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PAWtners!
Welcome to a whole slew of canine friends who support the Monument: Loki, Dasher, Pogo, Smokey, Ms. MillieVanillie, and Puq who all recently became official GSEP PAWtners!
Your Monument companion can be a PAWtner too, for a $25 annual donation. In return, you will receive a special PAWtners sticker, your pet’s photo in our gallery, and a digital toolkit that reviews desert safety and etiquette.
Becoming a PAWtner means your four-legged friend joins a community of animal lovers who care about Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Our program informs visitors about hazards specific to the region, explains pet etiquette expectations, and recognizes the pet that has made your trips to the Monument so special.
Your donation helps support restoration, education, and stewardship efforts to ensure these lands and the adventures they inspire last for generations to come.
Welcome to our new PAWtners, and say hello if you run into them on the Monument.
Preserving the Past, Protecting the Future: Graffiti Remediation in Action
Three new studies shed investigate restoration of degraded biological soil crusts, and their nutrient content amid climate change.
May 2025 Newsletter
When you think of natural stone arches in Utah, you probably think of Arches National Park. But, did you know that the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is home to 2,517 natural stone arches? That’s 517 more than Arches National Park! You can learn more about arches in the Monument, including how to report and name a new arch from archesoftheescalante.com.
ACTION: The Monument Needs Us Now
The Monument needs your help! Below is a message from Marietta Eaton, former Bureau of Land Management Science Advisor for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, expressing a practical way YOU can help protect GSENM.
Biocrust restoration and nutrient cycling
Three new studies shed investigate restoration of degraded biological soil crusts, and their nutrient content amid climate change.
April 2025 Newsletter
Let’s start with some good news: about half of our frozen Federal funding has been restored! This means that our Russian olive removal program can move forward this year along with components of our stewardship and native plant programs.
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Inter-Tribal Coalition forms to Protect and Preserve Aboriginal Lands and Advocate for Monument
The formation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) Inter-Tribal Coalition marks a key point in the history of the Monument because it shows how intimately connected GSENM is to the multiple communities that inhabit the surrounding region.
March 2025 Newsletter
As you can imagine, 2025 has been off to a rocky start. Our organization was one of many that felt the effects of the Federal funding freeze. We have been working very hard to keep our staff in place and continue to make progress on our work that supports the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and its connected watersheds and landscapes.
Moab to Mojave Conservation Corridor spotlights regional connectivity
A last-minute Executive Order by the Biden Administration touts the establishment of the Moab to Mojave Conservation Corridor, a network of protected lands in the Colorado River basin.
Mars Desert Research Station tests extraterrestrial conservation strategies
How do we study potential life on Mars without destroying sensitive resources in the process? A study at the Mars Desert Research Station, in Hanksville, UT, sought to find out.
