Mission

Our Values

• Wonder. Grand Staircase is a place unlike anywhere in the world. We seek to inspire curiosity and learning through our work.
• Preservation. The rich cultural, geologic, historic, and biological wonders of the Monument must be preserved for posterity.
• Passion. Our shared appreciation and love for this place propels all that we do.
• Partnership. Our mission is only possible through collaboration.
• Science. Science belongs at the heart of Monument management and conservation, including Indigenous science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge.
• Community. As the only conservation organization headquartered in Monument communities, our programs strive to benefit local residents.
• Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. We are committed to making the Monument a place that is respected as the ancestral home of the Indigenous communities who have been here since time immemorial. We are also committed to ensuring that the Monument is a place where all people feel welcome and all perspectives are respected.

For All

Grand Staircase Escalante Partners is committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive environment in our workplace and across the Monument. We recognize the complex and difficult histories that have shaped American public lands, from dispossession of Native lands and forced removal of indigenous communities to create public lands and parks, to the ongoing exclusion of people of color from conservation and preservation movements.

We acknowledge that the area known as Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and its surrounding areas are the ancestral land and historical territory of the Hopi, Zuni, Dine/Navajo, San Juan Southern Paiute, Kaibab Paiute, Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, Jemez Pueblo, and Acoma nations.

We are on a journey to transform our work–to foster diversity through equitable actions that create a just and inclusive environment, within and beyond our organization. Learn more about how we are integrating justice, equity, and inclusion into our work.

Our Strategic Plan

Click here to view our 2025-2027 GSEP Goals and Strategic Plan