Glen Canyon National Park Proposal
This past Spring, Glen Canyon Institute announced its proposal to have the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area designated as a National Park. The significance of this transformation is to more comprehensively heighten the awareness and recognition of the area as a national treasure; and provide the ability to elevate the protection and management of the landscape for future generations. Protecting Glen Canyon as a National Park will provide the opportunity to manage the many wonders of the area rather than have its primary function be as a water delivery facility.

Glen Canyon Education Program
Our staff works endless hours providing information to the public. Our objective is to educate and find areas of commonality to discuss the future of the Colorado River. Glen Canyon Institute Field Trips are a component of our Education Program. Recent trips have been into the Escalante River Canyon. We have also planned a couple natural history and geological trips down Cataract Canyon to study the area and show the recreational potential of the restored canyons and the rapids in the upper end of Glen Canyon.

National Campaign to Stop the Drowning of Cultural Sites
The lowering of the Powell Reservoir has increased awareness of the many cultural sites that have been submerged out of view for decades. The reemergence of both Pioneer inscriptions and Native American sites has allowed for another glimpse into vital passages of our unique history. To preserve this American heritage, the Save Cathedral in the Desert and Fort Moqui campaign focuses on the value of filling Lake Mead first, storing water in the lower basin, and leaving this history revealed.

Native American Involvment
Over the past two months, we have met with leaders from both the Hopi and the Dineh to discuss the Institute's National Park proposal and how this would relate to tribal interests. We now have powerful allies and the unity of purpose we share with the tribal members has awakened and rekindled the cultural and spiritual aspects of this movement.

Hydrologic Studies
New hydrologic studies commissioned by the Institute have shown that Lake Powell reservoir is going to stay at low levels for most of its future (less than 1/3 full 56% of the time). This is based on the fact that demand for water in the Colorado River Basin far exceeds water supply, even under normal years. Coupled with the compounding effect of an extended drought, the future of the reservoir is seriously compromised. While the reservoir is rising this spring, by next year it will likely have fallen to its lowest level since the initial filling. This new information is being used to discuss with water users of the lower basin states the value to storing water in the lower basin, beginning with Lake Mead.

Glen Canyon GIS Mapping Project
Goal: To collect geographic and biological information from the revealed canyons of the Greater Glen Canyon Region to inform a comprehensive GIS mapping project for use in protecting emerging resources.

Glen Canyon Legal Program
Goal: To utilize existing laws and statutes to ensure that emerging resources in Glen Canyon are protected by government agencies entrusted with their management.

Glen Canyon Archives Project
Goal: To collect and catalogue visual and historical records of Glen Canyon, from both pre- and post-reservoir eras.

See how you can take action and help to save Glen Canyon.