San Juan County, which contains some of redrock country’s most magnificent treasures, is developing a wilderness proposal in response to Congressman Bishop’s Public Lands Initiative. Unfortunately, the three alternatives recently proposed by the San Juan County Lands Council fall far short of protecting some of the most outstanding wild lands...
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Greater Canyonlands: An Undiscovered Paleontological Treasure Trove
Today, October 15th is National Fossil Day! We celebrate it with the acknowledgement that as a repository of scientific discovery, Greater Canyonlands holds a treasure trove of found and yet-to-be-found paleontological secrets. The geologic formations that dominate southeastern Utah are known for harboring numerous dinosaur tracks and bones, ancient fossilized...
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Moab Residents Welcome Greater Canyonlands National Monument Discussion
This past Friday, more than 150 residents of Moab turned out at the historic Star Hall for an evening with the Greater Canyonlands Coalition to talk about Greater Canyonlands: The Next 50 Years. The event started out with a reading by author Terry Tempest Williams. And was followed by a special...
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College students’ annual pilgrimage — No, it’s not to Daytona
Colorado College students call for Greater Canyonlands National Monument from Sierra Club National on Vimeo. From TreeHugger: The following short video (the 4th in a series of five short films created by young people on the importance of protecting Greater Canyonlands), features students from Colorado College on an “annual pilgrimage”...
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A Plea for Greater Canyonlands
From TreeHugger: In the following short video, (the third in a series of five short films created by young people on the importance of protecting Greater Canyonlands), Taylor Graham describes how he grew up exploring the deep wild canyons of southern Utah, venturing into their depths by foot and boat...
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