Our March newsletter is out! 🏜️
Inside: CNHA recognized by the Utah Legislature, Canyon Country Arch Madness returns, Arches NP timed entry updates, our upcoming members geology hike, and more.
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We’ve been busy behind the scenes in canyon country, but Arch Madness is officially underway!
Follow along on Facebook and Instagram (@cnhamoab) as some of the Colorado Plateau’s most iconic arches face off head-to-head. New matchups every day.
We’re proud to announce the newest recipients of CNHA’s Discovery Pool research grants.
Over $100,000 will support research across the Colorado Plateau this year, advancing science and stewardship on public lands.
Learn more: cnha.org/discovery-pool/
Our latest newsletter is out, with updates from across canyon country as spring approaches — including a message from our Executive Director Sam Wainer, new Discovery Pool research projects, and ways to connect with your public lands.
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Spending time around big landscapes has a way of resetting your perspective. The cliffs don’t hurry, the rivers don’t rush, and somehow that makes it easier to slow down too.
Small joys, wide views.
There’s something grounding about February. Fewer crowds, clearer skies, and a sense that the landscape is resting before spring starts to stir.
We’ve been a little quiet here, but we’re back.
Looking forward to sharing updates, stories, and ways your support helps fund education and research on public lands across the Colorado Plateau.
Please so your gratitude to @cnhamoab.bsky.social for conducting such an excellent #ParkChat tonight. We also commend you for all you do to preserve the Parks and to enhance the visitor experience. Bravo!!!
That’s a wrap on tonight’s #ParkChat! The answers and photos you all shared were incredible.
A big hello from all of us at CNHA! We love supporting the parks and public lands that inspire chats like this.
Can’t wait to hang out with you again next time! 💫
Yes, cryptobiotic soil! 🥰 #ParkChat
Colorado National Monument was another big one for me growing up. And I still remember the moment I first learned “don’t bust the crust!" Does anyone know what that refers to here in Canyon Country? 🤪 #ParkChat
A10) For me it was Arches National Park. We lived about an hour and a half away when I was a kid, and those early visits completely shaped how I see public lands. #ParkChat
Q11: The best part of loving parks is always having another place to look forward to, whether it’s a bucket-list destination or a quiet, nearby favorite you haven’t visited in a while.
What’s one park or landscape you really want to experience in the next year and what draws you to it? #ParkChat
Q10: Almost everyone has a “gateway” place — the park or landscape that sparked their curiosity, shaped their sense of wonder, or opened the door to caring about public lands.
What was your gateway public land — the place that first made you care? #ParkChat
Q9: Some of the most unforgettable parts of a park visit aren’t the big landmarks at all — sometimes it’s a patch of wildflowers, the smell after it rains, or a glimpse of ancient petroglyphs tucked into a canyon wall.
What’s a tiny detail from a park visit that has stayed with you? #ParkChat
Q8: Whether it’s delicate desert soils, crashing shores, ancient forests, or wide-open rangelands — big landscapes often depend on tiny, fragile systems to stay healthy.
If you could protect ONE thing about wide open places for future generations, what’s the top priority for you? #ParkChat
Q7: Remote places mean different things to different people — canyon backroads, high mountain basins, desert mesas, quiet coves, long trails, or even a single peaceful overlook.
When you think about the word “remote,” what do you picture first? #ParkChat
Thank you so much!! I’m thrilled to hear everyone’s enjoying it! 😊 It’s been amazing reading everyone’s stories and seeing the most beautiful pictures tonight. Thanks for having us host!
I LOVE this!! This perspective is incredible!
Q6: Southeast Utah’s parks are world-famous dark sky havens, but darkness is disappearing in many places. Even so, night skies remain one of the most universal park experiences.
What’s a night-sky moment on public lands that you’ll never forget? #ParkChat
Q5: Parks often shift our sense of scale — whether you’re staring down into a canyon, standing beneath giant trees, or watching cliffs fade into fog.
Have you ever had a moment on public lands where you suddenly felt very small (in a good way)? What caused that? #ParkChat
WOW!!! 😍 These are absolutely stunning! Each horizon has such a different mood, but they all capture that same “wide open” feeling!
Q4: Out here, the desert has a soundtrack: ravens echoing in canyons, wind carving through fins, distant thunder bouncing off sandstone. But every park has its signature sound.
What is a sound in nature that instantly teleports you into “park mode”? #ParkChat
Q3: People often picture solitude as standing alone under a giant arch, but solitude can look different everywhere — from quiet beaches to misty forests to early-morning trailheads.
When you’re outdoors, do you seek quiet, or do you like hearing people around? #ParkChat
That view looks familiar!! 🤪
Q2: Canyonlands is known for horizons that just… keep going. But incredible horizons can happen anywhere — from alpine ridges to rolling grasslands to barrier islands.
Where in public lands have you experienced the most jaw-dropping horizon? #ParkChat
Q1: In places like Arches & Canyonlands, scale can feel unreal, but the feeling of “vastness” isn’t just a desert thing. Forests, coasts, mountains, tundra… they all have their own version of “big.”
What makes a park feel big to you? Is it the view? The silence? The sky? Something else? #ParkChat
It’s time! Welcome to #ParkChat! 🌄
I’m Noel, hosting tonight from Canyonlands Natural History Association here in southeast Utah.
We’re diving into this week’s theme: Wide Open Spaces.
I’ll be posting 11 questions over the next hour, let's dooo this!
Hey everyone! Just a quick hello before tonight’s #ParkChat at 7 PM MT.
Can’t wait to swap stories about wide open spaces and favorite park moments. See you in a bit! 🌄🤎
