Public outcry and bipartisan opposition helped stop a senator’s proposal to sell off public lands in the Senate's budget bill ...

Supporting tribes We support the rights of Native peoples Almost anywhere you travel in the Southwest, you can see signs of thousands of years of continuous Native American presence. When it comes to ...

Native experts weigh in on the history of tribal lands, sovereignty, and what it means to own land. This blog is distilled from the Native Perspectives virtual series held in partnership with Grand ...

The Colorado River provides water to 40 million people and 5.5 million acres of agriculture, powers dams that supply electricity to the western U.S., and is the heart of the recreation and tourism ...

Jack Dykinga Travel approximately 13 miles upstream of the confluence in the Little Colorado River gorge and you reach the aptly named Blue Spring. A consistent year-round source, the water at Blue ...

Grab your binoculars and help us spot pinyon jays! Pinyon jays — blue birds about the size of robins — live in pinyon and juniper forests across the Colorado Plateau. The birds and the trees are ...

Dr. Laura Crossey: In my opinion, the conclusions from studying natural tracers are strong enough to show that on a less than 10-year timescale, there is a risk of downward migration through faults.

A June 2023 poll of Arizona voters found strong public support for designating existing public lands around the Grand Canyon as a national monument. A monument designation would protect precious water ...

For over 100 years, the Havasupai connection to what will now be known as Havasupai Gardens was largely invisible to visitors. With the name change, the roughly 100,000 people each year who visit this ...

The Grand Canyon is more than a national park, but is it true that it’s also home to a vast supply of uranium? How much uranium is there in the Grand Canyon region exactly? If you’ve been lucky enough ...

Lake Powell’s depth is measured as its elevation above sea level. When waters reach 3,700 feet above sea level, the reservoir is at “full pool.” Any more water would spill over the top of the dam. At ...