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Public outcry and bipartisan opposition helped stop a senator’s proposal to sell off public lands in the Senate's budget bill ...
Up to 120 million acres of our public lands could be available for sale. If that happens, hunting, camping, birdwatching, and hiking opportunities would be lost forever.
U.S. portion of the Colorado River Basin. Stephanie Smith. The Colorado River Basin covers 246,000 square miles of land — an area just slightly smaller than Texas — that contributes water to the river ...
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Native fish species used to thrive in warm, muddy waters across the desert Southwest. The humpback chub is one of those native fish species — holding its own in these ...
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 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the U.S. ban on imports of Russian oil, natural gas, and coal, have rekindled concerns about where the United States gets its uranium and sparked renewed ...
From its headwaters in the mountains of eastern Arizona to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, the Little Colorado River has sustained plants, animals, and humans since the beginning of time. Experience ...
The Information Lab analyzed data from annual aquifer protection reports submitted by the owner of Canyon Mine (also known as Pinyon Plain Mine), a contested uranium mine near the Grand Canyon, and ...
If you’ve ever visited the Southwest, you’ve probably walked or driven through pinyon and juniper forests. From Mesa Verde National Park and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to Cibola ...
Native artisans want more locations to sell Native-made arts, crafts, and other products at the Grand Canyon. Tucked in the pines between Sedona and Flagstaff, the switchbacks of Arizona Highway 89A ...
View our 2021 edition map of the Colorado Plateau which includes public lands and tribal lands across northern Arizona, southern Utah, southwest Colorado, and northwest New Mexico. The map also shows ...
National monument designations only apply to federally managed lands. The Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument designation thus adds a layer of ...