Glen Canyon Natural History Association | Glen Canyon Calendar of Lectures, Events, and Activities

Glen Canyon Area Calendar of Events & Activities

Glen Canyon Natural History Association sponsors and supports lectures, events, and activities at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument on topics of interest to the region.

In addition, Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library presents the Glen Canyon Lecture Series in Page, AZ at the City Townhouse (6th Street & South Navajo Blvd.).

Also on this calendar you will find lectures, events, and activities hosted directly by the National Park Service at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and the Bureau of Land Management at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

These activities are presented as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell. Admission is free, unless otherwise noted.



		*Glen Canyon Lecture Series - "The Civilian Conservation Corps at Phantom Ranch and on the Colorado Plateau" presented by Pam Cox* Date: Thursday, Febraury 18, 2010 Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:45 pm) Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, AZ Description: Grand Canyon Park Ranger Pam Cox will present on the public lands work of the Civilian Conservation Corps on the Colorado Plateau with a focus on the extradorniary efforts the CCC undertook at Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Pam's love for the the CCC and extensive knowledge of their work is born out of her appreciation of her father's participation in the CCC. Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell.



		*Glen Canyon Lecture Series - "Born for Art: Tradition and Art among Indian Youth" presented by Bruce Hucko* Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010 Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:45 pm) Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, AZ Description: Art Coach!, photographer and author Bruce Hucko will present a program in conjunction with the Native American Student Art Competition Exhibit that will be at the Powell Museum in February and March of 2010. Hucko will provide a short critique of the exhibit and then extend the topic of Tradition, Education, and Art via a survey of several related projects he’s been involved in for several decades. These include teaching art to Navajo and Pueblo children, serving as photographer for project involving Navajo weavers of the Germantown Eyedazzler style and a recently completed project entitled “A Gesture of Kinship,” where Hucko and cultural anthropologist Donna Deyhle returned to the Utah portion of the Navajo Reservation 20 years after both worked there to record young Navajo’s views on change and culture. This work was recently honored as the guest exhibit for the Eiteljorg Museum of the American Indian’s 20th anniversary. Bruce Hucko is a freelance photographer, author, art educator and radio producer whose primary work focuses on art, indigeneity, and the environment. The landscape of the American West and the relationship people have with it figures largely in all of his work. Hucko's work is consistently published in national landscape related calendars and books. His credits include National Park Service slide shows for Arches National Park and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. His 40-minute, 8-projector show The Canyon's Edge received a merit award from the Utah Humanities Council. Hucko is the sole photographer of 13 books on Southwest Indian Art and landscape. His most recent publication is Time Among the Ancients. Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell.



		*Glen Canyon Lecture Series - "Bighorn Sheep Restoration in Glen Canyon NRA" presented by Dave and Nike Stevens* Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:45 pm) Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, AZ Description: Dave and Nike Stevens will present on their work with Bighorn Sheep reintroduction at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell.



		*Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Glen Canyon NHA celebrate Earth Day at Page Attacks Trash* Date: To Be Anounced Time: 1:00 pm (Mountain Standard Time) Place: Page City Park



		*Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series* Check back for more detail's on next April's Walks & Talks events. Admission is free. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series is co-sponsored by Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Rainbow Bridge National Monument.



		*Glen Canyon Lecture Series - Lecture to be Announced* Date: TBD Time: 7:00 pm Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm) Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, AZ Description: This lecture will be announced soon - Date and Location are subject to change. Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell.



		*Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series* Check back for more detail's on next May's Walks & Talks events. Admission is free. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series is co-sponsored by Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Rainbow Bridge National Monument.



		*Glen Canyon Lecture Series - Lecture to be Announced* Date: TBD Time: 7:00 pm Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm) Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, AZ Description: This lecture will be announced soon - Date and Location are subject to change. Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell.



		*Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series* Check back for more detail's on next June's Walks & Talks events. Admission is free. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series is co-sponsored by Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Rainbow Bridge National Monument.



		*Glen Canyon Lecture Series - Lecture to be Announced* Date: TBD Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:45 pm) Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, AZ Description: This lecture will be announced soon - Date and Location are subject to change. Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell.



		*Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series* Check back for more detail's on next August's Walks & Talks events. Admission is free. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series is co-sponsored by Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Rainbow Bridge National Monument.



		*Glen Canyon Lecture Series - Lecture to be Announced* Date: TBD Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:45 pm) Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, AZ Description: This lecture will be announced soon - Date and Location are subject to change. Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell.



		*Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series* Check back for more detail's on next August's Walks & Talks events. Admission is free. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series is co-sponsored by Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Rainbow Bridge National Monument.



		*Glen Canyon Lecture Series - Lecture to be Announced* Date: TBD Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:45 pm) Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, AZ Description: This lecture will be announced soon - Date and Location are subject to change. Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell.



		*Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series* Check back for more detail's on next August's Walks & Talks events. Admission is free. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series is co-sponsored by Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Rainbow Bridge National Monument.



		*58th Annual Coconino Country Fair* Date: TBD Where: Coconino County Fairgrounds, Fort Tuthill County Park, Flagstaff, AZ Description: Come join Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Glen Canyon Natural History Association at the 59th Annual Coconino County Fair. We will be sharing a both with Grand Canyon National Park and Grand Canyon Association and the Flagstaff area National Monuments. Visit the official website of the Coconino County Fair for more information.



		*National Public Lands Day 2010 - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area* Date: TBD Time: TBD Where:TBD Description: Join Glen Canyon National Recreation Area for a Day of Service and Celebration National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands American’s enjoy. In 2005, nearly 90,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, planted trees and plants, and removed trash and invasive plants. Join us in September 2009 for the 16th annual National Public Lands Day and help us care for our land. We invite everybody from federal land management agencies to state parks and playgrounds in local neighborhoods to participate. Visit the official website: www.PublicLandsDay.org



		*National Public Lands Day 2010 - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument* Date: TBD Time: TBD Where: TBD Description: Volunteer and Join the Bureau of Land Management on National Public Lands Day. National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands American’s enjoy. In 2005, nearly 90,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, planted trees and plants, and removed trash and invasive plants. Join us in September 2009 for the 16th annual National Public Lands Day and help us care for our land. We invite everybody from federal land management agencies to state parks and playgrounds in local neighborhoods to participate. Visit the official website: www.PublicLandsDay.org



		*Glen Canyon Lecture Series - Lecture to be Announced* Date: TBD Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:45 pm) Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, AZ Description: This lecture will be announced soon - Date and Location are subject to change. Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell.



		*6th Annual Powell Symposium* Date: TBD Time: See Website for Schedule Where: Page, Arizona & Rainbow Bridge National Monument Description: Join us in 2010 for the 6th Annual Powell Symposium. Check out PowellSymposium.org for the latest details.



		*Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series* Check back for more detail's on next October's Walks & Talks events. Admission is free. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walks & Talks Series is co-sponsored by Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Rainbow Bridge National Monument.



		Glen Canyon NHA Annual Member Meeting Special Guest Speaker: To be announced Date: TBD Time: 7:00 pm Where:Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, AZ Description: Glen Canyon NHA members and agency partners are invited to this year's Annual Member Meeting. Admission is free for Glen Canyon Natural History Association Members; memberships will be available at the door starting at $25.00.



		*Glen Canyon Lecture Series - Lecture to be Announced* Date: TBD Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:45 pm) Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, AZ Description: This lecture will be announced soon - Date and Location are subject to change. Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell.



		*Glen Canyon Lecture Series - Lecture to be Announced* Date: TBD Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:45 pm) Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, AZ Description: This lecture will be announced soon - Date and Location are subject to change. Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell.



		*Glen Canyon Lecture Series - Lecture to be Announced* Date: TBD Time: Lecture begins at 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (Doors open by 6:45 pm) Where: Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, AZ Description: This lecture will be announced soon - Date and Location are subject to change. Admission is free. The Glen Canyon Lecture Series is sponsored by Glen Canyon Natural History Association, Powell Museum, and Page Public Library and provided as a service to the community and the visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell.