Pinyon Plain Uranium Mine Interactive Timeline
A brief history of Canyon Mine (renamed Pinyon Plain Mine), a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon.
Bright Angel Campground - Grand Canyon Trust
Reservations/permits. Camping below the rim in the Grand Canyon requires a backcountry permit, which you can get up to four months in advance of your trip.The park receives about 30,000 requests for backcountry permits each year but issues around 13,000 permits — the earlier you start planning, the better!
Fish & Owl Canyons - Cedar Mesa | Grand Canyon Trust
Directions. From the junction of UT 95 and UT 261, drive south on UT 261 for about four miles. Stop at the Kane Gulch Ranger Station (open seasonally) on your right to get current weather reports, road conditions, and permits.
Havasupai Gardens| Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon Trust
Description. Over 3,000 vertical feet below the south rim of the Grand Canyon, a green ribbon of cottonwood trees marks Havasupai Gardens, a lush oasis with flowing water and shade.Native Americans lived and farmed here for thousands of years
Tonto Trail: Grandview to Bright Angel | Grand Canyon Trust
Trail Description. Most trails in the Grand Canyon are rim-to-river routes, plummeting a vertical mile into the depths of geologic time. But the Tonto Trail is one of the few that traverses the canyon lengthwise, snaking in and out of drainages for 95 miles on a mostly level bench called the Tonto Platform.
How Is Colorado River Water Divided? | Grand Canyon Trust
Oct 9, 2024 · But demand for Colorado River water outpaces the supply. Over the past two decades from 2000-2023, Colorado River flows averaged 4 trillion gallons (12.5 million acre-feet) of water annually.
Plants and Animals - Grand Canyon Trust
Caring for plants and animals that call the Colorado Plateau homeFrom pikas on alpine ridglines to rattlesnakes in desert canyons, the Colorado Plateau is home to an incredible array of wild creatures. We work to make sure native species have the habitats, water, and space they need to thrive. Sometimes we use clipboards and data sheets. Other times we use shovels.
Bears Ears National Monument - Grand Canyon Trust
Unprecedented unity. In 2015, the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition set aside their many differences and united to petition the Obama administration to protect public lands in southeastern Utah as Bears Ears National Monument. Led by the Hopi, Navajo, Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, and Zuni nations, and supported by more than 250 tribes across America, the coalition’s …
Salt Creek - Canyonlands - Grand Canyon Trust
Directions. This is a shuttled, multi-night backpacking trip in the needles district of Canyonlands National Park.Directions to the two trailheads: Cathedral Butte Trailhead: Take Highway 191 south out of Moab. At about 40 miles, turn west (right) onto UT 211.
Environmental Justice - Grand Canyon Trust
Supporting tribes' efforts to protect their land, water, air, sacred sites, and public healthWhen Indigenous communities bear the brunt of pollution, it is not fair treatment. It is environmental racism. Here on the Colorado Plateau, extractive industries have left behind toxic legacies that disproportionately impact Native peoples and tribal lands, from abandoned uranium mines and …