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Annual Report 2020

Vision

Breathtaking from the moment you first cast eyes on it, Grand Canyon is just that – Grand. The natural and cultural significance of Grand Canyon makes it one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is a sacred place of serenity and reflection that invites exploration and adventure, instillingboth gratitude and humility. The Canyon is a cultural touchstone for those who came before and those who have yet to come.

Grand Canyon Conservancy’s vision for Grand Canyon is:

• A precious natural and cultural resource that is forever safeguarded.

• Indigenous people and connected communities who are thriving.

• Memorable experiences that welcome, ground, invigorate, and inspire.

Mission

To inspire generations of park champions to cherish and support the natural and cultural wonder of Grand Canyon.

2020 Board of Directors

Teresa Gavigan, Chair Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mitchell Walker, Vice Chair San Antonio, Texas

Lizabeth Ardisana Orchard Lake, Michigan

Ann Becker Fountain Hills, Arizona

Randall Brown Dallas, Texas

Kathryn Campana Scottsdale, Arizona

Awenate Cobbina Detroit, Michigan

Jason Coochwytewa Phoenix, Arizona

Nigel Finney Rio Verde, Arizona

Eric Fraint Moorestown, New Jersey

Deborah M. Gage Dallas, Texas

Teresa Kline Dunwoody, Georgia

Alejandra Lillo Los Angeles, California

Shantini Munthree Oakland, California

Mark Schiavoni Paradise Valley, Arizona

Stan Sutherland Flagstaff, Arizona

Merl E. Waschler Scottsdale, Arizona

Tyson Winarski Mountain View, California

2020 GCC Executive Team

Theresa McMullan Chief Executive Officer

Marie Buck Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer

Darin Geiger Director of Operations

Minyin Hart Director of Finance

Laura Jones Chief of Staff/Corporate Secretary

Mindy Riesenberg Director of Marketing & Communications

Danielle Segura Chief Philanthropy Officer

Dear Friend,

2020 was extraordinary by any measure and was undoubtedly a year we will never forget. When we think back to March, it was a time of uncertainty and change— of creatively finding ways to fulfill our mission in a completely different environment. The park was closed for over a month. And, one year later, some of our retail stores are still closed and our full schedule of on-site education programs has yet to resume.

While park visitor centers have remained closed, our retail team has served the public with information to provide for their safety and ensure a meaningful visit. Hand-in-hand with the park staff, we shifted to virtual programming for kids and adults to connect people throughout the world to the wonders of Grand Canyon.

In 2020, we welcomed a new superintendent, Ed Keable. Thanks to you, Ed and his staff have continued their important work with wildlife, vegetation, trails, and building conservation, to name a few. They’ve also continued to work to strengthen relationships with members of the 11 tribes associated with Grand Canyon and to provide more opportunities for tribal members at places like Desert View.

As the world changed around us, we also reviewed our mission and vision statements and updated them to better reflect the work GCC does now and the goals we have for the future. As we look to 2021, we are committed to the urgency of our new mission statement—to inspire generations of park champions to cherish and support the natural and cultural wonder of Grand Canyon.

On behalf of the GCC Board of Directors and Staff, thanks for being part of something GRAND!

Teresa Gavigan, Board Chair

Accomplishments Thank You! 2020

Theresa McMullan, CEO

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L-R: Theresa McMullan, CEO, and Teresa Gavigan, Board Chair. Photo by Veronica Tierney.

Desert View Inter-tribal Cultural Heritage Site

A New Era Celebrating Tribal Heritage Begins at Grand Canyon National Park

The Desert View Inter-tribal Cultural Heritage Site will convey a new relationship and partnership between American Indian tribes and the National Park Service, elevating Grand Canyon through the voices and human stories of the park’s traditionally associated tribes.

The Inter-tribal Working Group developing this project comprises representatives from the 11 traditionally associated Grand Canyon tribes, the National Park Service/ Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon Conservancy, the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA), and park concessioners. This group is working with a design team led by artist and designer Andy Dufford, who designed Mather Amphitheater and the Tribal Medallion near Mather Point.

Planning and designs for Desert View were completed in 2020, with work beginning in early 2021, including the rearrangement of the site to include a new Tribal Welcome Center and an outdoor demonstration area, more accessible pathways, the renovation of the amphitheater, new shade structures and picnic areas, and upgrades to the parking lots. All of these new features have been designed to honor and respect the tribal relationships with the land.

As part of the park’s commitment to highlighting the cultural heritage of Grand Canyon’s first people, the Cultural Demonstration Series hosted 18 tribal artists at the beginning of 2020. This series was suspended in mid-March 2020 due to COVID-19. The park and Grand Canyon Conservancy worked together to swiftly launch a digital format, developing a section of Grand Canyon Conservancy’s website that is dedicated to the Cultural Demonstration Series. Viewers can explore demonstrators by craft (carvers, jewelers, painters, potters, weavers, and other) and learn more about the people and the artworks they create. To learn more, visit grandcanyon.org/demonstrators.

Phase Two (construction) for Desert View is a $6.5 million project. Through 2020, $3.3 million has been raised.

Phase Two Project Partners

and The Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation

Photo by Grand Canyon NPS.

Photo by Lear Miller.

Concept rendering by Andy Dufford.

Educating the Next Generation of Canyon Stewards

Cédric Dhaenens

Photo by Cédric Dhaenens on Unsplash.

“The Distance Learning programs allow ALL students access. Those who are still at home often feel isolated and like they are missing out. These programs help build a sense of community among our learners. It is really a wonderful program.”

– Debbie Voris, 5th Grade Teacher, Hopi Elementary School, Phoenix, AZ

Distance Learning Studio Brings Rangers to Classrooms and Homes

Grand Canyon National Park’s Distance Learning program took center stage in 2020 due to the challenges of in-person learning during the pandemic. With many students learning from home, the park provided online educational programming to students across the country and around the world.

In 2020, Grand Canyon Conservancy funding provided new, more versatile camera and computer equipment for the Distance Learning Studio, allowing the park to reach 3,768 students of all ages. The staff of trained educators also improved the curriculum, implementing new methodologies and best practices in education to create inclusive programs.

Canyon Field School @Home Provides Virtual Modules for Home-Based Learning

As COVID-19 restrictions prohibited in-person classes at Grand Canyon, the Canyon Field School reinvented itself through an e-learning program called Canyon Field School @Home. This collaboration between Grand Canyon Conservancy and the National Park Service provides curated online content to parents, educators, clubs, and children through online videos and downloadable activity booklets. These fun and focused learning tools feature modules on geology, ecology, human history, and dark skies, keeping Grand Canyon alive in the minds of our youngest enthusiasts.

Once in-park programming resumes for students and school groups, Canyon Field School @Home and other online educational tools will serve as pre-and post-visit resources.

Junior Rangers: Protecting Our Parks

In 2020, 13,280 Grand Canyon National Park Junior Rangers were sworn in, pledging to help to preserve and protect our national parks. This program teaches children about the nature and history of Grand Canyon while they explore the park and have fun. Since the Park Visitor Center was closed through most of 2020, Junior Ranger activity books were available at Grand Canyon Conservancy stores. Once completed, kids received Junior Ranger badges and signed certificates.

Ranger Andy Pearce conducting a distance learning class. Photo by Mindy Riesenberg.

Science, Wildlife, and Vegetation

Bison Relocated to Tribal Nations

A live capture program relocated 57 bison to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (Kansas), the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (South Dakota), Santee Sioux Tribe (Nebraska), and the Modoc Nation (Oklahoma), helping to achieve herd reduction goals to mitigate the damage to cultural and natural resources that has occurred due to overpopulation of bison on the North Rim. Eleven additional bison were outfitted with tracking collars and released to allow scientists to study bison migratory patterns and population size.

Tracking Monarch Butterflies

Another wildlife program initiated in 2020 focused on monarch butterfly research. The park hopes to increase the monarch butterfly population by installing pollinator gardens at the South Rim to monitor butterflies throughout the park. These gardens will be planted with milkweed, which is critical to monarch recovery. Monarch butterflies found in these gardens will be tagged to assist in conservation efforts.

by Unsplash.

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Photo by Grand Canyon NPS.

Non-Native Fish Control

A multi-year project to reduce the number of non-native brown and rainbow trout in Bright Angel Creek to benefit native fish populations in Grand Canyon National Park continued in 2020. Grand Canyon’s native fish are uniquely adapted to the characteristics of the Colorado River and its tributaries and have suffered severe declines due to human-caused changes to their habitat. Bright Angel Creek once supported large numbers of native fish, including the endangered humpback chub. Today, Bright Angel Creek is the main spawning site in Grand Canyon for non-native brown trout, which are voracious predators of native fish.

Biologists are using two methods to capture and remove non-native trout in lower Bright Angel Creek during the winter months: a weir, or fish trap, and electro-fishing. The weir captures large trout that live in the Colorado River as they enter Bright Angel Creek to spawn. Electro-fishing allows fisheries biologists to monitor and assess the creek’s fish population and remove non-native trout. Some of the fish caught by these methods are donated to local tribes.

Elk Monitoring

Six collared elk were actively tracked in 2020 by park scientists, monitoring their movements in and near Grand Canyon Village to better understand their seasonal movements and the resources that attract them. The study aims to allow wildlife managers to better understand habituated elk ecology in a wildland/ urban environment.

The adult elk are tracked by GPS collars, which are programmed to collect a GPS location every four hours. Ultimately, the information collected will help inform an elk management plan to reduce direct and/or indirect human supplementation of food and water, decrease elk attraction to high-use visitor areas, and decrease the opportunity for negative interactions between elk and humans.

Polk Fellowship Interns

Ongoing support was also provided to the Polk Fellowship program, providing two college students the opportunity to participate in a 10-week paid internship at Grand Canyon National Park with the Science and Resource Management Division. Damian Johns, a graduate research assistant in biology at Northern Arizona University, was this year’s wildlife intern, and Sophie Gronbeck, an environmental studies major at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, was this year’s vegetation intern.

Highlights of Johns’ internship included capturing and collaring a bull elk, monitoring California condors, and deploying bioacoustic recorders in remote areas to monitor the diversity of bat species in Grand Canyon. “I will leave this internship with a new level of biological knowledge and a rejuvenated motivation to pursue my career goals,” he said. “The skills that I have acquired this summer will undoubtedly benefit me in my future research endeavors.”

Gronbeck participated in the collection of seeds from native grasses and wildflowers to restore areas where these plants had been dug up to replace the canyon’s water pipeline, removed invasive plants, and monitored endangered plants around the North and South Rim lodging areas. “I have learned more than any textbook could teach me in a summer and experienced Grand Canyon National Park in a way I never would have expected,” she said.

Demonstration Garden Signage

In 2020, GCC funded the printing and installation of interpretive signage at the Demonstration Garden located between El Tovar’s dining room and the rim. The garden introduces visitors to the vast array of botanical diversity in Grand Canyon. With thousands of plant species, the canyon is more diverse than any other National Park, taking visitors on a botanical journey the equivalent of an expedition from Canada to Mexico.

Tuweep Provisions

Tuweep is located in a remote section of Grand Canyon National Park, where visitors have a rustic and uncrowded experience. To patrol the vast area, Ranger Todd Seliga and volunteers ride e-bikes provided by GCC. In 2020, funding was provided for professional level routine e-bike maintenance, replacement of worn items, and the purchase of protective equipment for bike patrols. Funding was also provided for the “Tuweep Experience Project” with artist Amy Martin, including signage, website content, portraitures, and interviews nourishing area relationships and protecting the area’s values.

Sarah Ciarrachi, Damian Johns, and Brandon Holton waiting for the immobilization reversal drugs to take effect after collaring a bull elk on the South Rim. Photo by Grand Canyon NPS.

E-bike at Tuweep.

Photo by Mindy Riesenberg.

Trails

Trail Crews Provide Safe Pathways

The corridor trails throughout Grand Canyon were well cared for by Grand Canyon National Park’s trail crew in 2020. This critical work kept Grand Canyon’s trails safe for the thousands of hikers who trek the canyon each year.

Cyclic maintenance, or reoccurring maintenance, is the “meat and potatoes” of trail operations, providing regular care for drains, rebar, and blown out walls; removing rock falls, rock debris, and fallen trees; and replacing trail tread with fresh dirt. Trail crews undertook this work on all 7.5 miles of Bright Angel Trail, 3 miles of the South Kaibab Trail from the Trailhead to Mormon Flats, 3 miles of the North Kaibab Trail from the Trailhead to the Redwall Bridge, and 2 miles of the Colorado River Trail from Phantom Ranch to Pipe Creek.

Major trail rehabilitation, consisting of heavy stone work, was completed on 262 linear feet of the South Kaibab Trail and 640 linear feet of the Rim Trail, two creek crossings were completely rehabilitated along Bright Angel Trail, and a 419-foot stone retention wall was completely laid by hand on the North Kaibab Trail where the Trans Canyon Water Pipeline had blown out and taken a significant portion of the trail with it.

Trails Forever Endowment: Providing for the Future

At the end of 2020, thanks to your support, the Trails Forever Endowment held over $3.6 million to provide for trail restoration in perpetuity. This permanent fund will produce ongoing funds for the repair and maintenance of trails throughout the park.

On the Trails: Preventive Search and Rescue

Preventive Search and Rescue (PSAR) volunteers reduce the potential harm visitors could get into by providing “prevention through education.” From April through October, rangers and volunteers deploy to corridor trails and slowly patrol down into the canyon. They take positions at natural bottlenecks close to common rest areas to educate visitors descending farther into the canyon on topics such as personal preparedness and safe hiking practices.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only local volunteers who lived within a five to seven-hour driving distance from the canyon could work in 2020. Because of this, 25 volunteers were active last year, as opposed to the usual 65.

Volunteers made 76,310 total contacts with hikers, taking 12,541 preventive actions and handling 332 hiker assists.

Reaching Out Virtually in 2020

GCC pivoted swiftly to digital and virtual methods of reaching members, friends, students, and Grand Canyon enthusiasts at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Grand Canyon Moments” Video Series

Thanks to a donation from the Arizona Lottery, GCC was able to develop “Grand Canyon Moments,” a 20-week series of short, two to three-minute educational videos that brought Grand Canyon National Park to viewers at home. These videos were viewed by approximately 65,000 times by people across the country and around the world.

Xplore Grand Canyon App

The Xplore Grand Canyon app, launched on Apple and Android devices in June 2020, allows people to walk in Grand Canyon from their own home via virtual and augmented technology.

Users can turn any room into Grand Canyon’s South Rim, walking along trails and activating educational content curated by GCC and Grand Canyon National Park. GCC was able to jump into the realm of virtual reality through the generosity of TimeLooper’s Foundations Program, which allows cultural institutions and public lands partners to develop interpretive virtual environments without financial commitment for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis

Cultural Demonstration Series Website

Facebook Live

In 2020, GCC presented 42 different Facebook Live videos, featuring topics such as: the canyon’s geology, ecology, and human history; events like Celebration of Art, Trailblazer, and Star Party; hiking safety tips; discussions with industry experts like astronomer Dean Regas and physician and author Dr. Tom Myers; the park’s historic buildings; information on Field Institute classes and tours; and rim walks and hikes down trails that showed viewers different areas and vistas of the canyon. Over 700,000 people viewed these live presentations on GCC’s Facebook platform, engaging and delighting them in real time with Grand Canyon.

Since 2014, the Cultural Demonstration Series at Grand Canyon National Park has given members from Grand Canyon’s 11 traditionally associated tribes a platform to share their traditional crafts with visitors. With in-person events on hold, the park and GCC dedicated a section of GCC’s website to the series. Viewers can explore demonstrators by craft (carvers, jewelers, painters, potters, weavers, and other) and learn more about the people and the artworks they create.

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Virtual Events Reach a Wide Audience

Star Party

The 30th annual Grand Canyon Star Party was held virtually June 13–20, 2020. Each evening that week, the park premiered videos on their Facebook page and hosted a speaker series via videoconferencing featuring special guest speakers, astronomers, and park rangers. Astronomers connected video cameras to their telescopes to share images of the skies with viewers, who could ask questions in chat rooms online. Star Party was hosted by the National Park Service, the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, Focus Astronomy, and GCC.

Blazing Trails for Grand Canyon

The first Grand Canyon Conservancy Trailblazer event was held the week of August 23, 2020. Trailblazer invited people to complete a walk, jog, hike, or bike ride in their favorite National Park or in their neighborhood to raise funds to help protect and preserve Grand Canyon National Park. Since many people were unable to travel to Grand Canyon National Park, live social media videos took participants along the Rim Trail with GCC staff, sharing stories, viewpoints, and Grand Canyon history along the way. Participants were encouraged to get outdoors wherever they could and to share their journeys on social media. A week’s worth of crowdfunding raised over $30,000, ensuring that Trailblazer will become an annual GCC event.

Thank you to our Trailblazer partners

Photo by Logan Mayer on Unsplash.

Special Thanks to Our Celebration of Art Sponsors:

Presenting Sponsors

Lisa Spragens

Kaibab Sponsors

Jeanne & Nigel Finney

Coconino Sponsors

Terri Kline

Picerne Fine Art Collection, Courtesy of Doreen, David, & Danielle Picerne

Amy & Mark Schiavoni

Steve Watson

Celebration of Art

The 12th annual Celebration of Art (September 12, 2020–February 28, 2021) was a hybrid of in-person and online events. The exhibition and sale were presented through a gallery on GCC’s website, where collectors could view and purchase artworks.

In-person activities included two Artist Paint Out sessions, one at Mather Point and one along the South Rim between Verkamp’s Visitor Center and Thunderbird Lodge. Visitors had the opportunity to watch the artists interpret the ever-shifting light and shadow, amazing landforms, and vibrant colors of Grand Canyon. The events were free and open to the public, and the paintings were available to purchase on-site.

2020 Participating Artists

Joshua Been

Elizabeth Black

Amery Bohling

John Cogan

Michelle Condrat

Bill Cramer

Cody DeLong

Kadin Goldberg

Robert Goldman

Bruce Gomez

Linda Glover Gooch

Susie Hyer

Peggy Immel

Bonnie McGee

Mick McGinty

James McGrew

Celebration of Art

raised $156,000 for a future art venue and arts programming at the South Rim.

Betsy Menand

Marcia Molnar

Jose Nunez

Kari Ganoung Ruiz

Matt Sterbenz

Dawn Sutherland

Paula Swain

Special guest artist: Serena Supplee

This year’s award winners were:

People’s Choice Award: Matt Sterbenz

Artists’ Choice Award: Bill Cramer

Best of Show: Elizabeth Black

Tyson Winarski

Sheri Young

Vishnu Sponsors

Anonymous in honor of Arline Tinus

Mark & Donna Levison

Loven Contracting

Janet & Ed Sands

Media Sponsors

American Art Collector

Cowboys & Indians Magazine

Sedona Monthly

Southwest Art Magazine

Western Art Collector

Fine Art Connoisseur

Michelle Condrat

Kadin Goldberg

Cody DeLong

Marcia Molnar

Publications

In 2020, GCC published How Not to Die at Grand Canyon, by Dr. Tom Myers. This waterproof pocket guide educates Grand Canyon visitors about the 12 most common hazards that visitors experience, how to avoid them, and how to perform first aid on the spot. Other publications included a new edition of The Official Guide to Grand Canyon’s North Rim, by Stewart Aitchison, and the publication of the 2019 Grand Canyon History Symposium, Celebrating 100 Years of Grand Canyon National Park. The topselling books of 2020 were I Am the Grand Canyon, Whose Tail on the Trail at Grand Canyon, and Grand Canyon Geology.

Photo by Lear Miller.

Thank you for your generous contributions.

Grand Canyon Conservancy is grateful for the many people, companies, and organizations that supported Grand Canyon National Park through donations between January 1 and December 31, 2020. Every effort has been made to ensure that this list is accurate. Due to space constraints, we are only able to include those who contributed $1,000 or more. Regardless of the amount, your contribution helps us inspire present and future generations to protect and preserve Grand Canyon. Multi-year gifts are recognized the year the pledge was made.

$100,000 +

Arizona Lottery

Arizona State Parks & Trails

Robert and Mary Bricker

Grand Canyon River Heritage Coalition

The Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation

National Park Foundation

The Orr Family Foundation

The Raintree Foundation

$50,000 +

Susan and William Ahearn

American Express

Arizona Community Foundation

Delaware North Parks and Resorts

Robert L. Sanders Estate

Lisa Spragens

$25,000 +

Arizona Public Service

Gregory Dixon

Jeanne and Nigel Finney

Sheila Lewis Henry and Allen Henry

Robert and Dee Leggett Foundation

Steven Luff

Margaret T. Morris Foundation

$10,000 +

Anonymous

Lizabeth Ardisana and Greg Rouke

Arch and Laura Brown

In memory of Joshua Colover (Aperture Films)

Dorothy Engel

Teresa Gavigan and Larry Besnoff

In memory of Susan Tinney Geiger

Keri Hensley

Elly and Bob Hostetler

Teresa L. Kline

Theresa McMullan

Nina and Jim Meyer

Zina Mirsky

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Ann and Bruce Peek

Janet and Ed Sands

Mark and Amy Schiavoni

Marsha and Ted Sitterley

Philip M. Smith Estate

Stephen and Elizabeth Watson

Daniel and Donna Winarski

Xanterra South Rim, LLC

Sheri Young

$5,000 +

Darlene and David Barnes

William and Barb Berkley

Don and Ginger Brandt

Brianna and Randall Brown

Kathryn Campana

Sally and Craig Clayton Corban Fund

CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer

Joann and Paul Delaney

Sydney and Michael Dye

Dye Family Foundation

Mary and Robert Elliott

Eric and Kathryn Fraint Charitable Fund

Jean and John Grove

Kathleen and Michael Hayes

Joanne and John Kirby

Donna and Marc Levison

Melissa Murphy and Todd Zondlo

Mary Ellen and Ken Mylrea

Picerne Fine Art Collection

Jean Quinsey

Frances Rockwell

Carol and Randy Schilling

Susan Schroeder and Gary McNaughton

David Schulz

Mark Siegel

The Skillman Foundation

Michele and Robert Steger

Dawn and Stan Sutherland

Liz and Bill Sweeney

Cheryl Thomsen & Tom Heideman

Susan and Richard Turner

DJ Williams

Tyson Winarski

Your Part-Time Controller, LLC

$2,500 +

Anonymous

Anne and John Barton

Jennalee and Jim Britton

Marie and Dale Buck

Tania Calhoun

Awenate Cobbina

Dorrance Family Foundation

Bernard Ederer

Nancy and Jerry Fogleman

Rich and Patrice Foudy

Four Peaks Brewing Co.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation

Deborah Gage

Sarah Harris

Johnson & Johnson

Julie and Doug Klapstein

Marilyn Meade and Barbara Whitney

Paula and James Miller

Diane and Gary Morris

Erica Nelson and Steven Schueppert

Parks Project

Linda Parr

The Peck-Bernet Fund

Cynthia and Steven Rizzo

The RORD Foundation

Danielle Segura

Elizabeth and Richard Seney

Malcolm Swift

Stacy and Mitchell Walker

Frank J. Weber Jr.

Barbara Whitney and Marilyn Meade

Woods Construction

Riki Zappone

$1,000 +

Kara and Robert Adams

Benito Almanza

Georgia and Luis Alpizar

Maria and Gary Anderson

Deena Barlev and Robert King

Jeannette and Robert Barnes

John Barto

Joan Baxter

Ann Becker and Brett Lincoln

Janice Dunn Bellucci

Karen Larson and Gary Bicker

Sheila and Bill Bishop

Kay and Hu Blake

Ann and Brian Blue

Dr. Leonard S. Bodell and Ms. Irene Renstram

Michael and Mary Pat Bolner

Penelope and Martin Bowin

Leigh and Jim Bradburn

Sana and Andy Brooks

Jane and Rick Brothers

Patsy and Bill Brunner

Kathy Burrows

The Bydale Foundation

Patricia and Lucien Capone

Barbara and Roger Carter

Patricia Cherney

Carrie Clark and Nathan Moore

Jan and Fritz Clark

Austin Clary

Janet Cohn

Genevieve and John Conley

Steven Conrad

Sue and Rich Cottine

Debra and Jim Davis

Lynn and Patrick de Freitas

Ellen Deibert and Michael Quinn

Carol Delaney

Anne and Michael Descour

Susanne Durling

Fred Edson and Margie Puerta Edson

Lucinda and Kevin Egler

Robert and Prudence Eppers

Dr. Raymond Erny and Dr. Judy McCarthy

W.H. Faulkner

Greg Ferguson

Christine Spivey and Fran Flores

Patricia and Robert Foster

Kathryn and Eric Fraint

Alan Freiden

Brett Gage

Joan Garnett and Ray Abercrombie

Vivianne and Bruce Gold

Dawn and Don Goldman

Michal Rebecca Goodling

Craig Gordon and Barbara Smith

Laura Penny and Steve Gottlieb

Jan Gruner

Ruth Guarino

Ann Guggenbuehler

Martha Hahn

Darroy Hanson

Katherine and Mark Hanson

Donna Hawxhurst

Annie and Tim Heath

Emily and Wade Hogg

Ann and Joseph Hotung

Kimberly and William Hsia

Diane Huey

Denise and James Hunsaker

Merry and Justin Ireland

Joel Ireland

Patricia Ivey and Donald Schroeder

Adriane Jetton

Judie and Erik Kanten

Susan and Laurence Karper

Dr. and Mrs. Brian Kavanagh

Deborah Smith and Ronald Keefe

Harold Kiel

Jacqueline and Tim Kjellberg

Kay and Bill Klavon

Cheryl and Klaus Koch

Candice and Robert Koch

Franklyn Kraus

Ken and Dorothy Lamm

Deborah Stavro Lapides and Murray Lapides

Karen Lerohl Wilson

Rod Limke

Mike Loven

Pat Lucas and Max Quinney

Judith and Matthew Manning

Kate and Bunky Markert

Lauren and Ben Marshall

Mary Marx

Suzanne Miles and Robert Mason

Kristan Hutchison and Joseph Mastroianni

Sharon Mattern

Warren McNaughton

Norm Meier

Victoria Mello

Mellon Family Foundation

Deirdre Mercurio

Susan and Mitch Meyer

Betty and James Craig Miller

David Monet

Jean Moriki

Donna and Roger Muhlenkamp

Christine Duff Muldoon

Thomas M. Murray

Will Murray

John Nau

Bruce Nelson

Judy and Chuck Nesbit

Linda and Scott O’Brien

Richard and Debra Onsager

William Otten

Molly Debysingh Outwater and Richard Outwater

Andrew Overhiser

Linda and Tom Pallas

Angela Parker and Bret Raper

Geni Miller and B. Stephen Parker

Susan and William Pay

Donna Lenherr and Arthur Pearce

Anthony Petullo

Laura and Thomas Pew

Phillips Family

Randy Poulsen

William Powers

Sandra and William Puchlevic

Brenda Rabalais

Boots and Merrill Raber

Michael Raleigh

Margaret Rambikur

Nick Reed

Rebecca Reed

Allen Roberts

Beverly and Jay Roberts

Jeffrey Robinson

Dr. Mark W. Roosa and Mrs. Lynn P. Roosa

John Rowland

Eric Runberg

Dee and A John Rush

Michael Rusing

Lulu Santamaria and Patrice Horstman

Joy and David Schaller

Elise and Paul Schmidt

Donald P. Schroeder

Christine and Michael Schroeder

Ann and Mike Scott

Mrs. Janet Seeds and Dr. Michael Seeds

Martha Sewell

Sandra Shaw

Tracy and Michael Sheehy

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Shore

Dr. Barbara L. Smith and Mr. Craig Gordon

Karen and Iver Sondrol

Kelley and Brent Southwell

Linda and Terry Sparks

Dianne and Steve Sperry

Elizabeth and Jerry Starkey

Joan and Edward Steiner

Tammy and Curtis Stewart

Martha and Don Stoneberger

Cynthia and Bradley Strecker

Stuart Strife

Anne Stupp

Spencer Sun

Sally and David Swenson

Betty Tatro and Frank Romaglia

Dr. Dean G. Taylor

Helen and Ray Taylor

Janice Taylor

Tony Taylor

Dean Jeffery Telego

Phil Telfeyan

Susan and Howard Thiele

Suzanne and John Thomas

Martin and Wendy Tomerlin

Barbara and David Uberuaga

David Van Denburgh

Willem and Johanna Van Kempen

Carol Vaughn and Ken Brewer

Ledella and James von Dorn

Yi Ja and Bruce Wang

Wei Li and Derek Wang

Susan and Merl Waschler

Susan Watkins and Scott Beeman

Ann and David Watson

Tina and Peter Watterberg

Tamara Potter and Joachim Weickmann

Daryl and Chip Weil

Hilarie and Peter Weinstock

Effy and Richard Weisfield

Wells Fargo

Wild Tribute

The Wildland Trekking Company

Joan Winstein

Mrs. Mary Wolk

Marjorie Woodruff and Brad Houston

Elizabeth and Robert Wych

Sangho Yoo

Marjorie and Robert Zamorski

Ms. Carol Zazubek and Mr. Douglas R. Thomas

Bright Angel Circle

The Bright Angel Circle honors forward-thinking individuals who have made an estate gift or bequest to Grand Canyon Conservancy. Thank you for helping us protect and preserve the Grand Canyon for future generations. Our heartfelt gratitude for your commitment to our national parks.

New Bright Angel Circle members in 2020 include:

Eric B. Bowman

Carol Coy

Lynn Donahue

Kurt Grow

Teresa Kline

This list includes donations made between January 1 and December 31, 2020. Every effort has been made to ensure that it is accurate and complete. We apologize if your name has been omitted or otherwise inaccurately reported. Please contact us at (800) 858-2808 so we may correct our records.

TO MAKE A GIFT

Call: (800) 858-2808

Email: philanthropy@grandcanyon.org