GRAND CANYON TRUST INC
2601 N FORT VALLEY RD, FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001 www.grandcanyontrust.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE GRAND CANYON TRUST IS TO SAFEGUARD THE WONDERS OF THE GRAND CANYON AND THE COLORADO PLATEAU, WHILE SUPPORTING THE RIGHTS OF ITS NATIVE PEOPLES.

NATIVE AMERICA - 2,800,726, GRANT AWARDS 1,207,232 . GCT'S NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM FOCUSES ON GIVING NATIVE PEOPLE A VOICE AND ROLE IN THE PROTECTION OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU. WE DO THIS BY FACILITATING DIALOGUE AMONG THE ELEVEN NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES THAT HAVE RESIDED ACROSS THIS LANDSCAPE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, AND WHO NOW CONTROL THE FUTURE OF SOME 30,000 SQUARE MILES OF THIS REGION. THE HEART OF THIS WORK IS THE INTER-TRIBAL GATHERINGS PROCESS, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER COLORADO PLATEAU TRIBES TO COLLABORATE ON ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION. GCT HAS FACILITATED SIXTEEN GATHERINGS OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS. IN RECENT YEARS, PARTICIPANTS HAVE IDENTIFIED CLIMATE CHANGE AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THREATS TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE, AND THE GATHERINGS HAVE INITIATED COLLABORATIVE RESPONSES TO THIS CHALLENGE. . THE TRUST'S NATIVE AMERICA PROGRAM HAS BEEN ORGANIZING THE COLORADO PLATEAU INTERTRIBAL CONVERSATION (CPIC) INITIATIVE IN AN EFFORT TO REESTABLISH CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN TRIBAL NATIONS ACROSS THE COLORADO PLATEAU SINCE 2009. TODAY'S CPIC GATHERING GROUP PRIORITIZES TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE-BASED CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS, BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND CULTIVATING LONG TERM COOPERATIVE NETWORKS AMONGST TRIBES. TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE IS USED TO FORMULATE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES. IN YEARS PAST, THIS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE HAS ALLOWED TRIBES TO OVERCOME PERIODS OF DROUGHT AND EXTREME WEATHER. TODAY IT FORMS THE FOUNDATION FOR TRIBES' ADAPTATION STRATEGIES ON THE COLORADO PLATEAU. CPIC MEMBERS ARE WORKING WITH KERLEY VALLEY COMMUNITY FARMERS TO EMPLOY NAVAJO AND HOPI TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE TO ASSIST FARMERS WITH TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTIONS. FARMERS ARE UTILIZING THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND PLANTING TECHNIQUES TO SHIFT THEIR PLANTING SEASONS, WATERING PATTERNS, AND HARVEST TIMING TO FIT CHANGING CLIMATE CONDITIONS. THESE TECHNIQUES ARE FOUND IN STORIES, SONGS, AND CEREMONIES AND TELL OF NATURAL TIMING SYSTEMS SUCH AS ANIMAL MIGRATION PATTERNS, AND PLANT MORPHOLOGY WHICH SERVE AS INDICATORS TO TRACK WHEN PLANTING, WATERING, AND HARVESTING SHOULD OCCUR. . DURING 2019, CPIC MEMBERS, REPRESENTING 33 TRIBES, DISCUSSED RIGHTS OF NATURE STRATEGIES, STRUCTURED ON TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIPS TO THE EARTH, SKY, RIVERS, AND OTHER CREATURES. IN THE LONG RUN, THE RIGHTS OF NATURE PROJECT AIMS TO BEGIN DRAFTING POLICIES, BEST PRACTICES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND/OR GOVERNMENTS TO REVIEW, BASED ON THE INTRINSIC RIGHTS OF NATURE. THE CPIC GROUP ALSO DECIDED TO STRENGTHEN INTERTRIBAL COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES TO EXPAND CLIMATE-ADAPTED FARMING PROJECTS WITHIN THE NAVAJO NATION, ZUNI PUEBLO, AND/OR ACOMA PUEBLO. . CHANGE LABS (FORMERLY THE NATIVE AMERICAN BUSINESS INCUBATOR NETWORK) HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON NURTURING THRIVING NATIVE AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP SINCE 2014. CHANGE LABS IS NOW AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THE TRUST CONTINUES TO HELP ENSURE ITS FUTURE SUCCESS BY PROVIDING STAFF RESOURCES AND OTHER SUPPORT WHERE NECESSARY. OUR SHARED GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL NEW AND LOCAL NATIVE-OWNED BUSINESSES ACROSS THE PLATEAU BY A MINIMUM OF TEN BUSINESSES PER YEAR.

LAND - 1,504,051, GRANT AWARDS -0- SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS . THROUGH THE WORK OF OUR CULTURAL LANDSCAPES PROGRAM, THE TRUST STRIVES TO EFFECT CHANGE IN CONCERT WITH TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND NATIONS. WE AUTHENTICALLY SUPPORT TRIBAL LEADERSHIP AND ALWAYS SUPPORT TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY. PARTNERSHIPS WITH TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND NATIONS SERVE AS THE CORNERSTONE OF THE TRUST'S CONSERVATION WORK ON THE COLORADO PLATEAU. THIS WORK EXISTS ALONGSIDE AND IS COMPLEMENTARY TO THE WORK OF DEFENDING AND RESTORING OUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS. . THE DESIGNATION OF THE 1.35 MILLION-ACRE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT IN DECEMBER OF 2016 WAS AN INCREDIBLE STEP FORWARD. THROUGHOUT THE CAMPAIGN, IF THE TRUST WERE A SINGLE PERSON, WE HAVE BEEN A CONVENER, A COALITION BUILDER, AN ORGANIZER, A RESEARCHER, A POLICY ANALYST, A SCIENTIST, A CARTOGRAPHER, A FILMMAKER, A PHOTOGRAPHER, A WRITER, A LITIGATOR, AND AN ADVOCATE. UNFORTUNATELY, IN DECEMBER 2017, THE U.S. PRESIDENT REDUCED THE SIZE OF THE MONUMENT BY 85% AND DRAMATICALLY NARROWED THE SCOPE OF COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT. HE ALSO SHRANK THE BOUNDARIES OF GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NM BY 47%. WE FILED LITIGATION OVER BOTH IN 2018. THAT LITIGATION REMAINS IN PROCESS TODAY, AND WE CONTINUE TO PLAY A KEY ROLE IN DEFENDING LANDSCAPE PROTECTIONS IN BOTH MONUMENT AREAS. . GCT'S GRAND CANYON PROGRAM OPPOSES THREATS TO THE GRAND CANYON AND GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, WHICH INCLUDE CONTINUED URANIUM MINING WITHIN THE GRAND CANYON WATERSHED (SEE ABOVE), INAPPROPRIATE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO THE PARK, AND THE DEGRADATION CAUSED BY BISON ON THE NORTH RIM OF THE PARK. . THE TRUST PROVIDED CRITICAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES THAT LIVE NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF THE LITTLE COLORADO AND COLORADO RIVER, ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE GRAND CANYON. THESE FAMILIES, THROUGH THEIR ORGANIZATION SAVE THE CONFLUENCE, HELD OFF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GIANT TRAM TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CANYON IN 2018. IN 2019, A PROPOSAL FOR A HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT AND TWO DAMS NEAR THE CONFLUENCE WAS SUBMITTED TO THE FEDERAL ENERGY AND REGULATORY COMMISSION. THE TRUST SUBMITTED COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSAL, AND THE FAMILIES CONTINUED TO BUILD MOMENTUM FOR PERMANENT PROTECTIVE MEASURES SUCH AS CHAPTER RESOLUTIONS AND NAVAJO NATION RESOLUTIONS. . PUBLIC LANDS . IN 2009, THE TRUST HELPED LAUNCH THE LARGEST FOREST RESTORATION PROJECT IN THE U.S. THE FOUR FOREST RESTORATION INITIATIVE (4FRI) COVERS A 2.4 MILLION-ACRE SWATH OF PONDEROSA PINE FOREST ALONG ARIZONA'S MOGOLLON RIM, STRETCHING FROM THE GRAND CANYON TO NEW MEXICO. ACROSS 4FRI AND THE 650,000-ACRE NORTH KAIBAB RANGER DISTRICT, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, CONTRACTORS, AND DOZENS OF PARTNERS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SEVERE WILDFIRE, IMPROVE WATERSHED HEALTH, PROTECT OLD GROWTH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND MAKE OUR FORESTS MORE RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE. CURRENTLY, THE TRUST LEADS DISCUSSIONS AMONG STAKEHOLDERS AND THE FOREST SERVICE FOCUSED ON THE RIM COUNTRY EIS THAT WILL ANALYZE TREATMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL 1.24 MILLION ACRES OF NATIONAL FOREST, AND SUPPORT THE FOREST SERVICE AND OTHER ENTITIES IN ACCELERATING THE RATE OF MECHANICAL THINNING TO 50,000 ACRES PER YEAR. . THE STATE OF UTAH FILED A PETITION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) SEEKING EXEMPTIONS FROM THE FOREST SERVICE'S ROADLESS AREA CONSERVATION RULE TO ALLOW NEW ROAD-BUILDING AND LOGGING UNDER THE GUISE OF REDUCING WILDFIRE RISK. THE ROADLESS RULE IS AMONG THE NATION'S MOST POPULAR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, AND ROADLESS AREAS PROTECT THE BEST OF THE WEST'S PRECIOUS DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES, PRISTINE WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND REMOTE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. AS THE USDA EVALUATES UTAH'S PETITION, THE TRUST WILL WORK WITH OTHER NGO'S AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN A PUBLIC PROCESS TO PROTECT THE RULE. . OUR NORTH RIM RANCHES PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PROTECTING THE ECOLOGICAL, CULTURAL AND SCENIC VALUES OF A VAST LANDSCAPE STRETCHING NORTH FROM THE GRAND CANYON'S NORTH RIM. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SCIENCE-BASED LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR ACHIEVING CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OBJECTIVES. WITH OUR PARTNERS, IN 2019, WE COMPLETED SEVERAL MULTI-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECTS INCLUDING: HABITAT RESTORATION AT CRITICAL SPRINGS AND LAKES, AND CAMERA TRAPPING TO MONITOR WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS ACROSS THE KAIBAB PLATEAU. WE CONTINUED MULTI-YEAR EXPERIMENTS TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE CHEAT GRASS AND TO UNDERSTAND BETTER HOW IMPORTANT NATIVE TREES MAY BE RESILIENT TO LONG-TERM CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS. . GCT'S UTAH FORESTS PROGRAM UNDERTAKES ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS, RESTORATION PROJECTS, AND POLICY INITIATIVES WITHIN THE THREE NATIONAL FORESTS OF UTAH THAT OCCUPY THE COLORADO PLATEAU: THE MANTI-LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST, FISHLAKE NATIONAL FOREST, AND DIXIE NATIONAL FOREST. THE PROGRAM ALSO WORKS WITHIN GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT, CANYONS OF THE ANCIENTS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK. IN 2019, GCT PROVIDED LEADERSHIP FOR A DIVERSE-STAKEHOLDER, CONSENSUS COLLABORATION TO SOLVE SPECIFIC UNGULATE GRAZING PROBLEMS: THE MONROE MOUNTAIN WORKING GROUP. ADDITIONALLY, AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION ADVOCATES, IN 2019, THE UTAH FORESTS PROGRAM HOSTED SEVERAL INTERNS AND FELLOWS THROUGH OUR VOLUNTEER AND RISING LEADERS PROGRAM.

ENERGY - 584,836, GRANT AWARDS OF -0- . GCT'S ENERGY PROGRAM AIMS TO ADDRESS THREE MAJOR ISSUES: ACHIEVING CARBON NEUTRALITY ON THE COLORADO PLATEAU, MITIGATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF METHANE EMISSIONS ON NAVAJO LANDS, AND PREVENTING TOXIC AND RADIOACTIVE URANIUM CONTAMINATION AROUND THE GRAND CANYON AND ON THE COLORADO PLATEAU. . IN 2018, THE TRUST DEVELOPED A NEW LONG-TERM GOAL, AIMING TO ACHIEVE CARBON NEUTRALITY ON THE COLORADO PLATEAU BY 2035. WE ARE CONDUCTING A REPLICABLE CARBON BUDGETING PROCESS TO MEASURE EMISSIONS AND OFFSETS ACROSS THE PLATEAU. WE WILL THEN DEVELOP A PROPOSED ACTION PLAN FOR ACHIEVING EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS THAT WILL FORM THE TECHNICAL BASE FOR NECESSARY AND EXTENSIVE COALITION-BUILDING WORK. DURING THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING THE CARBON ASSESSMENT FOR THE PLATEAU, WE WILL ENGAGE KEY POTENTIAL PARTNERS. PARTNERS WORKING IN AN EXTENSIVE AND WELL-COORDINATED COALITION WILL BE VITAL IF AMBITIOUS CARBON NEUTRALITY GAINS ARE TO BE MADE OVER THE COMING DECADE AND BEYOND. WE CONTINUE TO CONDUCT ADVOCACY AND LITIGATION WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE TRUST'S OVERALL CLIMATE OBJECTIVES IN THE COAL AND OIL SHALE REALM, AND ARE RE-EVALUATING PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES FOLLOWING OUR PLATEAU-WIDE ASSESSMENT. . ALSO, WE ARE WORKING WITH LOCAL CHAPTERS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND TO ADVOCATE FOR NEW MEASURES THAT WOULD REGULATE METHANE EMISSIONS ON NAVAJO NATION LANDS, AND IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF OUR CARBON NEUTRALITY STRATEGY AND OUR ENERGY PROGRAM OVERALL. . WE DEVOTED SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO WORKING WITH AZ SENATOR KYRSTEN SINEMA AND AZ CONGRESSMAN GRIJALVA ON THE GRAND CANYON CENTENNIAL PROTECTION ACT (GCCPA), THE LATEST EFFORT TO MAKE PERMANENT THE URANIUM MINING BAN AROUND THE GRAND CANYON. DURING 2019 THE BILL PASSED THE HOUSE WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND THE COMPANION BILL WAS INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE.

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