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Proposed dams near the Little Colorado River would destroy areas sacred to Native peoples and threaten the habitat of the already endangered humpback chub. Fly over the Little Colorado River with EcoFlight as Lyle Balenquah archaeologist, river and hiking guide, and member of the Hopi Tribe and William LongReed citizen of the Navajo Nation Bodaway/Gap Chapter explain why this is the wrong place to build a dam. Watch the video › Share This
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Today in 1907, U.S. Congress raised the salary of congressmen to $7500– it went into effect March 4thof that year. Both House and Senate members got the same amount. As for the Vice President and the cabinet members – they earned $12,000.(Side note: Before you start thinking that they weren t being paid very much, consider that the Veep s salary at that time was enough to buy at least half a dozen houses. At the time, the richest man in the world was John D. Rockefeller, whose oil fortune was incredible by any measure…he was worth about $300-million – which would be about $8-billion today.)
Enjoy a farm stay on Morning Bluebird Ranch while taking advantage of the location, just a short drive from the Grand Canyon. The space is a two-bedroom in-law apartment for four that includes a kitchenette plus a grill out front and a fire pit in the back. The five-acre property is home to goats (and often baby goats), chickens, horses and mini donkeys that the kids are sure to love. You can even enjoy fresh eggs and goat’s milk too. National Forest trails can be accessed from here for hiking, and after dark, you’ll be able to gaze up at the Milky Way with the skies free of light pollution. Keep in mind that as it is a farm, there will be a rooster crowing at dawn.
The Grand Canyon
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Environmental groups and tribes have long fought for the Grand Canyon Protection Act and say it would protect water and the environment. In 2012, the Interior Department put a moratorium on new uranium claims for 20 years on more than a million acres near the national park. Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva and other Democrats introduced the bill.
Republican Paul Gosar, a longtime critic of the protections, calls the measure land grab.
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