Canyonlands Natural History Association is a nonprofit organization established to assist the scientific and educational efforts of the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the USDA Forest Service, agencies that together oversee more than 8.5 million acres of federal land on the Colorado Plateau.

CNHA offers several membership options to those who wish to join and support the association and our mission. Membership dues are paid yearly and are tax-deductible.

CNHA members receive a 15% discount on purchases on the CNHA website, at our bookstores and with more than sixty non-profit cooperating associations throughout the U.S.  Members also receive CNHA's e-newsletters and invitation to members-only events.

There are five membership levels:

• Individual Member ($35) - One membership card and CNHA decal
  
• Plateau ($50) ($55 for International)  - Includes two (2) membership cards and two issues of Sojourns Magazine - 48 page full color journal (2 issues annually, January/July)
• Discovery ($100) - All the benefits of the Plateau Member, Canyon Country Calendar, $75 of your contribution will go towards our Discovery Pool Program*
• Partner ($250) - All benefits of the Plateau Member, CNHA logo t-shirt, $150 of your contribution will go towards our Discovery Pool Program*
• Benefactor ($500) - All benefits of the Partner Member, CNHA logo tote bag, Grand Views Driving Guide - Highlights nineteen spectacular vistas (48 pages), $300 of your contribution will go towards our Discovery Pool Program*

* The Discovery Pool is a program in which special funds are set aside to promote science and research by our public land partners.

Since its inception in 1967, CNHA has donated over $6.6 million for the educational and research efforts of our public land partners. In 2008, CNHA's contributions totaled over $710,000, of which $20,000 was granted to the Discovery Pool program.