"I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in."

—John Muir, 1913, in L.M. Wolfe, ed., John Muir, John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir, 1938

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Oppose Uranium Mining Concert on Saturday March 26

The proposed uranium mines at the Grand Canyon has become a local issue in our Northern Arizona communities. The uranium mining companies have proposed to transport uranium directly through the streets of Flagstaff and the Western Navajo and Hopi lands. Therefore, we believe bringing the voices of local nongovernmental organizations, local governments, and tribal governments together at a mutual setting is greatly needed. We need to communicate and educate each other on the many environmental challenges that threaten our communities.

The Grand Canyon Trust an others are hosting a Community Benefit Concert for Native American youth activist, elders, tribal leaders, and NGO’s together for an evening of networking and uranium education. This concert will be held on Saturday March 26th, 2011 at the Orpheum Theater in Flagstaff, Arizona. Click here to see a flyer about the event.

National Public Lands Day 2009

Levi Hastings, a 10-year-old from Phoenix found out about National Public Lands Day from Junior National Geographic magazine and convinced his mom to let him sign up for a project with the Grand Canyon Trust that he found on the web. Neither of them had ever gone camping before, but his mom Teresa was excited to provide new experiences for her son and was enthusiastic about the unknown adventure herself. They were among 10 other volunteers who traveled to the west side of the Kaibab Plateau just north of the Grand Canyon National Park to help plant native seeds that will eventually improve winter forage for the mule deer.

Teresa and Levi deepened their new connection to the Colorado Plateau by returning again this year. Levi initiated a recycling program at his home and reminds his family about resource conservation. The trips have made a difference in the lives of these wonderful volunteers and we cant thank them enough. The Grand Canyon Trust Volunteer Program is proud to provide these opportunities to a great community of dedicated volunteers: first-timers and veterans alike.