Save the Confluence

Join Sierra Club for a Community Meeting
2017-08-27 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | Calicos Restaurant, 418 W Beale St, Kingman, AZ, 86401, United States
Are you interested in learning more about what is happening with our public lands? Want to find out about what you can do to help promote clean energy and clean air? Curious about how to become a hike leader or how to encourage hikes in your area? Plan to attend this community meeting and learn more about these issues, plus meet other Sierra Club members and supporters in your area.
Sierra Club will provide soft drinks, appetizers, and information. You provide the questions, comments, and conversation. No cost to attend!
RSVP so we know how many people to expect and can plan accordingly. Contact Sandy Bahr at (602) 253-8633 or sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org.

Fee Free Days in America's National Parks
2017-08-25 00:00 - 2017-08-26 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:
• August 25: National Park Service Birthday
• September 30: National Public Lands Day
• 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.

The Great American Eclipse Viewing Party
2017-08-21 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | 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.***

Enjoy, Explore, and Protect Our National Monuments
2017-08-19 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | REI, 12634 N Paradise Village Pkwy W, Phoenix, AZ, 85032, United States
Please join us at a community event August 19th at REI-Paradise Valley. We’ll discuss the impacts the National Monuments Review will have on our public lands.
Four of Arizona’s national monuments are part of this unprecedented review and are in danger of being reduced in size or stripped of their protection as a designated national monument.
More than 2.7 million comments were submitted nationwide in support of these treasured places. The national monuments provide us with amazing recreational opportunities and are the life force for many endangered species.
So, step in out of the heat and enjoy some cool refreshments with us and learn more about where we’re at in this unpopular review process and to find out about the next steps we can take together in defense of these special places in Arizona.
Special guests will be available to share thoughts and answer questions. Light Refreshments Provided
No cost to attend!

An inconvenient sequel Film Screening
2017-08-05 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | Ahwatukee AMC24, 4915 E Ray Rd, Phoenix, AZ, 85044, United States
Please join Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter, 350.org Phoenix, Arizona Sustainability Alliance, Arizona Faith Network Earth Care Commission, Arizona Interfaith Power and Light, Chispa Arizona, and Kids Climate Action Network for an afternoon screening of an inconvenient sequel. After the film there will be discussions and a social hour at a nearby location.
Tickets are $7 each.
To RSVP and to ask questions, please contact Sandy Bahr at (602) 253-8633.

68th Annual Navajo Festival of Arts & Culture
2017-08-05 09:00 - 2017-08-06 17:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Spend your weekend in the cool pines and immerse yourself in the artistry and cultural traditions of more than 50 award-winning Navajo artists. Buy traditional and contemporary art and enjoy artist demonstrations, authentic food, musical performances, insightful heritage programs and the pageantry of hoop and social dances.

Flagstaff Artist Gathering
2017-07-26 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | Grand Canyon Trust, 2601 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Are you a Flagstaff artist who is passionate about the lands and people of the Colorado Plateau?
Would you like to contribute your artistic talents to build local awareness of environmental threats facing public and tribal lands of our region?
The Grand Canyon Trust is seeking a diverse group of artists (various ages, cultures and mediums) to participate in an artist retreat October 27-29, 2017 at our historic Kane Ranch in House Rock Valley. We invite you to attend an informational meeting at the Grand Canyon Trust headquarters on July 26, 2017 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. to learn more about this exciting opportunity!
We’ll share how we envision using art to inform, educate and inspire the public to take action. Come interact with Flagstaff’s amazing community of artists and learn more about this unique opportunity to contribute your skills to protect our threatened homelands.
PLEASE RSVP AT THE TICKET LINK ABOVE. Feel free to share with any Flagstaff artists who might be interested, particularly new and emerging artists. Thanks and we hope to see you there!
*PAINTING BY SUZE WOOLF

Chasing Light | Book Signing
2017-07-19 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | 699 S Navajo Dr, Page, AZ 86040
Join us as we host Frank Lee Ruggles on July 19th as he signs copies of his book, “Chasing Light: An Exploration of the American Landscape” featuring stunning imagery from Glen Canyon.
Join us at the Page Community Center from 7-9 PM to meet Frank and hear about his adventures photographing our national parks. To learn more about the book, visit http://www.frankruggleschasinglight.com or follow along on his travels on Facebook at @frankruggleschasinglight.

12 Reasons for Grazing Reform: An art presentation
2017-07-08 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Lakewood, CO, Lakewood, CO, Denver 80214-80215, 80227, 80226-80228, 80232, 80235-80236, Golden 80401, Littleton 80123, United States
Join us for an evening of art and story!
Botanical artist Heidi Snyder teamed up with Biologist Mary O’Brien to capture, through art, a web of species and ecosystems adversely affected by heavy livestock grazing. And the resulting 12 drawings make the case for grazing reform.
Come enjoy the paintings, and delve into the issues!
Saturday, July 8, 6:30-8 p.m.
Valkarie Gallery
445 S. Saulsbury St
Lakewood, CO 80226

84th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts & Culture
2017-07-01 09:00 - 2017-07-02 17:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
A Fourth of July tradition since the 1930s, this family-favorite festival features more than 80 award-winning artists and presenters from the Hopi villages in northern Arizona. Peruse and purchase a stunning selection of jewelry, kachina dolls, pottery, paintings, woodworking, baskets, textiles, and more by master and emerging Hopi artisans. Enjoy Enjoy lectures, authentic food, and music and dance performances.

Speak Out: Stop TEP from penalizing solar!
2017-06-26 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | 400 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701-1311, United States
This is a page for everyone who wants a better, cleaner and more affordable energy future for Southern Arizona. Let’s organize and oppose TEP’s anti-solar proposal.
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The Arizona Corporation Commission is accepting public comment on TEP’s latest anti-solar proposal. Please submit your comment TODAY, share this event, and SHOW UP on June 26th!
TEP is proposing an additional $25 to $30 in monthly charges for new solar customers, in addition to a reduction in the export credit for solar energy.
This proposal is in addition to implementing a December 2016 decision by the Arizona Corporation Commission to eliminate net metering for solar customers, which alone will greatly impact solar customer savings and, ultimately, solar jobs.
Speak out now and on June 26th! Protect solar choice, local jobs and access to clean energy!

Facing Fire: A Future of the Colorado Plateau Forum
2017-06-20 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! As fire season heats up, hear from fire professionals and forest scientists and share your ideas on how the Forest Service and others can better protect lives and property, meet the public’s needs, and manage concerns and expectations.
FREE and open to the public. Seating is limited to 100 participants. RSVP required. Reserve your seat online at: https://facingfire.eventbrite.com

2017 Navajo Rug Auction
2017-06-10 14:00 - 18:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Free event! More than 300 vintage and contemporary Navajo weavings from artists, consigners, and the R.B. Burnham & Co. Trading Post are featured at the 2017 Navajo Rug Auction. Styles include: Two Grey Hills, Ganado, Teec Nos Pos, Ye’ii, Pictorial, Wide Ruins, Storm, Sandpainting, and Eyedazzler. Specialists and experts in the field of Native American art and Navajo weaving will be on-site to identify handspun, hand-carded, and vintage pieces (versus acrylic yarns) to ensure quality items and prices. Information on how to evaluate and buy Navajo rugs will also be available. Presented in partnership with Flagstaff Arts Council.
Preview: 9 am-1 pm
Auction: 2-6 pm

New Fred (Harvey) Frontiers
2017-06-09 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Denver) | Heard Museum, 2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
New Fred Frontiers: The Future of the Past of Fred Harvey, the Harvey Girls, Mary Colter and the Santa Fe RR
Bestselling author and historian Stephen Fried, joined during Q&A by several of Fred Harvey’s descendants, explores new themes in the great old saga of how Fred Harvey’s family business civilized the West—one meal at a time—and remains a model for companies today.
This event is free for museum members or is included with your museum admission.

Celebrating and Defending 111 Years of the Antiquities Act
2017-06-08 08:00 - 18:00 (America/Denver) | Sierra Club – Grand Canyon (Arizona) Chapter, 514 W Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ, 85003, United States
The Antiquities Act was signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906. Come celebrate this historic law and help take action to ensure it and the lands it helps to safeguard are protected. Sierra Club will be celebrating this important law with cake and opportunities for action.
Come have some cake to celebrate the Antiquities Act and take action to protect four national monuments in Arizona – Grand Canyon–Parashant, Vermilion Cliffs, Sonoran Desert, and Ironwood Forest – that the Trump administration seeks to rescind or modify.
For more details and to RSVP, contact Alicia Hamilton at alicia.hamilton@sierraclub.org or Sandy Bahr at sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org. You can also call the Grand Canyon (Arizona) Chapter office at (602) 253-8633.

Bringing El Tigre Home - Jaguar Recovery in the U.S. Southwest
2017-06-08 06:30 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | 5745 N Scottsdale Rd, B-110, Scottsdale
The Sierra Club’s Wildlife Activist Group will have as their special guest, Robert L. Peters, Ph.D. on June 8, at 6:30 p.m. to speak about the recent activity and future of Jaguars here in Arizona.
Robert is a Senior Southwest Representative for Defenders of Wildlife based in Tucson. He recently published a report “Bringing El Tigre Home – Jaguar Recovery in the U.S. Southwest”. This is a somewhat controversial topic so it should generate some active discussion.
Please RSVP if you plan to attend so we can plan for light refreshments and snacks and feel free to share this invitation with anyone who may be interested.
4800 N Scottsdale Rd
Unit 2000
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
United States
There will be a phone conference option available. Contact Kathy Ann Walsh for details at kathyannwalsh5658@msn.com

We Stand for National Monuments Movie Night
2017-06-06 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Moab Arts & Recreation Center, the MARC, 111 E 100 N, Moab, UT, 84532, United States
FREE and open to the public.
3 short films + President Trump’s recent executive order to reevaluate national monument designations and what it means for places like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
RSVP at http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/we-stand-national-monuments-movie-night

National Trails Day
2017-06-03 06:00 - 18:00 (America/Denver)
June 3 is #NationalTrailsDay – get on out there and explore your favorite trail! Be sure to tag your hiking photos with #WhyIHeartTheParks to share your love of the outdoors!

Backyard Film Screening
2017-06-01 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | Grand Canyon Trust, 2601 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
FREE and open to the public.
3 short films + President Trump’s recent executive order to reevaluate national monument designations and what it means for places like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
RSVP at: http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/backyard-film-screening

Voices Across the Canyon
2017-05-28 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ, 85034, United States
William Eaton, Arizona Governor’s Arts Award winner will provide an intimate performance of his uniquely crafted guitars – harp guitar, synth guitar, lyre guitar, and more in a special presentation at Pueblo Grande Museum on Sunday, May 28.
Eaton, a multi-Grammy Award nominee, is internationally known for his one-of-a-kind stringed instruments, which he designs and builds. Eaton, who has crafted guitars for over 45 years, also operates the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery in Phoenix.
Eaton was one of the first artists to collaborate with Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai with their first recording for Canyon Records, Carry the Gift, released in 1988. Since then, Eaton and Nakai (they were joined by percussionist Will Clipman in 1994) have released an additional six albums of which four received Grammy nominations.
Eaton’s work with Nakai has been an important influence in the development of Native American music in demonstrating how a blending of cultures can lead to new artistic expressions for both cultures.
Eaton, who has lived three miles south of the Pueblo Grande Museum for over 30 years, will also discuss his regular explorations of the land and river course between his home and the museum and how those explorations and resulting meditations on the Hohokam have shaped his music and world view.
Voices Across the Canyon is an accompanying concert to the Pueblo Grande Museum exhibition One World, Many Voices: The Artistry of Canyon Records. This exhibition, which is included with regular Museum admission, features over 35 photographs of Canyon Records artists including William Eaton.
This special program is a fundraiser for the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary, a charitable organization supporting the education, interpretation, and preservation efforts of the Museum. The program begins at 2 p.m. in the Pueblo Grande Museum Community Room. A dessert reception will be provided by Giuli Doyle.
Tickets for this event are $10 in advance or $12 the day of at the Museum; children under age 6 are free with a reserved ticket. Discounts for Museum members are available.

27th Annual Zuni Festival of Arts & Culture
2017-05-27 09:00 - 2017-05-28 17:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Share in language, life ways and traditions of more than 50 Zuni artists. Buy traditional and contemporary art directly from the artists, enjoy insightful lectures and documentaries and delight in musical and dance performances by the Zuni Olla Maidens and Cellicion Zuni Dancers.
In partnership with the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center in Zuni, N.M.

Public Lands: A Community Conversation
2017-05-25 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Free community event
Seating is limited. RSVP required. Click here to register:
http://bit.ly/2q7BcdK
Federal land managers with the Forest Service, National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management invite the public to attend a community conversation as part of an ongoing effort to connect with the public and hear first-hand what people value about their public lands.
The following federal land managers will be in attendance and look forward to interacting with the public:
• Coconino National Forest Supervisor Laura Jo West,
• Kaibab National Forest Supervisor Heather Provencio,
• Flagstaff Area National Monuments Superintendent Kayci Cook Collins,
• Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Chris Lehnertz, and
• BLM Phoenix District Manager Leon Thomas.
Speakers will provide introductory remarks, move to “talking circles” to interact and have conversations with community members, and conclude by reporting out and providing closing remarks.
This is a chance for the public to meet face-to-face with the leaders of organizations that manage federal lands in northern Arizona. The public is invited to attend this special event and share their thoughts on what they value about public lands now and into the future.
Presented in partnership with the Northern Arizona Federal Land Managers

Protect our homelands: From the Arctic to the Desert Southwest
2017-05-19 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Sierra Club – Grand Canyon (Arizona) Chapter, 514 W Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ, 85003, United States
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It’s a place teeming with life—polar bears, musk oxen, more than 200 species of birds, and the calving grounds of the Porcupine Caribou Herd, which has sustained the Gwich’in Nation for millennia. It’s also an important symbol of the wild, and an emblem of the hope and peace of mind that can only be found in connecting with nature, in knowing it exists.
The Arctic Refuge is one of the world’s last untouched wild places. Now it’s facing the greatest threats in decades. Come learn about this incredible place and the work to protect it.
Hear from members of the Gwich’in Nation who have traveled from the Arctic to raise the alarm and join the effort to save the Arctic Refuge. While the Refuge may seem distant, what happens there will echo on public lands and in communities across the West. Decisions made now could forever alter the wild we leave our children.
The Film: The Refuge a part of the Granted Series by Patagonia
This 20- minute long film explores the relationship between the Gwich’in Nation, the Alaska Native People living next to what is now known as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and the Porcupine Caribou herd which is the basis for their subsistence and culture. The Gwich’in people have been fighting to stave off oil development in the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge, the birthing ground for the Porcupine Caribou Herd, or to the Gwich’in people “the sacred place where life begins”. The film explores this long-fought battle.

Gallery Talk: Mammals of the Grand Canyon Region
2017-05-18 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Free with Museum admission or membership.
Museum of Northern Arizona Curator of Ecology Dr. Larry Stevens presents an ecological review of the mammals of the Grand Canyon region in this insightful and engaging gallery talk.
Programmed in conjunction with the exhibition Four on the Floor: Audubon’s Quadrupeds on view through May 29.

Kevin Fedarko - Grand Canyon End to End
2017-05-13 17:00 - 18:45 (America/Chicago) | 4Corners Riversports, 360 S Camino del Rio, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
KEVIN FEDARKO
The renowned author of The Emerald Mile hiked the entire length of the Grand Canyon to raise awareness of threats facing this remarkable place. Kevin will share stories and photos from his 800 mile journey and will also sign copies of his book.
SINJIN EBERLE
American Rivers’ Communications Director for the Intermountain West has led the national conservation organization’s Grand Canyon campaign for the past three years. He will share an update on efforts to protect this remarkable place from an array of development threats.
Books will be available for purchase from Maria’s Bookshop
Beer provided by Ska Brewing
Donations accepted and appreciated!

Our Creation Stories
2017-05-13 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Denver) | Heard Museum, 2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
OUR CREATION STORIES:
The Changing History, Culture and Traditions of Birth
Free and open to the general public, families are welcome.
In commemoration of Mother’s Day, the Heard is pleased to partner with Creative Push, a multimedia art and oral history project that focuses on the most formative of human experiences: birth. ASU’s Forrest Solis will share a short film featuring five Native women from across the Southwest sharing their stories of the changing history, culture, and traditions of birth. A moderated panel discussion will follow with Nicolle Gonzales, founder of the Changing Woman Initiative and a certified nurse-midwife, Renee Dennison, artist, and Patrisia Gonzales PhD., author of Red Medicine: Traditional Indigenous Rites of Birthing and Healing.
VIEW THE TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/210834065
Partially funded by a Herberger Institute Project Grant.

White Mesa Ute Community Protest & Spiritual Walk
2017-05-13 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | White Mesa Community Center
Support the Ute Mountain Ute community of White Mesa in its efforts to protect health, water, air, land, culture, and sacred sites near the nation’s last operating uranium mill.
11am rally at the White Mesa Community Building followed by the spiritual and protest walk to the White Mesa Uranium Mill.
Directions: The White Mesa Ute Community is between Bluff
and Blanding, Utah. The community center is located slightly off Hwy 191, on the west side of the road, behind the Mobil Gas Station.
Wear comfortable shoes and bring plenty of water!
Sponsored by White Mesa Concerned Community
Co-sponsored by CanyonCountry RisingTide, Grand Canyon Trust, Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, HaulNo, Living Rivers, Uranium Watch

Book Discussion: John James Audubon
2017-05-04 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Free with Museum admission
Enjoy a discussion of author Richard Rhodes’s book John James Audubon: The Making of an American led by Catherine Petersen, art history faculty at Northern Arizona University and Coconino Community College. Rhodes vividly depicts Audubon’s life and career: his epic wanderings, his quest to portray birds in a lifelike way, and his ambivalent witness to the vanishing of the wilderness.
Programmed in conjunction with the exhibition Four on the Floor: Audubon’s Quadrupeds on view through May 29.

Climate March and Rally
2017-04-29 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Arizona State Capitol Complex, Phoenix, AZ, 85007, United States
Join the Phoenix Peoples March for Climate!
We will rally and then march around the Arizona Capitol. Bring your signs, bring your banners, bring your voices!
Get your shirts here: https://www.bonfire.com/arizona-peoples-climate-march/
We will have several other groups and and organizations involved and represented. Guest speakers to soon be finalized and anounced.
To Change Everything – We Need Everybody
Phoenix is marching to save the climate along with other sister marches all across the country. For more information on the national movement visit peoplesclimate.org
We Resist! We Build! We Rise!

Future of the Colorado Plateau Forum
2017-04-26 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Update: This event is now full. Use the Eventbrite link below to get on a wait list.
Free Event
Space is limited to 80 participants
RSVP Required. Reserve your seat online at https://speciesrecovery.eventbrite.com
Join the Museum of Northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon Trust for “THE WAY HOME: Species Recovery in the Grand Canyon Region,” the next Future of the Colorado Plateau Forum. Be part of the conversation about current progress on black-footed ferret, Mexican spotted owl, Southwestern willow flycatcher, narrow-headed garter snake, and humpback chub recovery plans, and explore the challenges that lie ahead.
