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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.

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · Apr 23

Canyon Mine, also known as Pinyon Plain Mine, is mining uranium inside Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni national monument, near Grand Canyon National Park. Please sign the petition to voice your opposition to this mine. www.grandcanyontrust.org/act/i-oppose...

Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Petition | Grand Canyon Trust

Sign the petition to oppose uranium mining near Grand Canyon National Park and Canyon Mine (Pinyon Plain Mine) specifically

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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · 3d

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...

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 3d

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

Inside the Grand Canyon's Longest Known Cave | Grand Canyon Trust

The hidden world of a Grand Canyon cave and the researchers working to unravel the mysteries contained in strands of ancient DNA.

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 8d

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.

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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 14d

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

Grand Canyon officials to reopen two popular North Rim viewpoints

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

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 14d

The long haul route is risky:

Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 14d

The radioactive placards are tiny:

Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 14d

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.

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 15d

"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?...

Public Keynote Speaker: Robin Wall Kimmerer

YouTube video by Northern Arizona University

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Diné C.A.R.E. @dinecare.bsky.social · Jun 23

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

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you for spreading the word about this earlier this summer.

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 17d

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

Helping Flagstaff Forests

Join us October 4, 2025 in Flagstaff, Arizona to restore ponderosa pine habitat and clean up campsites in Coconino National Forest.

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 18d

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:

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 21d

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-...

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 24d

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...

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 28d

⚠️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-...

Speak up for the Roadless Rule | Grand Canyon Trust

Use your voice to defend the roadless rule, a landmark conservation policy that preserves old growth forests, wildlife habitat, and more.

www.grandcanyontrust.org

Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · Sep 4

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

Stop Rollback of Forest Protections | Grand Canyon Trust

Use your voice to stop the rollback of a policy that protects forest lands, watersheds, wildlife habitat, and more.

www.grandcanyontrust.org

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · Aug 27

Looking for your next read? Check out these Grand Canyon and Colorado Plateau favorites:

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Grand Canyon Trust Book Recommendations | Grand Canyon Trust

Reading is a great way to experience the Grand Canyon. Learn the story behind the book with Grand Canyon Trust author talks.

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · Aug 13

Hey teachers! Need some lesson plan inspiration? Check out these Grand Canyon resources:

Grand Canyon Tips for Teachers | Grand Canyon Trust

Educational resources to help teachers creating Grand Canyon lesson plans for students in elementary school, high school, and college.

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · Aug 8

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

The sun shines above sandstone cliffs, with a pink prickly pear flower in the foreground.

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · Jul 25

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...

Roadless Forests in Utah and Why They Matter | Grand Canyon Trust

Roadless forests in Utah are far more valuable for fish and wildlife habitat and recreation than for timber production.

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · Jul 16

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...

Northern Arizona Groundwater 101 | Grand Canyon Trust

Arizona groundwater is a lifeline that sustains cities, tribal communities, farms, and plants and animals. Learn the basics.

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · Jul 1

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...

These Colorado Plateau Places Could Have Been Sold | Grand Canyon Trust

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

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · Jun 27

"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

Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · Jun 17

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-...

Senate Budget Bill Proposes Massive Sale of National Public Lands | Grand Canyon Trust

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.

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · Jun 6

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

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