Pine Grove Campground offers first-class camping in the heart of Arizona’s high country. With stands of pines lining grassy meadows, the scenery is hard to beat. Enjoy the comforts of coin-operated ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

This week, over one million gallons of toxic mine waste spilled into the Animas River, turning its flows an eerie orange. The cause? An inadequately reclaimed gold mine upstream in Silverton that the ...

The Information Lab analyzed data from annual aquifer protection reports submitted by the owner of Canyon Mine (also known as Pinyon Plain Mine), a contested uranium mine near the Grand Canyon, and ...

Grab your binoculars and help us spot pinyon jays! Pinyon jays — blue birds about the size of robins — live in pinyon and juniper forests across the Colorado Plateau. The birds and the trees are ...

Is it true that the Grand Canyon is home to a vast supply of uranium? Let’s check the numbers. The Grand Canyon is more than a national park, but is it true that it’s also home to a vast supply of ...

The United States imports about 16% of its uranium from Russia, 22% from Canada, and 11% from Australia. The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the U.S. ban on imports of Russian oil, natural gas, ...

A string of campgrounds links Capitol Reef National Park and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Pleasant Creek Campground, the second forest service campground heading south along UT 12, is ...

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 ...