Planning a trip to Bears Ears? Start here. Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah spans canyons and mesas that have sustained Native peoples for millennia. Across these lands, you’ll see ...

As one of two maintained trails in Cedar Breaks National Monument, the Alpine Pond Trail will be bustling with visitors. Walk north from the parking lot through a lush field filled with fun-named ...

The Little Colorado River near the Grand Canyon is a river you should know. Find out why. The Little Colorado River is smaller than the mainstem Colorado River in length, flow, and drainage area. But ...

Got a sunburn? Put some pinyon salve on it. Dandruff? Try some juniper oil. Read more about the cultural uses of pinyon and juniper trees in the Southwest. If you’ve ever visited the Southwest, you’ve ...

A December 2024 poll of 500 registered voters in the beehive state by Republican public opinion research firm New Bridge Strategy shows that Utahns get out onto their national public lands frequently, ...

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 ...

Where does the Colorado River start? How deep is it? Is it drying up? Your questions, answered. The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon, bringing lifegiving water to millions, but how much ...

The hidden world of Grand Canyon caves and the researchers working to unravel the mysteries contained in strands of ancient bat DNA. It’s a luminous October morning in the Grand Canyon. And, ...

Red Butte, known as “Wii’i Gdwiisa” to the Havasupai Tribe, rises high above sagebrush flats about a dozen miles south of the Grand Canyon. This prominent peak is central to Havasupai identity and ...

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 ...

Glen Canyon Dam flooded over 180 miles of the Colorado River to form Lake Powell and provide power. How does the dam work? The presence — or lack — of water has shaped the desert Southwest. Since the ...

Dr. Laura Crossey explains what scientists know about groundwater in the Grand Canyon region. Dr. Laura Crossey: The Grand Canyon is like a layer cake and some of the layers are these beautiful ...