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Dedicated to the restoration of Glen Canyon and a free flowing Colorado River.

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Major Issue

Glen Canyon Dam LTEMP EIS

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the National Park Service are conducting a comprehensive review of Glen Canyon Dam operations to produce a new management plan that directs operations for another 15 to 20 years. We have a unique opportunity to promote changes in Colorado River water management.
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Major Initiative

Fill Lake Mead First

GCI’s Fill Mead First strategy proposes shifting most of the water stored in Lake Powell downstream to Lake Mead, which would save huge amounts of water annually, provide greater health to the ecosystem of the Grand Canyon, and significantly restore Glen Canyon.
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In The News

Adding Up the Water Deficit

Southern Californians are used to turning on the tap, or the sprinklers, and getting the water they want. Their ability to do so depends, in large part, on the Colorado River and the reservoir it feeds, Lake Mead. Read More »

Dammed If We Don't by Yvon Chouinard

Environmentalist David Brower was once asked, “Why are you conservationists always against things?” He replied, “If you are against something, you are always for something. If you are against a dam, you are for a river.” Read More »

New 20-year ban on mining near Grand Canyon is final

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration announced a federal ban Monday on new mining claims affecting 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon, an area known to be rich in high-grade uranium ore reserves. Read More »