CNHA General Fund
General donations to CNHA are targeted for educational and interpretative programs such as the Young Naturalists format, which incorporates local artists and naturalists who work with 6th grade classes in the Grand County school system. Students learn about the ecology, and biology of the Colorado Plateau. At the end of each session, several students are chosen to present their work to the community in an evening presentation. This program was initiated by Terry Tempest Williams and Bruce Hucko in 2002.
Discovery Pool
Donations to the Discovery Pool benefit science and research on the Colorado Plateau. In 2008 over $60,000 has been granted for projects that studied, alpine vegetation, bighorn sheep migration, aquatic monitoring in desert seeps and springs and a rock art survey, which uses spectral photography to document modes of construction and the process of deterioration.
The Clay and Karen Whitaker Fund
The Clay and Karen Whitaker Fund has been established in memory of Dr. Clay Whitaker and his wife Karen, parents of Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack, Stephen Whitaker, David Whitaker, and Katherine Whitaker. The Whitakers loved the outdoors and spent many happy times hiking, camping and exploring the backcountry. Canyonlands and Arches National Parks were important places to the Whitaker family.
Donations to this fund will assist the educational and scientific research efforts of the National Park Service in these areas. Canyonlands Natural History Association is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt educational organization. Your generous donation is tax deductable to the extent of the law (Federal Tax I.D. #87-0274120).
