The Grand Canyon watershed is home to a unique array of native wildlife, hundreds of creeks and springs that millions of people rely on for drinking water, and thousands of acres of ancient forest — including the Southwest's largest unprotected old-growth ponderosa pine forest.
Tribes in the area, especially the Navajo Nation, Havasupai, Hualapai, and Hopi, have come together to help protect a region that is sacred. Right now, this natural and cultural treasure faces threats from many fronts — from unsafe uranium mining to devastating logging practices. There's only one way to preserve the sanctity of these 1.7 million acres for generations to come: name it as a national monument.
Tell President Obama to protect these important lands and designate the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument!
Ranging from desert grasslands to lush, coniferous forest, the proposed Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument embraces one of America's most spectacular landscapes — the Grand Canyon.
This region encompasses a wild, rugged array of towering cliffs, deeply incised tributary canyons, and numerous springs that flow into Grand Canyon National Park's Colorado River. In addition, the area hosts lands of great significance to the region's indigenous people.
Unfortunately, ill-conceived uranium mining and logging threatens this region.
Please protect this natural, cultural, and archaeological treasure by naming the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument. A national monument designation would help preserve sacred indigenous sites and traditional values, give wildlife much needed room to roam, and prevent harmful uranium mining, logging and other destructive practices from destroying this unique piece of America.
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