May 22, 2017 Bears Ears echoes Wupatki National Monument where Navajo people were driven off their lands “Stella is Navajo. Her father and many other Navajos have resided in this area after they returned from Bosque Redondo, a time we call…
May 18, 2017 Utah Senators wants to throw out Obama-era BLM policies, start fresh “A court-ordered deadline for publishing RMPs (resource management plans) resulted in BLM rushing its plans from the start, cutting out local voices in the…
May 13, 2017 Utah disputes BLM ‘non-reopening’ of Recapture Canyon The Interior Department had hailed the April 9 decision as a victory for motorized access, saying it was lifting a 10-year-old ban on riding…
May 11, 2017 Ranchers join San Juan County tribes to say “no Bears Ears monument” Redd showed Zinke around her ranch and said she worries whether the government will build infrastructure such as bathrooms and install railings around cultural…
May 10, 2017 Multiple use in Bears Ears will provide better wilderness experience than restrictive monument Timber has been clear cut to make ski runs, lifts and cables have been installed to access the tops of the mountains, the river…
May 8, 2017 San Juan County’s largest Navajo chapter formally opposes Bears Ears Monument Named after a pair of mesas which dominate the high desert landscape, Bears Ears is arid, and rich in minerals and fossil fuels, but…
May 8, 2017 Utah national monuments ‘adversely impact’ ranching, multiple use, economic development The courts have declared there is no need to protect common sagebrush ground with no scientific or historic value. While there are clearly beautiful…
May 7, 2017 Stewards of San Juan County rally locals to magnify the message, #RescindBearsEars Wesley Tyler of Roy, Utah challenges Interior Secretary Zinke to ask ‘supporters’ of Obama’s Bears Ears federal designation where they are from. Chances are,…
April 28, 2017 Bears Ears: The last straw in monuments abuses That law was intended to prevent the looting of archaeological and Native American structures and objects, and it gave the federal government an expeditious…
April 26, 2017 Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante at top of Zinke monuments review Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Tuesday there’s “no doubt” he is visiting Utah to talk to people about the controversial Bears Ears National Monument…
