2022 STEM Celebration
Come find us on Saturday, April 30th, 1:00-4:00 p.m. at Ft. Tuthill. Event hosted by STEM City Flagstaff.
GCY will have an outdoor booth at the FREE 2022 STEM Celebration! Hands-
Thank you for helping us surpass our $25k fundraising goal!
Click HERE to watch the event recording
What’s New With GCY…
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
May 12, 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
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
The Ripple Effect
Stay up to date with Grand Canyon Youth program highlights, reports, and alumni.
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2022 STEM Celebration
Come find us on Saturday, April 30th, 1:00-4:00 p.m. at Ft. Tuthill. Event hosted by STEM City Flagstaff.
GCY will have an outdoor booth at the FREE 2022 STEM Celebration! Hands-
on activities, demonstrations and conversations for the greater Flagstaff community to engage with STEM (science, technology, engineering & math)! Learn more: http://www. flagstaffstemcity.com/ 
Thank you for helping us surpass our $25k fundraising goal!
Click HERE to watch the event recording
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What’s New With GCY…
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
May 12, 2020 – Press Release
Photo by Walt Carr 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
- Confluence Award
-
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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The Ripple Effect
Stay up to date with Grand Canyon Youth program highlights, reports, and alumni.