Dr. Larry Hamilton has been working for years with a Navajo woman and a coalition of 13 Native American tribes to help protect the sacred San Francisco Peaks of Arizona (US) from the serious negative impacts of ski resort development in the area.

The San Francisco Peaks are within the protected area of the Kachina Peaks Wilderness (see below) and are considered sacred by Native Americans.

As you can see from the interactive map below, the San Francisco Peaks are part of the spectacular Desert Southwest ecosystem which includes other famous protected areas such as the Grand Canyon and many Native American archeological preserves.