Canyonlands Natural History Association
@cnhamoab.bsky.social
Nonprofit Partner of NPS, BLM & USFS supporting public lands in SE Utah!
📍Arches, Canyonlands, Bears Ears, & more
📚 Education 🎨 Interpretation 🔬 Science
📍Arches, Canyonlands, Bears Ears, & more
📚 Education 🎨 Interpretation 🔬 Science
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
What’s one park or landscape you really want to experience in the next year and what draws you to it? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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
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
What was your gateway public land — the place that first made you care? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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
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
What’s a tiny detail from a park visit that has stayed with you? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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
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
If you could protect ONE thing about wide open places for future generations, what’s the top priority for you? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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
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
When you think about the word “remote,” what do you picture first? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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
When you think about the word “remote,” what do you picture first? #ParkChat
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
What’s a night-sky moment on public lands that you’ll never forget? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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
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
Have you ever had a moment on public lands where you suddenly felt very small (in a good way)? What caused that? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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
Have you ever had a moment on public lands where you suddenly felt very small (in a good way)? What caused that? #ParkChat
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
What is a sound in nature that instantly teleports you into “park mode”? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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
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
When you’re outdoors, do you seek quiet, or do you like hearing people around? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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
When you’re outdoors, do you seek quiet, or do you like hearing people around? #ParkChat
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
Where in public lands have you experienced the most jaw-dropping horizon? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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
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
What makes a park feel big to you? Is it the view? The silence? The sky? Something else? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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
What makes a park feel big to you? Is it the view? The silence? The sky? Something else? #ParkChat
Even during a government shutdown, our public lands stand tall.
Our parks remain accessible, but please note that many services are limited.
Even so, your support doesn’t have to stop. Every purchase at shop.cnha.org helps fund education, science, and visitor programs for the lands you love.
📷 NPS
Our parks remain accessible, but please note that many services are limited.
Even so, your support doesn’t have to stop. Every purchase at shop.cnha.org helps fund education, science, and visitor programs for the lands you love.
📷 NPS
October 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Even during a government shutdown, our public lands stand tall.
Our parks remain accessible, but please note that many services are limited.
Even so, your support doesn’t have to stop. Every purchase at shop.cnha.org helps fund education, science, and visitor programs for the lands you love.
📷 NPS
Our parks remain accessible, but please note that many services are limited.
Even so, your support doesn’t have to stop. Every purchase at shop.cnha.org helps fund education, science, and visitor programs for the lands you love.
📷 NPS
Tonight (9/25) is our annual National Public Lands Day Celebration!
We hope you will join us at the Moab Information Center from 5-7:30 for live music, free swag, and to celebrate the public lands that make this region so special!
We hope you will join us at the Moab Information Center from 5-7:30 for live music, free swag, and to celebrate the public lands that make this region so special!
September 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Tonight (9/25) is our annual National Public Lands Day Celebration!
We hope you will join us at the Moab Information Center from 5-7:30 for live music, free swag, and to celebrate the public lands that make this region so special!
We hope you will join us at the Moab Information Center from 5-7:30 for live music, free swag, and to celebrate the public lands that make this region so special!
Here, Jimmy shares the meaning behind one of his pieces.
September 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Here, Jimmy shares the meaning behind one of his pieces.
“Feeling the stone and seeing the animal’s shape before starting—it’s a blessing.” ✨ For Zuni carver Jimmy Yawakia, carving is tradition, spirituality, and storytelling.
September 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“Feeling the stone and seeing the animal’s shape before starting—it’s a blessing.” ✨ For Zuni carver Jimmy Yawakia, carving is tradition, spirituality, and storytelling.
Zuni carver Jimmy Yawakia spent 23 years as an EMT before retiring to carve full time. This Thursday–Sunday at Hovenweep National Monument, you can meet Jimmy, watch him carve, and hear how stone became both healing and art. 🌄 9–4 daily.
September 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Zuni carver Jimmy Yawakia spent 23 years as an EMT before retiring to carve full time. This Thursday–Sunday at Hovenweep National Monument, you can meet Jimmy, watch him carve, and hear how stone became both healing and art. 🌄 9–4 daily.
The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park offers visitors a more remote, backcountry experience, requiring some hiking or four-wheel driving to see the area’s attractions.
Have you been?! #ParkChat
Have you been?! #ParkChat
September 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park offers visitors a more remote, backcountry experience, requiring some hiking or four-wheel driving to see the area’s attractions.
Have you been?! #ParkChat
Have you been?! #ParkChat
Here's a pretty picture of Hovenweep National Monument for your Friday.
April 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Here's a pretty picture of Hovenweep National Monument for your Friday.
No April Foolin around here... It's SNOWING! It sure is beautiful, though.
Check out the real-time views - snow or shine - on our webcams at cnha.org/webcams!
Check out the real-time views - snow or shine - on our webcams at cnha.org/webcams!
April 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
No April Foolin around here... It's SNOWING! It sure is beautiful, though.
Check out the real-time views - snow or shine - on our webcams at cnha.org/webcams!
Check out the real-time views - snow or shine - on our webcams at cnha.org/webcams!
"You should sit in nature for 20 minutes a day... Unless you're busy, then you should sit for an hour."
March 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"You should sit in nature for 20 minutes a day... Unless you're busy, then you should sit for an hour."
I promise to leave nothing but footprints... and my heart with you 🥰
It's one of our favorite days of the year! We ❤️ Valentine's Day!
#ParkChat #ArchesNationalPark #CanyonlandsNationalPark
It's one of our favorite days of the year! We ❤️ Valentine's Day!
#ParkChat #ArchesNationalPark #CanyonlandsNationalPark
February 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I promise to leave nothing but footprints... and my heart with you 🥰
It's one of our favorite days of the year! We ❤️ Valentine's Day!
#ParkChat #ArchesNationalPark #CanyonlandsNationalPark
It's one of our favorite days of the year! We ❤️ Valentine's Day!
#ParkChat #ArchesNationalPark #CanyonlandsNationalPark
Thank you! How was it?! Natural Bridges in the winter is my FAVORITE!
February 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Thank you! How was it?! Natural Bridges in the winter is my FAVORITE!