Upcoming Events

Experience the stunning dark skies of the greater Bears Ears region! Hosted in partnership with Utah State Parks. Weather permitting -- check back for updates.

Experience the stunning dark skies of the greater Bears Ears region! Hosted in partnership with Utah State Parks. Weather permitting -- check back for updates.

Become a Visit With Respect Ambassador by signing up for our Ambassador Training on Saturday, March 21. Learn more about helping protect sites, trails, and this immensely beautiful cultural landscape. Be the first person to inform visitors about responsible visitation. Who else to educate the public than Ambassadors who truly have a love for this landscape than you? 

Register today for the Bears Ears Spring Break River Trip for grades 8-12, March 31-April 2, 2026!

This Spring Break River Trip includes rafting the San Juan River from Sand Island to Mexican Hat, day-hiking in Bears Ears National Monument, and sharing Indigenous Knowledge. Participants will raft, hike, and camp while building connection to place and each other. All meals included. 

This opportunity is free of cost, but you must register in advance. Spaces are limited – sign up today!

Questions? Contact Education Director Sarah Burak (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). 

Learn about astronomy and enjoy the stunning dark skies of the Bears Ears region! On Thursday, April 16, Dean Regas, "America's Astronomer" will virtually present "100 Things to See in the Night Sky" at 7pm, followed by a Star Party at 9pm at the Canyon Country Discovery Center. 

Archaeology has long captivated the American public, yet pop culture mythology often obscures the harsh realities, thrilling discoveries, and complex moral decisions that archaeologists confront out in the field. In his forthcoming book American Archaeology: Living History, Stolen Pasts, and Defending the Past (Torrey House Press), journalist and conservation archaeologist R. E. Burrillo illuminates the joys and contradictions of digging into humanity’s past: the history of the practice, its evolution toward science, the influences of nationalism and colonialism, and its ongoing problems with exploitation and misrepresentation.

Join us for this riveting conversation on Saturday, April 18 at 6:30pm at the Bears Ears Education Center (567 W Main St, Bluff, UT 84512). This event is free and open to the public. 

Join us Saturday, May 2 for an evening discussion featuring writer, teacher, and naturalist Robin Patten speaking about her book project, Looking for Alice: Time and Truth in the High Desert of Hope. In Spring 2025, Patten retraced the steps of Alice Eastwood (1859-1953), a self-taught botanist and herbarium curator at the California Academy of Sciences for over 50 years, to write a story of the high desert, two women (Alice and Robin) who traversed that land, and what they found and felt over one hundred and thirty years apart.

This event is free and open to the public, 6pm at the Bears Ears Education Center (567 W Main St, Bluff, UT 84512).

In this presentation, Len Necefer, PhD reflects on years of documenting landscapes and communities, sharing how firsthand experience shapes effective environmental storytelling.

We’re excited to offer another Bears Ears Teacher Workshop! This year’s session covers 3rd-8th grade curriculum over June 17-19, 2026 at the Canyon Country Discovery Center. The registration deadline is May 15. The full cost is $150, and scholarships are available.