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 …

by Tim Peterson, Cultural Landscapes Director. After six years, there's a speck of light at the end of the tunnel for a legal case challenging Daneros uranium mine, a controversial uranium mine …

Guest post by Lisa Winters "Know The Canyon's History, Study Rocks Made By Time, Very Slowly." The line above is a useful mnemonic; the first letter of each word represents the first …

Glen Canyon Dam flooded over 180 miles of the Colorado River to form Lake Powell and provide power. How does the dam work?

Cattle grazing takes a toll. The endless expanses of slickrock in Grand Staircase seem like unlikely places for cattle to graze. But cattle roam across more than 95 percent of the …

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 …

by Lisa Winters, Communications Manager. Spanning more than 1.8 million acres of southern Utah, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is a vast, arid landscape of Indigenous …

Visiting Glen Canyon. The construction of Glen Canyon Dam gave rise to Lake Powell, and more than 10 years after the Colorado River backfilled behind the 710-foot-high dam, Glen Canyon …

At the Grand Canyon Trust, our work is more than just a job. It's a calling. Join the team.Are you ready to put your passion and skills to work safeguarding the Grand Canyon and Colorado …

Trail description. The roundtrip hike to Clear Creek requires a four-day backpacking trip — one day to get down to Bright Angel Campground, another day to get to Clear Creek (described …