Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument - Last Great Places

See the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in the Colorado Plateau ecoregion, and why it’s one of the top 100 Last Great Places for conserving America's natural diversity. Last Great Places identifies important areas for conserving ecosystems and species in the United States, using publicly available data for the lower 48 states. Each Last Great Place is evaluated on 8 key factors, scored and ranked against 50,000 other protected natural areas, both in their ecoregion and across the country. For more details, see the link to the Last Great Places website below. If you enjoyed this video, please Subscribe to Last Great Places -- many more to come! PLAYLIST:    • Last Great Places   SUBSCRIBE:    / @lastgreatplaces   LAST GREAT PLACES WEBSITE: https://lastgreatplaces.us GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT: https://www.blm.gov/programs/national... Grand Staircase to Bryce Canyon cross-section image courtesy National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/brca/learn/nature... Soundtrack: Acoustic Happy Folk, Wondershare Filmora