The Colorado River is about to get a new set of rules for its two largest reservoirs — Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

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 ...

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 ...

From blister supplies to water filters, let’s break down the gear you need to hike and backpack in Grand Canyon National Park. There are thousands of adjectives that describe the Grand Canyon — ...

Everything you need to know to score a backcountry permit for Canyonlands National Park. We’ve bemoaned backcountry permit systems before, but it turns out that once you know the nuances of each park, ...

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 ...

A coalition of Grand Canyon tribes proposed the monument earlier this year to protect about a million acres of their ancestral homelands to the north and south of Grand Canyon National Park, including ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...