When you think of Great Blue Herons you might think of the wetlands, but did you know they also live in the Grand Canyon?
Great Blue Herons: An Unexpected Grand Canyon Resident
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From Today at Elon: Braetan Peters ’26 turns Grand Canyon adventure into Elon research
Hatch River Expeditions featured in Today at Elon article
On November 5th, 2025, Hatch River Expeditions received a shout out in an article from Elon University about one of the university’s students and her research into addictive behaviors and cell phone use.
Today at Elon
Braetan Peters ’26 turns Grand Canyon adventure into Elon research
By Avery Craine Powell
November 5, 2025
Right now, Peters is in the process of gathering survey data. Over the summer, she partnered with Hatch River Expeditions, a family-owned rafting company in Northern Arizona. The company sent out Peters’ information to its clients, asking if they’d like to participate. Once confirmed, Peters surveyed people before their rafting trip and then followed up after.
“Grand Canyon is probably one of the last places left where your phone can’t constantly get internet. We hope we can help her get what she needs,” said Steve Hatch, owner of Hatch River Expeditions. “Not very many people in the world get access to the Grand Canyon the way we do. Whenever we can, we like to use that access to help people.”
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