What Makes the Grand Canyon "Grand"?
Online | Registration opens 1/8/2025 12:00 AM CST
Arizona's Grand Canyon is one of the world's most significant sites. We'll explore its origination, geology, the role of the Colorado River, Native American tribal connections to the Canyon, trails, historic and modern human activity in using the Canyon's resources and in conserving it, tourism and the National Park status, wildlife, and the unique species found in its five Life Zones from Sonoran desert to spruce Hudsonian.
Dr. Stephenie Slahor
Stephenie Slahor holds a Ph.D. degree and J.D. degree. She is retired from her law practice and university teaching and now focuses on writing, lecturing and creating innovative, informational and fun courses for OLLI programs around the nation. She is a Life Member of the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, the Southwest Marine Educators' Association, the International Centennial Lions Club, and the Coachella Valley Archaeological Society, and a member of the Grand Canyon Conservancy, the Shadow Mountain Gem and Mineral Society, the Astronomical Society of the Desert, and Past President of her local chapter of the American Business Women's Association. Her hobbies include travel, kayaking, snorkeling, archery, horsemanship, and hiking (when the equine doesn't want to go!).