The Zion National Park Forever Project is excited to provide an update about the construction of the new Visitor Contact Station at Cedar Breaks National Monument. Of the nearly $7M project, Zion Forever and its supporters provided $3.2M, making it the single largest donation from the foundation to date. With matching funds and grants from …
Highlighting 2020 Accomplishments and Projects For the Coming Year The Zion National Park Forever Project announces the release of the 2021 Field Guide. Containing 20 of the park’s most important projects, this guide serves as a book of solutions for some of the biggest challenges facing Zion National Park and Cedar Breaks and Pipe Spring …
Trails are a literal part of the Zion landscape. They meticulously ebb and flow with the undulating terrain. Each trail in Zion National Park is a feat of engineering that relies on the skills of trained park staff as well as expert masons and craftspeople. When access to a trail is blocked, it means more …
By Lyman Hafen It wasn’t until the late 1850s that Anglo explorers and mapmakers finally ventured into Zion Canyon and discovered the beauty and majesty long known to the native Southern Paiute people. In the early 1860s, several small settlements began cropping up along the upper Virgin River reaching to the mouth of Zion Canyon, …
What it Means for Utah’s National Parks and Why They Still Need You The passage of the Great American Outdoors Act is monumental for all public lands, but for parks like Zion National Park, this new funding will begin to pave the way for clearing critical portions of the park’s over $70 million in back-logged …
Are We Related? The blistering sun in the desert of Zion National Park can be unforgiving. Hiking into a shaded and high walled canyon, like Refrigerator Canyon along the trail to Angel’s Landing, offers immediate relief from the scorching overhead heat. Temperatures drop by fifteen degrees and flowing air cools the skin, but for park …
Protecting Pristine Habitats Surrounding Zion National Park This month the protected lands of the Greater Zion Landscape grew significantly in size. In an effort championed by The Nature Conservancy, a circle of motivated partners and supporters, was able to secure and protect 419 acres of land adjacent to the Virgin River near the borders of …
A Penstemon by Any Other Name Mutation or hybrid? The answer to this question requires a closer look into the world of plant biology. Zion Forever Project supporters played a critical role in providing plant scientists the tools and equipment they needed to answer one of the canyon’s best-kept secrets. In our 2019 Field Guide, …
Tracking Soundscape Monitoring in the Canyon Stop and listen to the sounds around you. What do you hear? Now, imagine yourself standing deep inside the canyon of Zion National Park. Listen to the sounds echoing off the red-stained sandstone walls. The river flowing endlessly in the background, the rusting of leaves in the predictably constant …
Zion Forever Project Announces Modified Approach to Celebration of Art The Zion Forever Project, in partnership with Zion National Park, has announced a modified celebration of art in the park during the fall of 2020. This year, due to the uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 crisis, the event will consist solely of a virtual art …