Friends Group · Moab, UT
Canyonlands Natural History Association
Named for Canyonlands
53 staff85¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1967
Stand · Find your defenders
Who’s defending the Canyonlands?
16 groups have it in their care
National park in Utah, 337,598 acres, managed by the National Park Service, designated in 1964.
The defenders
The groups doing the most work here
2 groups are on the record for Canyonlands, in the order they carry the weight. The range says how strongly our editors, the court dockets and their own filings tie each one here. Give directly; nothing routes through us.
71–76% match
Friends Group · Austin, TX
Friends of Balcones Canyonlands NWR
Named for Canyonlands
Founded 2002
14 more groups also work this ground
On the ground in Utah
Southern Utah Wilderness AllianceThey work only in UtahGrassrootsUtah Diné BikéyahThey work only in UtahTribalGlen Canyon InstituteUtah is one of the 2 states they work inFriends GroupUtah Rivers CouncilThey work only in UtahCoalitionSouthwest Conservation CorpsUtah is one of the 4 states they work inStewardship
More ways in
Oregon Natural Desert AssociationCanyonlands is written into their missionFriends GroupNOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School)Their work includes national parksStewardshipCapitol Reef Natural History AssociationThey work only in UtahFriends GroupBryce Canyon Natural History AssociationThey work only in UtahFriends GroupZion National Park Forever ProjectThey work only in UtahFriends GroupWestern Values ProjectTheir work includes national parksWatchdogWestern National Parks AssociationWorking this regionFriends GroupAdvocates for the WestWorking this regionLegalWildEarth GuardiansWorking this regionLegal
The situation
What’s happening to Canyonlands
Where the Green and Colorado Rivers carve the earth into a labyrinth of stone so vast you can stand on the rim and see nothing made by human hands. Potash mining on its doorstep is drawing down the water table, and oil and gas leases surround the park on every side. The desert is fragile. The industry is not.
- 1964Established as national park
- 2025Adjacent mining operations threaten park hydrology
Potash mining threatens park water table
Source: NPS · February 1, 2025
No public comment window is open on Canyonlands right now. A call script is ready on the Public Lands Action Network, and the groups above are how the fight gets funded and argued in the meantime.
In the courts
The cases over this place
The dockets we track that name Canyonlands directly. Active first.
ClosedOnda v. Jeff RoseNinth Circuit · filed 2019 · Docket ↗
Your move
How to stand for the Canyonlands
GiveGive to Canyonlands Natural History Association
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
Their donation page ↗SpeakCall your representativesA ready call script on Canyonlands, plus any comment window as it opens.
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Threatened Lands MapCanyonlands has defenders. It needs more.
2 groups on the record, Canyonlands Natural History Association with 53 staff. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.