Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni National Monument north & south of the Grand Canyon is home to creatures large & small, from endangered California condors to House Rock Valley chisel-toothed kangaroo rats. Find out who you might cross paths w/ in the new monument: #KeepItGrand

Tribes thank President Biden Secretary Deb Haaland Raul M. Grijalva Kyrsten Sinema: 'the president heard our voices and designated Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument to preserve our sacred lands, at last' via azcentral #KeepItGrand

Opinion: Our tribes have been stewards of sacred lands near the Grand Canyon since time immemorial. Now, we'll have a hand in co-managing them. azcentral.com/story/opinion/…

ICYMI: Lawsuits filed by the state of Utah & others attempting to gut Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments have been dismissed! #MonumentsMatter #MonumentsForAll
📷: Tim D. Peterson

Uranium mined near the Grand Canyon would be sent to the White Mesa Mill, a few miles from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe's White Mesa community. Show your support for the community's efforts to protect their health, culture, & clean water from uranium threats. Walk with them!

Wishing you a GRAND evening from the lands of the newly designated Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. #KeepItGrand #MonumentsForAll #MonumentsMatter
📷: Rich Rudow

Lawsuits filed by the state of Utah & others attempting to gut Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments have been dismissed! #MonumentsMatter #MonumentsForAll
📷: Tim D. Peterson

👀Have you seen the map of the new Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument? You can apply to make #maps like this alongside Stephanie Smith as a Senior #GIS Analyst. Apply by Aug 25: grandcanyontrust.org/senior-gis-ana… #MapMonday #cartography

1 week left to apply!

Looking for a GIS professional to join the team: #GIS #Map #Cartography #GIS careers #GIS jobs #geospatial JOB in GIS Esri Young Professionals Network

Have questions about Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument & what it means for hunting & fishing? Our friends at Arizona Wildlife Federation Backcountry Hunters have answers. Join them for a pint this Saturday in Flagstaff. #KeepItGrand

Oct 7! Join the White Mesa Concerned Community for their spiritual walk to protect their health & water from a nearby uranium mill (where uranium mined near Grand Canyon would be sent for processing.) Show your support w/ your feet. #WaterIsLife Details: grandcanyontrust.org/white-mesa-ute…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the pinyon jay may be eligible for protection under the Endangered Species Act. Environmentalists say their decline is primarily due to the eradication of pinyon juniper forests and to climate change.
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The newly designated Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument north & south of the Grand Canyon is home to creatures large & small, from endangered California condors to House Rock Valley chisel-toothed kangaroo rats: #KeepItGrand

Why does the Grand Canyon need a national monument?
Take one look and you know. azcentral.com/story/opinion/…

ICYMI: A week ago today, at the urging of Grand Canyon tribes, President Biden signed a proclamation at the sacred site of Red Butte, conserving ~1M acres of greater Grand Canyon lands as Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument!

Why the new Grand Canyon monument won't really impact Arizona's uranium industry. #KeepItGrand fronterasdesk.org/content/185477… via Mark Brodie KJZZ Phoenix Tom Zoellner

'Our waters are going to be protected, our prayers, our places of worship...& also our ancient burial sites...those are very important to us.' Carletta Tilousi (Havasupai) spoke w/ MSNBC Jonathan Capehart re: new national monument near Grand Canyon: youtube.com/watch?v=G6AQ7-… #KeepItGrand

Here's an easy way to memorize the Grand Canyon's rock layers: Know The Canyon's History, Study Rocks Made By Time, Very Slowly.

📷: Ed Moss