Canyonlands Natural History Association

Canyonlands Natural History Association Since 1967, CNHA has donated over $30 million for education and research to our public land partners.

CNHA has supported the parks and public lands of southeastern Utah since 1967. Sales from our retail outlets & online store, memberships and donations support the education and research efforts of our public land partners: The National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and USDA Forest Service. We fund educational programs such as Canyon Country Outdoor Education and publications such as tra

il guides and other materials that enhance visitor's appreciation and understanding of the spectacular public lands in Southeastern Utah.

One of the locals. 🦌It’s Watch Wildlife Wednesday! From mule deer wandering through the desert to bighorn sheep scaling ...
08/26/2026

One of the locals. 🦌

It’s Watch Wildlife Wednesday! From mule deer wandering through the desert to bighorn sheep scaling cliffs like gravity is optional, the wildlife of the Colorado Plateau is part of what makes these places so dang special.

If you’re lucky enough to spot someone wild while you’re out exploring, give them plenty of space and let them do their thing. A good camera zoom or pair of binoculars gets you a much better view without interrupting their day.

After all, we’re sharing these places with them, too. 🥰

📷️ Kait Thomas (NPS) via Arches NP Flickr

08/25/2026

The National Park Service is asking for the public’s help in locating Patrick J. Trier, a 71-year-old white male who was last seen in Salina, Utah, on Sunday, August 16.

Trier may have been camping in Goblin Valley State Park or near Moab, Utah, before arriving at the Horseshoe Canyon trailhead of Canyonlands National Park on August 17. Trier has long brown hair, a mustache, and has an atrophied right arm. He is approximately six feet tall and has a medium build. He was most likely wearing jeans and a blue hat and carrying a small black and gray backpack.

If you or someone you know may have seen Trier at Horseshoe Canyon and/or in the days leading up to his trip, please contact the NPS Tip Line at 888-653-0009, or online at go.nps.gov/SubmitATip.

For more information, see the full news release here: https://www.nps.gov/cany/learn/news/news08252026.htm

110 looks pretty good on you, NPS. 🎂Happy birthday to the National Park Service!We’re pretty lucky to spend our days wor...
08/25/2026

110 looks pretty good on you, NPS. 🎂

Happy birthday to the National Park Service!

We’re pretty lucky to spend our days working alongside NPS staff here on the Colorado Plateau, supporting everything from visitor education and interpretation to research and programs in the parks.

And what better way to celebrate a national park birthday than… going to a national park? 👀 Today is also a fee-free entrance day for U.S. citizens and residents, so if you’ve been looking for an excuse to get out there, this is it!

📷️ Emily Ogden (NPS) via Canyonlands NP Flickr

08/24/2026

Canyonlands National Park is actively engaged in search and rescue operations for a missing individual in Horseshoe Canyon. This is a remote area not adjacent to other districts of the park.

The park asks that the public refrain from accessing the main Horseshoe Canyon trailhead at this time. Visitors can still access Hans Flat Ranger Station and The Maze using dirt roads from UT 24 or Green River, Utah.

NPS/Veronica Verdin

However you move, get out there! 🚙🏜️Hike it. Bike it. Paddle it. Take the scenic route. Take the REALLY scenic route. St...
08/24/2026

However you move, get out there! 🚙🏜️

Hike it. Bike it. Paddle it. Take the scenic route. Take the REALLY scenic route. Stop approximately 47 times for photos.

For America in Motion Monday, we're celebrating all the ways we get out and experience our national parks!

What's your favorite way to explore? 🏜️

📷️ Kat Connelly (NPS) via Canyonlands National Park Flickr

It's National Park Week! From August 22-30, we’re joining the National Park Service to celebrate the places, stories, an...
08/22/2026

It's National Park Week!

From August 22-30, we’re joining the National Park Service to celebrate the places, stories, and experiences that make our national parks so special.

This year’s theme, Celebrate America’s Story, recognizes the many stories held within these landscapes — natural, cultural, historical, and those still being written today.

We’re kicking off the week with a little something for you! Save 15% at shop.cnha.org with code PARKWEEK26 through August 30.*

Every purchase from CNHA helps support education, interpretation, and scientific research on the public lands of the Colorado Plateau. 💚

Follow along with us all week as we celebrate National Park Week!

*Excludes memberships and Community Artist artwork.

08/18/2026

Join us on Thursday, August 20th, at 7pm at Edge of the Cedars Museum in Blanding Utah for Ed Kabotie's program, "America: A Puebloan Perspective."

Ed Kabotie is an artist, musician, and educator from the Tewa village of Khap'o Owinge aka Santa Clara Pueblo. He is of the Badger Clan and an enrolled member of the Hopi tribe, being "born for" the Hopi Snow Clan on his father's side.

This program is free and open to the public!

For more information, email us at [email protected] or follow the link: https://www.nps.gov/hove/planyourvisit/calendar.htm

Thank you to Edge of the Cedars for opening up their space for this program and thank you to CNHA for the funding to make it possible (cnha.org).

Photo c/o Ed Kabotie

08/17/2026

Bears Ears Partnership recently took to the skies to see the aftermath of the Babylon Fire and share an update on what comes next for the Bears Ears landscape. 💚

Discover the inspiring story of a grandson, his grandmother, and an unforgettable journey through all 63 U.S. national p...
08/15/2026

Discover the inspiring story of a grandson, his grandmother, and an unforgettable journey through all 63 U.S. national parks at our next MIC lecture! 💚🏞️

August 27 at 6pm | Grandma Joy and Me: A Journey of Healing, One National Park at a Time by Brad Ryan

Join veterinarian and author Brad Ryan as he shares the remarkable story behind his memoir, Grandma Joy and Me. What began as a simple trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park after years apart from his grandmother, Joy Ryan, became a seven-and-a-half-year adventure to visit every U.S. national park together.

Through heartfelt storytelling, Brad explores how America's public lands can inspire healing, strengthen family relationships, and help people rediscover purpose and connection. Their extraordinary journey challenges perceptions of aging while celebrating resilience, adventure, and the power of nature to bring generations together.

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