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.

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 letter of each rock layer in the Grand Canyon.

Apr 8, 2024 · What is the Colorado Plateau anyway? See a map. View the 2024 edition of the Grand Canyon Trust's Colorado Plateau map of public lands and tribal lands across northern Arizona, southern Utah, southwest Colorado, and northwest New Mexico, newly updated to include Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument (abbreviated BNIK on the map), designated ...

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

BY STEPHEN EGINOIRE. It's a luminous October morning in the Grand Canyon. And, ironically for us, it’s a beautiful day to be outside. We’ve just rappelled 250 feet from the rim of the Redwall Limestone to reach an exposed alcove partway down the cliff’s face.

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 tourism economies in the region.

Five maps that give us hope for 2025. by Stephanie Smith, GIS Director. I love maps. But making maps is just a small part of what we do in the geographic information systems (GIS) department at the Grand Canyon Trust.

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 Plateau and supporting the rights of its Native peoples? As a nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to making sure the region’s natural wonders, communities, and …

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!

Tribes called for the protection of their ancestral homelands around Grand Canyon National Park as a national monument. On August 8, 2023, President Biden designated Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. The new national monument spans 917,618 acres of forests and grasslands to the north of and south of Grand Canyon National Park, including ...