Fee Free Days in America's National Parks
2017-11-11 00:00 - 2017-11-13 00:00 (America/Denver) | Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas, 100 Lake Shore Dr, Page, AZ, 86040, United States
America’s Best Idea – the national parks – is even better when it’s free!
Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free* dates in 2017:
• November 11-12: Veterans Day Weekend
The fee waiver includes entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.
Fee-free days make parks accessible to more people. However, national parks are always economical, with entrance fees that range from $3 to $30. In addition, any fourth grade student can get a free annual pass through the Every Kid in a Park program, and active duty military and citizens with a permanent disability can also get free passes. For more information about the variety of discounted passes available, please visit http://www.nps.gov/findapark/passes.htm.

18th Veterans Day Gourd Dance
2017-11-11 11:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ, 85034, United States
Join Pueblo Grande Museum for the 18th Annual Veterans Day Gourd Dance on November 11, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This annual event held at the Museum, honors the memory of all the men and women who have served our nation. Gourd dancing is conducted by the Arizona Territory Gourd Society, a non-profit group of American Indian United States War Veterans and their families who celebrate and support the local Arizona veteran community. Come to Pueblo Grande Museum and join us in celebrating our veterans.
Joining the Gourd Dance this year to honor our veterans is Native American actor Rick Mora of the Yaqui and Apache Nations with United States Marine Corps Veteran and actor Saginaw Grant of the Sac and Fox Nation. Both Mora and Grant are strong supporters of veteran awareness issues and Pueblo Grande Museum is honored to have them participate in this year’s Veterans Day Gourd Dance.
This event is free and open to the public, sponsored in part by the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary. In honor of the Veterans Day holiday, Pueblo Grande Museum is offering free Museum admission during the normal business hours of 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Visit pueblogrande.com or call the Museum at (602) 495-0901 for more information.

Navajo Bridge Star Party
2017-11-17 18:00 - 2017-11-18 22:00 (America/Denver) | Historic Navajo Bridge, HWY 89A, Marble Canyon, AZ, U.S. Hwy 89 A, Marble Canyon, AZ, 86036, United States
FREE FAMILY EVENT!
Coconino County collaborates with Glen Canyon Natural History Association to organize this free event. This year’s theme is “Culture and Science of Exploring the Night Sky”.
The public will have a chance to learn about the wonders of astronomy from a science and traditional Navajo perspective. Day and evening programs will include:

David Begay – “Sharing the Skies: Navajo Astronomy”
Sunny Dooley – “Ma’ii and Friends: Navajo coyote storytelling”
Johnson Dennison – “Fireside: Navajo Cultural Teachings”
Art & Marie Cloutier – “Paleo Astronomy of the Paria Corridor”
along with telescope viewing of constellations setup by amateur and professional astronomers on the Historic Navajo Bridge.

For a full schedule of events, visit: http://www.glencanyonNHA.org
For more details:
Coconino County Supervisor Lena Fowler 928-283-4518

Between River and Rim - Hiking Across the Grand Canyon
2017-11-17 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Denver) | Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St, Lone Tree, CO, 80124, United States
About the same number of people have continuously thru-hiked the Grand Canyon as have walked on the moon.
A few dozen more have hiked it in sections. Two of them — author Kevin Fedarko and photographer/filmmaker Pete McBride — are here to tell their tales of trail-less miles through the heart of the Grand Canyon and the threats to the canyon they discovered along the way.
Join them in Lone Tree on Nov 17: http://www.lonetreeartscenter.org/showinfo.php?id=871

Film Screening: "Too Precious to Mine"
2017-12-07 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | The Green Room, 15 N Agassiz St, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
The Havasupai Tribe depends on the blue-green waters that emerge in the Grand Canyon for drinking water.
But now, uranium mining on the canyon’s rims threatens the tribe’s existence and its way of life.
Please join the Grand Canyon Trust for an inspirational and informative evening dedicated to raising awareness of what’s at stake if uranium mining is permitted to resume around the Grand Canyon. Watch the premiere of the Trust’s short film, “Too Precious To Mine,” listen to a panel discussion by mining ban advocates from a variety of backgrounds, and learn how you can support the temporary ban on uranium mines and help Keep the Canyon Grand.
Free and open to the public. Reserve tickets at: https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/film-screening-too-precious-mine

Ła Deilyá Celebration!
2017-12-09 19:45 - 23:45 (America/Denver) | Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, 22181 Resort Blvd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86004, United States
🎉🎤🎶 Join us for live music from Latigo, Sonaya, and Three Bad Jacks!
Black Mesa Water Coalition is celebrating the end of 2017 with appreciation to those who have supported us throughout the year!
This is a FREE event and OPEN to the public. Shuttle services will be available from Flagstaff to Twin Arrows and back again. Dress your best for the photobooth and bring your dancing shoes!
Shout out to Lyncia B. for the amazing artwork!😃🙌🏽

Living Room Lecture Series: The Biology of Grand Canyon
2017-12-13 18:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Rd., Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Dr. Larry Stevens will speak about the remarkable array of plant, invertebrate and vertebrate species living in and around Grand Canyon.
He has spent the past 4 decades study ecosystem ecology in the Grand Canyon region, and his lecture will focus on how life has evolved in, and adapted to the extraordinary array of ecosystems here.
He will discuss the life histories of the region’s characteristic and more unusual biota, and he will describe past and future adaptations to changing environmental conditions here on the southern Colorado Plateau.

Protect Grand Canyon from U Mining!
2018-01-16 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Protect Grand Canyon – Sierra Club
At Flagstaff City Hall
211 W. Aspen Ave.
Support Flagstaff City Council in passing a resolution to uphold a ban on new uranium mines surrounding Grand Canyon!
The Trump administration, mining industry advocates, and some in Congress are calling for an end to the ban, despite a 9th Circuit Court ruling upholding it.
The Council will consider the resolution at their 6pm meeting on Jan. 16. It is item 12B on the agenda.
Read more on the Congressional attack on the mining ban here: https://scgrandcanyon.wordpress.com/2017/12/12/house-hearing-attacks-grand-canyon-uranium-ban/
View the draft City Council resolution here: http://cityweb.flagstaffaz.gov/agendaquick/agenda_publish.cfm?id=&mt=ALL&get_month=1&get_year=2018&dsp=agm&seq=3218&rev=0&ag=654&ln=16027&nseq=&nrev=&pseq=3167&prev=0#

Rumble on the Mountain IV
2018-01-20 13:30 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Rumble on the Mountain is an annual concert to raise awareness of the plight of the people and lands of the Colorado Plateau.
This year’s show will be held at the Coconino Center for the Arts on January 20, 2018 from 2pm-7pm. Featured artists include Sihasin, Ryone Polequaptewa, Ed Kabotie & Tha Yoties, and presentations from Jason Nez, Black Mesa Water Coalition, and Black Mesa Trust.
Rumble on the Mountain IV – ‘Sacred Lands of the Colorado Plateau’ will be an experience of music, art, and education about the sacred and threatened lands of the Plateau.
$15 Adults, $10 students

Environmental Day at the Capitol 2018
2018-02-07 08:30 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Arizona Capitol, Rose Garden area, 1700 W Washington St, Phoenix, AZ
Save Our Environment: Act Now!
Environmental Day at the Capitol February 7, 2018
Environmental Day at the Arizona Capitol is scheduled for February 7, 2018. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend for all or part of the day. We will be meeting with legislators in teams to discuss important environmental issues, bills, and more. No experience is necessary and training is provided. It is a fun, interesting, and meaningful day!
For more information contact Sandy Bahr at (602) 253-8633 or sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org.

Forum: Why National Monuments Matter
2018-02-07 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Rd., Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
We want to hear from you!
National monuments offer adventure and solitude within the most unique landscapes of our region. How were our cherished Colorado Plateau national monuments designated and what history, objects, species, and experiences are safeguarded inside those lands? Join us to learn from experts about the history, values, and management of the Colorado Plateau’s national monuments and be part of the conversation.

Hoop Dance 2018
2018-02-10 09:00 - 2018-02-11 17:00 (America/Denver) | Heard Museum, 2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
On February 10 & 11, 2018, top American Indian and Canadian First Nations hoop dancers will compete at the Heard Museum for the prestigious World Champion title and cash prizes. At the two-day competition, men and women compete on an equal field.
The art of hoop dance honors the cultural traditions from multiple Indigenous communities that first employed hoop dance as a healing ceremony. Today, hoop dance is shared as an artistic expression to celebrate, share and honor Indigenous traditions throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Over the years, the art of hoop dance has grown, incorporating new and creative designs and intricate footwork while still respecting the fundamentals of hoop dance, a form of tribal dance that sets itself apart. Each dancer presents his or her own variation of the intertribal hoop dance, weaving in aspects of tradition and culture. Individual routines use as few as four to as many as 50 hoops, which are manipulated to create a variety of designs including animals, insects, and globes.
Dancers are judged on a slate of five skills: precision, timing/rhythm, showmanship, creativity, and speed. Contestants compete in one of five divisions: Tiny Tots (age 5 and younger), Youth (6-12), Teen (13-17), Adult (18-39) and Senior (40 and older).
Through the stunning performances of both men and women who are vying to call themselves the World Champion Hoop Dancer, the event combines artistry, athleticism, tradition, and suspense to present a memorable competition.
Please see our website for complete details: http://heard.org/event/hoop/
Contestants ONLY:
Discounted hotels are available – for a limited time!
We have secured rooms at three area hotels. The last day to make a reservation is January 10th 2018. Please contact Sue Pappas if you have any problems with booking: sue.pappas@pappasmail.net or call 503 706-6964.
Visit http://heard.org/event/hoop/ to download the hotel flyer.
CONTESTANT REGISTRATION:
Online registration closes at end of business on Feb. 9, 2018. After Feb. 9, registration will be accepted in person, fax, and email. Please see the registration form for directions.
http://heard.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2017-Heard-Museum-Hoop-Registration.pdf
Online registration link: https://9301a.blackbaudhosting.com/9301a/HOOP-Registration
Register Early!!! Why?
Pre-Registration Incentives!
– Fast pick up: your number and rules packet will be ready for you when you arrive (as long as we received your information by the requested date)
– Drawing: A drawing will take place from the pre-registered names for a pre-paid Visa card worth $100.00.
On-Site Registration on Saturday Feb. 10, 2017
– On-site registration will be available for $5.00 per dancer starting at 8 AM on Saturday morning, February 10th in Steele Auditorium. Blessing and rules review will follow at 9 a.m.
For information on signing up to compete, please contact Shaliyah Ben at 602.251.0259 or sben@heard.org.

Hearing Radmilla
2018-02-14 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Hearing Radmilla, director Angela Webb. This portrait of Radmilla Cody, takes us from her early years growing up with her grandmother, through her controversial reign as the first biracial Miss Navajo Nation (1997-98), explores the early years of her promising singing career and the realities that lead to serious legal consequences.
Since the film was made, Radmilla has gone on to receive numerous accolades, including a Grammy nomination and the 2013 Native American Music Award for Best Record of the Year. (Angela Webb, 2010, 82 min.).
Bessie Smith (Dzabahe) will lead an audience discussion
after the film screening
Free and open to the public. Please join us.

Grand Canyon Trust Open House
2018-02-15 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Grand Canyon Trust, 2601 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
To usher in 2018, we hope you’ll join us at the Trust homestead for a Grand Canyon Trust open house and a meet and greet with the Trust’s new Executive Director, Ethan Aumack.
Meet Ethan, mingle with other Trust members, supporters, and staff, and hear about what’s unfolding in the Trust’s conservation work in 2018.
RSVP and let us know you’re coming: http://grandcanyontrust.nonprofitsoapbox.com/open-house-2018

Film Screening. Uranium: Ignominious Legacy
2018-02-17 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Firecreek Coffee Company – Flagstaff, 22 E Route 66, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Join artists, activists and representatives of Colorado Plateau Indigenous communities as we discuss the devastating effects of Uranium mining on the Colorado Plateau.
Through story, film, art and a panel with tribal leaders, this event will instill in each of us the motivation to clean up the uranium legacy, and fuel the desire to speak out against the threat of new mines opening near Grand Canyon.
Thanks to the community of Cameron, AZ, Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival, Coconino Center for the Arts and FireCreek for their support and accommodation.

Between River and Rim - Hiking Across the Grand Canyon
2018-02-19 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Portland’5 Centers for the Arts, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
About the same number of people have continuously thru-hiked the Grand Canyon as have walked on the moon.
A few dozen more have hiked it in sections. Two of them — author Kevin Fedarko and photographer/filmmaker Pete McBride — are here to tell their tales of trail-less miles through the heart of the Grand Canyon and the threats to the canyon they discovered along the way.
Join them in Portland on Feb 19: http://www.portland5.com/newmark-theatre/events/national-geographic-live-between-river-and-rim-hiking-grand-canyon

Museum Yoga!
2018-02-24 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Denver) | Heard Museum, 2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
Rooted Community Yoga Project in the Jacobson Gallery every 2nd and 4th Saturday through April 28th (except Feb.10) from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. for guided yoga practice at the Heard Museum! All levels welcome. Each week, the yoga session will take place in a new location on the Heard campus! This is a great way to tour the Heard Museum, learn about the unique places you will practice yoga and have fun!
$10 per person; free for museum members (includes museum admission).
Class is limited so register now to save your place!
Reserve your place for the Feb. 24 class here: 9301a.blackbaudhosting.com/9301a/Museum-Yoga-24Feb2018
About Rooted Community Yoga Project
Rooted Community Yoga Project is run by two Arizona-based sisters on a mission to make yoga accessible to all by taking it out of the studio and into the community. Classes are all-levels, donation-based and held in local businesses and public spaces. RCYP gives back through regular yoga charity events to raise funds and awareness for local non-profits and other worthy causes.
Please consult a medical professional before beginning any exercise program. Participants attend at their own risk.

Between River and Rim - Hiking Across the Grand Canyon
2018-02-27 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
About the same number of people have continuously thru-hiked the Grand Canyon as have walked on the moon.
A few dozen more have hiked it in sections. Two of them — author Kevin Fedarko and photographer/filmmaker Pete McBride — are here to tell their tales of hundreds of trail-less miles through the heart of the Grand Canyon and the threats to the canyon they discovered along the way.
Join them in Seattle this February: https://www.seattlesymphony.org/concerttickets/calendar/2017-2018/nat-geo/benaroyahall/between-river-and-rim

Indian Fair & Market Best of Show
2018-03-02 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Heard Museum, 2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
You won’t want to miss this dazzling evening kick-off to the Fair weekend!
This festive and highly anticipated evening highlights the very “best of the best” in 10 art categories and showcases the energy, creativity, and skills of our exhibiting Fair artists. You won’t want to miss seeing these breathtaking creations up close and congratulating the artists. You will also enjoy previewing a stunning array of “must have” fashions designed by Fair artists, bidding on exciting artworks and more during our silent auction, and relaxing with old and new friends while enjoying small plates, desserts, and beverages.
Event Schedule
5:30 – 8 p.m.
Best of Show award-winning art on display in Steele Auditorium
Silent Auction: View and bid in South corridor of Steele Auditorium
Small plates, desserts and no-host bars, Steele Plaza
6:00 p.m.
Welcome: Fair Chair, Shelley Mowry
Award Announcement: Dickey Family Director & CEO of the Heard, David Roche
6:15 – 7 p.m.
Fashion Show, main courtyard
Ticket Information
$75 Museum members
$100 Non-members
Visit the Fair Tickets page to purchase tickets: http://heard.org/fair/tickets/
2018 Best of Show Special Award
In honor of the 60th Annual Indian Fair & Market, we are delighted to announce a one-time, special $10,000 Best of Show Award sponsored by Howard R. & Joy M. Berlin and Kristine & Leland W. Peterson. Peterson is Treasurer of the Heard Museum Board of Trustees and Berlin is a Life Trustee of the Heard Museum. The Guild thanks the Berlins and Petersons for their generous support of the Indian Fair & Market and our outstanding artists.
Fashion Show: Celebrating Artistic Excellence in Fashion
Watch our models walk the Heard catwalk in creations by amazing designers of wearable art. All designers are Fair artists. Click here for more information about each of them.
Silent Auction
Join the fun and encourage friendly competition with your family and friends for fabulous items donated by our Fair artists and friends of the Heard Museum! Items will be on view throughout the evening. The auction is being conducted online so anyone can bid from anywhere at any time on a mobile phone.

Indian Fair & Market
2018-03-03 09:30 - 2018-03-04 16:00 (America/Denver) | Heard Museum, 2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
A long-standing nationally recognized event, the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market is the second largest market of its kind in the country.
The fair features more than 600 Native artists including well established and acclaimed talents along with a new and upcoming generation. Breath-taking works across a wide variety of traditional and cutting-edge media dazzle visitors each year along with cultural performances and live art demonstrations. This family-friendly event is held annually the first weekend of March and has become a gathering place for art lovers and the community to celebrate and learn about Native art and culture.
Tickets:
$20 Adult (online at http://heard.org/fair/tickets/ and at the gate)
$10 Reduced admission for American Indians and active/retired military, and students age 17 and older (at gate only)
Free for children 16 and younger
Get more information at heard.org/fair

American Indian Student Art Show and Sale
2018-03-23 17:30 - 2018-03-26 16:00 (America/Denver) | Heard Museum, 2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
The annual Heard Museum Guild Student Art Show & Sale supports the artwork of emerging artists, grades 7-12, in American Indian communities throughout the United States. Students compete for ribbons and cash prizes in 13 categories and two age divisions. The show provides the opportunity for students to exhibit and sell their artwork.
The show features traditional and fine art – katsina dolls, pottery, baskets, jewelry, beadwork, weavings, paintings, and sculpture – as well as unique contemporary pieces in mixed mediums. In 2017, more than 500 pieces from dozens of American Indian communities, representing over 380 artists were exhibited.
Notecards and prints are produced from images of selected student art shown in the sale and profits from the sale of these items support the Heard Museum Guild internship/scholarship program for American Indian college students and fund grants for teacher art supplies.
Members Only: Friday, March 23 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Heard Museum members get the first chance to purchase art during the Members-Only Sale and Silent Auction Friday, March 23. The Members-Only Sale and Silent Auction will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Not a member? Visit http://heard.org/support/membership/ for information on membership.
Open to the Public: March 23-26
Free and open to the public; museum admission additional:
Friday, March 23, (preview- no sales) 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
*Student artists are encouraged to attend.
Saturday, March 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 25, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday, March 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Pictured (detail): Mikail Morgan, Age 16, “Na’hookos Bi’aadii (Northern Female),” Watercolor/ Pen, 2017

Second Saturdays: Amazing Arthropods
2018-04-14 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Arthropods are the most abundant and diverse organisms on the planet, comprising 80% of all the animal species.
NAU’s Traveling Arthropod show will be at the museum with a wide range of live and preserved specimens. Learn the important role in the food supply of many insects and spiders as pollinators of crops.

First Mesa Inaugural Earth Day Cleanup
2018-04-22 08:00 - 2018-04-23 17:00 (America/Denver) | First Mesa, AZ, First Mesa, AZ, 86042, United States

Meet the Artists: Nakai and Clipman
2018-04-29 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ, 85034, United States
Celebrate International Jazz Day with a special presentation by R. Carlos Nakai and Will Clipman on Sunday, April 29 at Pueblo Grande Museum. In a special one-hour event, Nakai and Clipman will perform music from their Grammy-nominated album, Awakening the Fire.
The soothing tones of the Native American flute and the rhythms of pan-global drums and percussion will create a sonic odyssey that awakens energy and inspires harmony. Experience the magic of traditional flute and ethnic drums as their sound reverberates off a thousand-year old Hohokam platform mound in an outdoor, twilight concert on the patio of the Museum.
In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe.
The improvisatory expressiveness of jazz has been a key technique of Nakais solo and ensemble performances of the Native American flute from the beginning of his career 35 years ago. The genre of jazz has been important to Nakai and, in 1995, Nakai and Clipman, with keyboardist AmoChip Dabney, formed the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet, which recently released its fifth album, What Lies Beyond, with bassist Johnny Walker.
After the presentation, guests can meet the artists, take pictures with them, and purchase merchandise. Guests can also enjoy light refreshments provided by Julies Catering. Tickets are available online at brownpapertickets.com. Advanced tickets are $15 plus fees available online only, or $20 the day of, available at the Museum Store only from 1 to 4 p.m. NO REFUNDS
This Meet the Artist presentation, part of a Fall and Spring concert series, was made possible by the collaborative efforts of Canyon Records, a local independent record label, and the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary. This partnership is a continuation of the recent One World, Many Voices: The Artistry of Canyon Records exhibition of photography, music and concerts from the artists of Canyon Records.
Proceeds from this fundraising event benefit the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary, a 501(c)3 charitable organization which supports the education, preservation, and interpretive mission of the Museum.

Meet Teddy Roosevelt
2018-05-06 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Phoenix) | Shrine of the Ages, 20 South Entrance Road, Grand Canyon Village, AZ, 86023, United States
Joe Wiegand performs as the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. -cw/pp
(Photo Credit: Mark Glenn Studio)

50th Anniversary Celebration of The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act!
2018-06-16 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Glacier Guides and Montana Raft Co., 11970 US Highway 2 E, West Glacier, MT, 59936, United States
Since 1997, Glacier Guides and Montana Raft has hosted “Rafting For Refuse,” an annual clean up of the Wild and Scenic Middle Fork of the Flathead River.
This year, after cleaning up our river, we are joining forces with our local river stewards to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act! Did you know the Middle Fork of the Flathead River was the inspiration for the Act?
To learn more about the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, join us for a Festival and Speaker Series in celebration of its 50th Anniversary. Speaker series will begin at 1pm at Glacier Guides and Montana Raft and feature speakers from American Rivers, Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks, the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, and the Flathead National Forest! There will be booths with information, activities, and prizes on site, hosted by the speakers, and also Crown of the Continent Geotourism, Citizens for a Better Flathead, and the Glacier National Park Conservancy.
This event is free and open to to public. Rafting for Refuse is also free, but requires advance registration. Please call the Glacier Guides and Montana Raft office to sign up! 406-387-5555

The Great American Eclipse Viewing Party
2018-08-21 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix) | Lowell Observatory, 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
August is Eclipse Month at Lowell Observatory! Catch us around town for special events all month!
August 21 @ 8 am: THE GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE!
Celebrate the first solar eclipse viewable from the continental United States in nearly a century. Lowell Observatory will open early at 8 am for all-day solar viewing!
Eclipse starts (in Flagstaff): 9:13 a.m.
Eclipse max (in Flagstaff): 10:34 a.m.
Eclipse ends (in Flagstaff): 12:01 p.m.
Programming details):
Special Visitor Center hours: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Solar telescope viewing: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Live stream of totality in Madras: 10:19 – 10:21 a.m.
Pinhole viewers and eclipse games: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Rotunda and Collection Center open houses: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Face painting: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Solar eclipse talk: 8:30, 9:30, 11:30 a.m.
Clark telescope viewing (Venus): 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Pluto tour: 2 p.m.
Clark tour: 3 p.m.
Self-guided eclipse activities available from (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Food trucks: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wheely’s Cafe will also be on sight to provide fresh pastries and morning coffee!
Regular admission prices apply, no coupons or discounts will be accepted.
***Please note that while totality will not be visible from Flagstaff, AZ, we will still be able to see the moon starting to cover the sun. The solar eclipse follows a path over the United States, crossing the country in a 73-mile wide diagonal band. While that arch covers the entire U.S., only the areas sitting directly beneath this path will experience total darkness.***

Cameron Chapter Meeting on Hydroelectric Dams on Little Colorado
2019-11-20 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix) | Cameron Chapter House, US 89, Cameron, AZ, 86020, United States
Cameron Chapter officials will decide whether to invite prospective developers of hydroelectric dams along the Little Colorado River to present a feasibility study.

SAVE THE CONFLUENCE: SAFEGUARDING THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER
2021-07-26 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Phoenix) | Virtual, Tuba City, AZ, United States
The confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers in the Grand Canyon has been a place of deep cultural significance since time immemorial for 11 associated tribes (Havasupai, Hopi, Hualapai, Kaibab Band of Paiute, Las Vegas Band of Paiute, Moapa Band of Paiute, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, The Pueblo of Zuni, Yavapai-Apache Nation, and Navajo Nation). Developers first began targeting the confluence in 2009 with plans to build a mega-resort called Grand Canyon Escalade that would have brought up to 10,000 visitors a day to this remote part of the canyon. The Save the Confluence coalition of local Navajo families stopped the Escalade development in 2017.
On the heels of that victory, however, new developers submitted applications to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to build three hydroelectric dams on Navajo land just up the Little Colorado River Gorge from the confluence.
Join the Red Road to DC in a virtual event to discuss efforts to Save the Confluence.
Speakers
Delores Wilson-Aguirre:
Delores grew up with her extended family of mobile shepherds, high above the confluence of the Colorado River at Grand Canyon East Rim. Her family moved there during the winter, named Tsah Tah, or “Among the Sagebrush.” Currently, she lives in Tuba City, AZ, and recently retired from the Navajo Nation Judicial Branch. Her family fought against relentless developers, who proposed a tram into the canyon, for five years to Save the Confluence. And with the support of the world, on October 31 2017, the Navajo Nation Council voted down the Grand Canyon Escalade legislation.
Willie LongReed:
Willie is a retired High School Biology teacher from Tuba City, AZ. His home is an area west of Tuba City called Bodaway, on the east side of the Grand Canyon North Rim, where the Little Colorado and Colorado Rivers come together. His religious beliefs are based in Navajo Culture and Traditions and have provided mental and spiritual strength throughout his life and studies. He studied in Stanford University and got his Masters in Secondary Education. He returned home and has taught in the Tuba City Unified School District for 30 years. Three years after retirement, he became a school board member where he tried to be a listener and problem solver, rather than dictating to the teachers and staff. In 2007, an outside developer from Phoenix wanted 400 acres of land at the confluence of the Little Colorado and the Colorado rivers. They wanted to develop a tourist resort which would have destroyed a sacred site for the Bodaway Dine’. After a decade of resistance, the Save the Confluence families managed to keep the land. The Navajo Nation Council voted almost unanimously to reject the development. Today the families are tasked in keeping another developer from building a dam on the Little Colorado River.

Community meetings for the future of Lower Little Colorado River Initiative
2021-10-30 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | North Leupp Family Farms, Leupp, AZ, 86035, United States
The future of the Lower Little Colorado River Outreach meetings is to inform community members about information gathered over the last year on how to increase protection for the Lower Little Colorado River.

9 a.m. -12 p.m. (MDT) Saturday, Oct. 30 at North Leupp Family Farms.
9 a.m.-12 p.m. (MDT) Saturday, Nov. 6 outside Tuba City Chapter House.
9 a.m.- 12 p.m. (MST) Sunday, Nov 7 at Grand Canyon Trust, 2601 N. Fort Valley Road in Flagstaff.
9 a.m.-12 p.m. (MST) Wednesday, Nov. 17 outside Kykotsmovi Community Center in Kykotsmovi.
9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m. (MST) Wednesday, Dec. 8 via Zoom (a link will be shared).

The goal is to host safe, outdoor meetings to obtain your feedback and advice about next steps.
COVID Safety:

All meetings will be outside with large tent canopies for shade/shelter.
Limit attendance to 15 people or less.
Ensure enough space for social distancing.
Masks will be required.
Handwashing stations, hand sanitizer, and masks will be available.
Pre-wrapped food and drinks will be available.

Contact: Rachel Ellis at rachelmarie77@gmail.com or (505) 699-4746.
