some good news! After 6 years, a small legal victory halts a plan to massively expand Daneros uranium mine, near Bears Ears National Monument --at least for now. www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/legal-w...

“Bluff is where I am from, from the Rez, I can see Bears Ears,” said Navajo Nation Council Delegate and Co-Chair of the Bears Ears Commission, Curtis Yanito (Diné).

From me: ‘What will happen to Bears Ears monument under Trump? Tribes fear loss of sacred spaces’ Via @azcentral.com

Western voters overwhelmingly support keeping national monument protections in place, and ensuring Tribal Nations help lead the care of their sacred places. → 88% support monument protections → 83% of Republicans, 87% of Independents, 97% of Democrats → Even 4 in 5 MAGA voters agree 📸: Tim Peterson