October 30, 2023
Read about youth participation in community science with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in this article, “3 Cool ways USGS is Studying Bats in National Parks”
Summer 2023
“Safeguarding the Colorado River Ecosystem” about a summer 2023 GCY expedition through Grand Canyon that fisheries biologist Craig Ellsworth and ecologist Larry Stevens participated in, facilitating hands-on science with youth participants.
Spring 2023
“Walking In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors: Young Indigenous leaders and knowledge holders raft the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon” by Amber Benally, published in Grand Canyon Trust’s Advocate magazine.
August 25, 2022
“How You Can Contribute to Scientific Discoveries From Your Couch,” written by Bella Isaacs-Thomas and published by PBS Newshour, about how NASA, NOAA, and USGS are asking the public to support a wide range of scientific projects, features Grand Canyon Youth’s science data collection in Grand Canyon.
June 22, 2022
“Parks Look for Ways to Alleviate Glen Canyon Dam’s Downstream Impacts,” published by the U.S. National Park Service, about how vegetation experiments are helping restore Colorado River sites in Grand Canyon and Glen Canyon
May 31, 2022
“Grand Canyon among sites chosen as outdoor classroom for Indigenous youth” article by Joe Giddens in the Navajo-Hopi Observer
May 23, 2022
“Grand Canyon National Park and Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps receive National Park Foundation grant for Native Conservation Corps” press release from Grand Canyon Office of Communications.
April 20, 2022
GCY alum, Molly Ryan, named 2022 Wyss Scholar, a program that supports the graduate-level education of a new generation of leaders in U.S. land conservation.
March 7, 2022
“Native Youth Invited to Apply for Free Grand Canyon River Trip” KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny speaks with Amber Benally who manages the Rising Leaders program at the Grand Canyon Trust in Flagstaff.
November 23, 2021
Beyond the Pines’ podcast called #BeyondFLG
Episode 012: Emma Wharton (Grand Canyon Youth)
June 21, 2021
Listen to an interview with GCY alum Kate Aitchison on podcast Eddie Out with Natali Zollinger
CW: Language
“Kate Aitchison- Grand Canyon River Guide, Designer/Owner of Terra Flags, Artist and Professor at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) & Colorado College”
October 20, 2020 – Press Release
August 12, 2019 – Press Release
January 9, 2019 – Flagstaff Arts Council
December 2018 – Northern Arizona’s Mountain Living Magazine
November 13, 2018 – Arizona Daily Sun Article
Native American youth to join GCY’s habitat restoration
April 29, 2018 – Arizona Daily Sun Article
GCY wins Flagstaff STEMMY Award: STEM Superheroes on the rivers & canyons of the Southwest
Grand Canyon Youth’s Annual Confluence Award
Part of the mission of Grand Canyon Youth is to inspire youth to become future stewards of public lands. The Confluence Award is given to someone who demonstrates a commitment to education, conservation and service.
2019 Confluence Award Winner: Annette McGivney
Annette McGivney is an award-winning writer who has been drawn to remote, wild places her entire life. Through her work as a writer, educator and speaker she seeks to inspire others to connect with the natural environment and protect the wilderness. Annette is the longtime Southwest Editor for Backpacker magazine and the author of five nonfiction books. She is also a journalism lecturer at Northern Arizona University. In addition to Backpacker, Annette writes frequently for Outside magazine, The Guardian and Arizona Highways on topics related to Southwest environmental issues.
Annette’s most recent book, Pure Land, won the National Outdoor Book Award in 2018. As part of her efforts with Pure Land, Annette founded the Healing Lands Project in partnership with Grand Canyon Youth and Northern Arizona University’s Family Violence Institute. She has spent the last two years touring the United States doing book events to raise funds and awareness for Healing Lands and, more broadly, spread the message that nature heals trauma.
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October 30, 2023
Read about youth participation in community science with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in this article, “3 Cool ways USGS is Studying Bats in National Parks”
Summer 2023
“Safeguarding the Colorado River Ecosystem” about a summer 2023 GCY expedition through Grand Canyon that fisheries biologist Craig Ellsworth and ecologist Larry Stevens participated in, facilitating hands-on science with youth participants.
Spring 2023
“Walking In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors: Young Indigenous leaders and knowledge holders raft the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon” by Amber Benally, published in Grand Canyon Trust’s Advocate magazine.
August 25, 2022
“How You Can Contribute to Scientific Discoveries From Your Couch,” written by Bella Isaacs-Thomas and published by PBS Newshour, about how NASA, NOAA, and USGS are asking the public to support a wide range of scientific projects, features Grand Canyon Youth’s science data collection in Grand Canyon.
June 22, 2022
“Parks Look for Ways to Alleviate Glen Canyon Dam’s Downstream Impacts,” published by the U.S. National Park Service, about how vegetation experiments are helping restore Colorado River sites in Grand Canyon and Glen Canyon
May 31, 2022
“Grand Canyon among sites chosen as outdoor classroom for Indigenous youth” article by Joe Giddens in the Navajo-Hopi Observer
May 23, 2022
“Grand Canyon National Park and Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps receive National Park Foundation grant for Native Conservation Corps” press release from Grand Canyon Office of Communications.
April 20, 2022
GCY alum, Molly Ryan, named 2022 Wyss Scholar, a program that supports the graduate-level education of a new generation of leaders in U.S. land conservation.
March 7, 2022
“Native Youth Invited to Apply for Free Grand Canyon River Trip” KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny speaks with Amber Benally who manages the Rising Leaders program at the Grand Canyon Trust in Flagstaff.
November 23, 2021
Beyond the Pines’ podcast called #BeyondFLG
Episode 012: Emma Wharton (Grand Canyon Youth)
June 21, 2021
Listen to an interview with GCY alum Kate Aitchison on podcast Eddie Out with Natali Zollinger
CW: Language
“Kate Aitchison- Grand Canyon River Guide, Designer/Owner of Terra Flags, Artist and Professor at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) & Colorado College”October 20, 2020 – Press Release
August 12, 2019 – Press Release
Photo by Pamela Mathues January 9, 2019 – Flagstaff Arts Council
December 2018 – Northern Arizona’s Mountain Living Magazine
November 13, 2018 – Arizona Daily Sun Article
Native American youth to join GCY’s habitat restoration
April 29, 2018 – Arizona Daily Sun Article
GCY wins Flagstaff STEMMY Award: STEM Superheroes on the rivers & canyons of the Southwest
- Confluence Award
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Grand Canyon Youth’s Annual Confluence Award
Part of the mission of Grand Canyon Youth is to inspire youth to become future stewards of public lands. The Confluence Award is given to someone who demonstrates a commitment to education, conservation and service.
2019 Confluence Award Winner: Annette McGivney
Annette McGivney is an award-winning writer who has been drawn to remote, wild places her entire life. Through her work as a writer, educator and speaker she seeks to inspire others to connect with the natural environment and protect the wilderness. Annette is the longtime Southwest Editor for Backpacker magazine and the author of five nonfiction books. She is also a journalism lecturer at Northern Arizona University. In addition to Backpacker, Annette writes frequently for Outside magazine, The Guardian and Arizona Highways on topics related to Southwest environmental issues.
Annette’s most recent book, Pure Land, won the National Outdoor Book Award in 2018. As part of her efforts with Pure Land, Annette founded the Healing Lands Project in partnership with Grand Canyon Youth and Northern Arizona University’s Family Violence Institute. She has spent the last two years touring the United States doing book events to raise funds and awareness for Healing Lands and, more broadly, spread the message that nature heals trauma.
Past Confluence Awardees
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