Grand Canyon Trust
@grandcanyontrust
A conservation organization with a mission to safeguard the wonders of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau, while supporting the rights of its Native peoples. This is our hope-filled feed.
More places in Bears Ears National Monument stripped of national monument protections on July 13, 2026. See for yourself at photos.app.goo.gl/EFWSkuUYVPJU...
Today, Navajo Police Dept responded to a single-vehicle rollover involving a Uranium Transport Semi-Truck on U.S. Highway 160. Authorities confirmed there were no hazardous materials in the cargo container at the time of the accident. Navajo Police Dept Press release: bit.ly/4fr1rmZ
New maps show Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments after President Trump slashed them by more than 90% + a timeline of boundary changes since 2017. More at: www.grandcanyontrust.org/resources/ma...
"The Tribe depends on Havasu Creek to sustain its life & culture...This is all at risk...if the water is contaminated" -Melinda Yaiva, Havasupai Tribe Urge regulators not to raise the arsenic limit for a uranium mine well near Grand Canyon ➡️ Act now: grandcanyontrust.org/act/arsenic-risk 📷: Ed Moss
📢 Urgent request from the Havasupai Tribe re: Pinyon Plain uranium mine near the Grand Canyon. ➡️ Contact AZ Dept of Environmental Quality at peters.karen@azdeq.gov & urge them not to raise the arsenic limit at one of the mine's monitoring wells, putting the Tribe's drinking water at risk.
📢 Apply to be a 2026 LeaderShift scholar! Spend 8 days traveling & learning about environmental justice across the Southwest - FREE - includes stipend, all meals, travel & camping gear. ➡️ Learn more & apply: grandcanyontrust.org/leadershift
There's already one active uranium mine in Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni national monument, near the Grand Canyon. Now a uranium company hopes to dig another. ➡️ Read the full story: bit.ly/NewGrandCany... #MonumentsForAll
The more you learn, the deeper the Grand Canyon gets. On this 107th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park, listen & learn from Native voices of the Grand Canyon. You can download the booklet, watch videos, and request free print copies at: www.grandcanyontrust.org/resources/vo...
History on chopping block at Grand Canyon, other parks: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l... via @debkrol.bsky.social
Psst...the Grand Canyon Trust is looking to hire a field technician in northern Arizona...know anybody? Will you please help us spread the word to qualified individuals who enjoy spending time outside? Applications due by Feb 8, 2026 ➡️ Details at: bit.ly/FieldTech2026
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...
🦇 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...
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
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.
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.
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...
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
"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
Happy National Caves and Karst Day from the Grand Canyon bat cave. 🦇 Read the story: lnkd.in/gnBpRcYP
"This cultural information is important for all Native people. This is why tribes have set aside any differences and come together: if this information is lost, it’s lost forever.” – Octavius Seowtewa, Zuni elder 📍Bears Ears National Monument 📷: Tim Peterson
“The Grand Canyon is where we came from and when the Creator calls us, it is where we will go home.” – Corrina Bow, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah 📍Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
LeaderShift is a FREE environmental justice & advocacy training program for college-age students. Travel across the Southwest, sleep under the stars, and spend your days learning from local changemakers. 🔎 Apply for summer 2025: www.grandcanyontrust.org/rising-leade...
Some hopeful news for the new Grand Canyon monument! Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument protects nearly 1 million acres of public lands outside Grand Canyon National Park. 4 in 5 Arizona voters now support it. New poll: bit.ly/ArizonaMonum...
Some inspiring news from Utah! A new poll shows Utah voters are united in their support for national monuments, and for keeping Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante as national monuments. See the results: bit.ly/UtahMonument...
This map of the uranium haul route from Pinyon Plain Mine near Grand Canyon Nat'l Park was our most widely shared map of 2024. 100,000+ people viewed it, 18,000+ signed the petition. If you were one of them, THANK YOU. 5 maps to give you hope for 2025: www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/5-maps-...