Help Manage Glen Canyon Dam and Grand Canyon
Published Date: 7/2/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of the Interior is looking for new members to join the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group, which helps protect the Grand Canyon’s natural and cultural treasures. If you care about the environment and want to advise on dam operations, now’s your chance! Nominations are due by August 3, 2026, so don’t miss out on this cool opportunity to make a difference.
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Open call: AMWG nominations due Aug 3, 2026
You or your organization can nominate candidates to serve on the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group. Nominations must be postmarked by August 3, 2026 and sent to the Bureau of Reclamation address or the provided email addresses.
Appointees serve unpaid, 3-year terms
AMWG members are appointed to terms limited to 3 years from their appointment date and may request one reappointment; members serve without pay. Typically the AMWG holds two in-person meetings and one webinar per fiscal year, and members are expected to take part in calls and email work between meetings.
Travel and per diem reimbursement available
While away from their homes or regular places of business performing AMWG duties, members may be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the government service under 5 U.S.C. 5703.
State nominations must come from Governors
Nominations representing the seven Colorado River Basin States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) must be submitted by the respective Governor or a state representative formally designated by the Governor; nominations must be postmarked by August 3, 2026.
Priority interest: Navajo, Zuni, and environmental reps
Interior states it is particularly interested in applications from representatives of the Navajo Nation and the Pueblo of Zuni, and from Environmental Organizations for current AMWG vacancies.
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