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2010 Community Education Series
The Volunteer Program is excited to announce the fourth annual Community Education Series. This year's topics will include: Alternative Energy on Native American Lands; Grand Canyon National Park Botany; Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River; and critical issues facing Utah forests. Join us for presentations and discussions of various environmental issues affecting the Colorado Plateau by experts from our partner agencies and friends. The lectures are free and open to the public!
Grand Canyon's Green Heart: The Unsung Legacy of Plants
The Grand Canyon is home to nearly half of all the species that occur in Arizona. Often beautiful, sometimes treacherous, plants achieve the extraordinary feat of transforming sunlight into energy, thus serving as the basis for all animal life on Earth.
This exhibition is an introduction to the fascinating world of Grand Canyon’s plants, the botanists who have studied and protected them, and a celebration of the art of botanical illustration.
The exhibit is on display at Kolb Studio, located at the Bright Angel Trailhead on the park’s South Rim. Open daily. Free admission.
The exhibit is on display July 2 – August 31, 2010.
This exhibit is sponsored by the Grand Canyon Association, Grand Canyon National Park, and the Desert Botanical Garden.
Click here to download the PDF flier for this exhibit.
National Public Lands Day 2009
Levi Hastings, a 10-year-old from Phoenix found out about National Public Lands Day from Junior National Geographic magazine and convinced his mom to let him sign up for a project with the Grand Canyon Trust that he found on the web. Neither of them had ever gone camping before, but his mom Teresa was excited to provide new experiences for her son and was enthusiastic about the unknown adventure herself. They were among 10 other volunteers who traveled to the west side of the Kaibab Plateau just north of the Grand Canyon National Park to help plant native seeds that will eventually improve winter forage for the mule deer.
Teresa and Levi deepened their new connection to the Colorado Plateau by returning again this year. Levi initiated a recycling program at his home and reminds his family about resource conservation. The trips have made a difference in the lives of these wonderful volunteers and we cant thank them enough. The Grand Canyon Trust Volunteer Program is proud to provide these opportunities to a great community of dedicated volunteers: first-timers and veterans alike.
Watch the video and hear about Teresa and Levis experience in their words.
