The first time I rafted through the Grand Canyon in July 2008, a friend bet me $20 that I wouldn’t jump into the water at Lees Ferry, the boat launch 15 miles downstream of Lake Powell and Glen Canyon ...

In 1986, the U.S. Forest Service approved a plan to operate a private uranium mine on the Kaibab National Forest, near Grand Canyon National Park. Based on the science available at the time, the ...

Grab your binoculars and help us spot pinyon jays! A pinyon jay takes flight with a pinyon pine cone in its mouth. Photo by MARIE READ. Pinyon jays — blue birds about the size of robins — live in ...