STING JOINS WITH UTAH SYMPHONY TO BENEFIT ZION NP

SALT LAKE CITY, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 @ USANA AMPHITHEATRE PRESENTED BY ZIONS BANK Cherrytree Management and Live Nation have confirmed that Sting will perform at the Usana Amphitheatre in Utah on August 31 at 7:30 PM for a very special, one-night-only appearance, accompanied by the Utah Symphony. All proceeds from the concert will go to …

36 Ways to Preserve Zion National Park

by David DeMille St. George Spectrum & Daily News The official non-profit partner of Zion National Park this week released its plans to help the increasingly crowded park and surrounding areas stay healthy long-term. Zion saw 4.5 million visitors last year, and the park has nearly doubled its annual visitation over the past decade. Officials …

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author to Speak

Writer John Branch will be the featured speaker at a special edition of the Zion Forever Project’s lecture series on May 21, in Hurricane, Utah. Branch is the author of a newly released book THE LAST COWBOYS: A PIONEER FAMILY IN THE NEW WEST, chronicling the lives of three generations of the Wright Family as …

Forever Project Announces Phase I Support for 2018

The 25 projects span Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks and Pipe Spring National Monuments – providing strategic investment in natural and cultural resource protection, ensuring exemplary visitor experiences, and delivering nexgen education programs on site and digital, featuring Zion and her sister parks as global classrooms. The tremendous response in contributions to the Forever Project …

Forever Project Funds Bighorn Sheep Operation

Desert Bighorn sheep are the consummate inhabitants of Zion’s spectacular canyon country. Their presence here cannot be taken for granted. From vast herd across the south west, their numbers dwindled with European settlement, until they were believed to be extirpated within Zion National Park. After reintroduction in the 1970’s their numbers remained low, until a …

ZFP Field Response to Entrance Fee Increase Proposal

13 November, 2017 Dear Friends of Zion National Park, The Department of the Interior has released a proposal to more than double park entrance fees at seventeen of the most heavily visited parks in the country, including Zion National Park. The Zion National Park Forever Project believes it may be prudent to consider some level …

2017 Plein Air Art Invitational Photos

The 2017 Zion Plein Air Art Invitational was a huge success, allowing the Forever Project to make a very significant contribution to fund youth and education programs in Zion National Park. Thank you to all of the artists, volunteers, patrons, guests, employees, mother nature, and everyone else who played a role in making it such …

Notes From the Field

Momentum and Support Continues to Build Organizations and park enthusiasts band together in taking ownership as stewards of Utah’s crown jewel – Zion National Park SPRINGDALE, Utah, Sept 29, 2017 – After a successful spring launch of Zion Forever Project, the official nonprofit partner of Zion National Park is pleased to announce immediate progress has …

Welcome to the Zion Circle

Zion Natural History Association, its component Zion Canyon Field Institute, and Zion National Park Foundation, are now combined under one name: Zion Natl Park Forever Project. Our new identity and this fresh initiative were rolled out in a special launch event in Springdale, Utah, in May, followed by two subsequent events in St. George, Utah, …