GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY
SEE C ABOVE, GRAND CANYON, AZ 86023 www.grandcanyon.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY IS TO INSPIRE GENERATIONS OF PARK CHAMPIONS TO CHERISH AND SUPPORT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL WONDER OF GRAND CANYON.GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY IS THE OFFICIAL NONPROFIT PARTNER OF GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, OPERATING RETAIL SHOPS WITHIN THE PARK, AND PROVIDING PREMIER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ABOUT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE REGION. SUPPORTERS FUND PROJECTS INCLUDING THE PRESERVATION AND SAFEGUARDING OF GRAND CANYON CULTURE AND HISTORY, TRAILS AND HISTORIC BUILDING PRESERVATION, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE PUBLIC, AND THE PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE AND THEIR NATURAL HABITAT.

WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF MEMBERS AND DONORS, GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY (GCC) FUNDS PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND ESSENTIAL INITIATIVES IN YOUTH EDUCATION, TRAIL RESTORATION, WILDLIFE AND HABITAT PROTECTION, AND ART AND CULTURE. WE OPERATE RETAIL OUTLETS THROUGHOUT THE PARK AND A PORTION OF ALL STORE SALES GOES DIRECTLY TO BENEFIT PARK PROGRAMS. GCC EXTENDS THE PARK'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION BY PUBLISHING BOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS RELATED TO THE GRAND CANYON REGION AND THROUGH THE GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY FIELD INSTITUTE, WHICH LEADS VISITORS INTO THE CANYON AND ALONG THE RIM WITH RECOGNIZED EXPERTS. SELECT PROJECTS FUNDED IN 2020: TRAILS FOREVER: A TRAILS FOREVER ENDOWMENT FUND AND ANNUAL RESTORATION CONTRIBUTIONS HELP THE PARK IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN MORE THAN 126 MILES OF HISTORIC TRAILS. THE ENDOWMENT IS THE DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT FOR CONTINUED FUNDRAISING EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO BUILD A RELIABLE SOURCE OF INCOME FOR PARK STAFF TO CONDUCT ONGOING TRAIL RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE THROUGHOUT THE PARK. DESERT VIEW INTER-TRIBAL CULTURAL HERITAGE SITE: THE SECOND PHASE OF THE DESERT VIEW INTER-TRIBAL CULTURAL HERITAGE SITE (THE FIRST PHASE, COMPLETED IN 2019, INCLUDED THE CONSERVATION OF THE MURALS INSIDE DESERT VIEW WATCHTOWER) BEGINS A NEW ERA FOR GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK IN ADDRESSING THE HISTORIC INEQUITIES INHERENT IN WESTERN LAND DOMINATION. WHEN COMPLETED, IT WILL CONVEY A NEW RELATIONSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, ELEVATING GRAND CANYON THROUGH THE VOICES AND HUMAN STORIES OF THE PARKS TRADITIONALLY ASSOCIATED TRIBES. THE SITE WILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TRIBAL MEMBERS TO TEACH VISITORS ABOUT PAST AND PRESENT INDIGENOUS LIFE AND CULTURE IN AND AROUND GRAND CANYON. VISITORS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH TRIBAL MEMBERS, LISTEN TO THEIR STORIES, AND OBSERVE VARIOUS CULTURAL DEMONSTRATIONS. PROTECTING THE NIGHT SKY: IN 2020, THE ANNUAL GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK STAR PARTY WAS PRESENTED IN A VIRTUAL FORMAT DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AROUND IN-PERSON GATHERINGS. EACH EVENING FROM JUNE 13-20, 2020, SPECIAL VIDEO-CONFERENCE DISCUSSIONS WERE PRESENTED BY GUEST SPEAKERS, INCLUDING JOHN BARENTINE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY ASSOCIATION, AMBER STRAUGHN, FROM NASAS GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, AND DEAN REGAS FROM THE CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY. ASTRONOMERS ALSO CONNECTED VIDEO CAMERAS TO THEIR TELESCOPES AND DEVELOPED REAL TIME ASTROPHOTOGRAPHS OF GALAXIES, NEBULAE, GLOBULAR CLUSTERS, AND ASTERISMS TO SHARE WITH THE ONLINE AUDIENCE. KIDS AT THE CANYON: GCC FUNDING SUPPORTS NUMEROUS NPS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SUCH AS ON-SITE FIELD TRIPS, RANGERS IN THE CLASSROOM, AND TEACHER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS. IN 2020, 13,280 YOUNG PEOPLE COMPLETED A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES DURING THEIR PARK VISIT TO EARN AN OFFICIAL JUNIOR RANGER PATCH AND CERTIFICATE. A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER OFFERS HOUR- LONG PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON GRAND CANYON GEOLOGY, WILDLIFE, AND MORE AND REACHES YOUNG LEARNERS, GRADES 2 - 8, THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2020, GCC SUPPORT ALLOWED THE DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER TO PURCHASE NEW, UPGRADED CAMERA, VIDEO, AND COMPUTER EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE THE PROGRAM.

AID TO USDA FOREST SERVICE. GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY OPERATES A RETAIL OUTLET AT KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST AT JACOB LAKE, AZ. OUR PROGRAMS ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST AND SURROUNDING AREA AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE INTERPRETIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE US FOREST SERVICE.

THE GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY FIELD INSTITUTE EXTENDS THE EDUCATION REACH OF THE PARK WITH EXPERT-LED TRIPS AND TOURS AT GRAND CANYON. IN 2020, DESPITE THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, THE FIELD INSTITUTE CONDUCTED MORE THAN 100 CLASSES AND TOURS PROVIDING CLOSE TO 2,000 EDUCATIONAL HOURS FOR 500 PARTICIPANTS AND IS RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER NATIONALLY IN THE FIELD OF PARK-BASED EDUCATION. THE FIELD INSTITUTE ALSO HOSTS THE CANYON FIELD SCHOOL, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE THAT OFFERS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO EXPERIENCE THE GREAT OUTDOORS IN THE HEIGHTS AND DEPTHS OF GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK. THE CANYON FIELD SCHOOL PROVIDES 1-5 DAY CURRICULUM-BASED, RANGER-LED PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS (MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH UNIVERSITY LEVEL). THE MISSION OF THE CANYON FIELD SCHOOL IS TO INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL SPACES THROUGH AFFORDABLE, FUN, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE GOAL OF THE FIELD SCHOOL IS TO HAVE 50% OF PARTICIPATION COMING FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. IN 2020, DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, IN-PERSON FIELD SCHOOL COURSES WERE SUSPENDED. GCC DEVELOPED DOWNLOADABLE ONLINE EDUCATIONAL MODULES CALLED "CANYON FIELD SCHOOL @HOME" WHICH ALLOWED EDUCATORS AND PARENTS TO CONTINUE TEACHING AND LEARNING VIRTUALLY. GCC CREATES AWARD-WINNING BOOKS AND GUIDES FEATURING GRAND CANYON AND THE COLORADO PLATEAU. WE OFFER ADULT AND CHILDREN'S BOOKS AS WELL AS RESEARCH MATERIALS THAT ARE INVALUABLE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE STUDY OF GRAND CANYON. NEW TITLES FOR 2020 INCLUDE "HOW NOT TO DIE IN GRAND CANYON," A NEW EDITION OF "THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO GRAND CANYON'S NORTH RIM,- AND THE 2020 CELEBRATION OF ART CATALOG.

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