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Bears Ears

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Statement on State of Utah Filing Federal Lawsuit over Grand Staircase-Escalante, Bears Ears National Monuments

Aug 24th, 2022 Written by suwa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Scott Groene, Executive Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801-712-5034, scott@suwa.org  Moab, UT (August 24, 2022) – Today, the State of Utah, along with Garfield and Kane […]

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Say It Isn’t So?! Utah Solicits Bids to Sue Over National Monuments Restoration

Nov 29th, 2021 Written by suwa

It’s been a month and a half since President Biden’s Rose Garden ceremony where he fully restored Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments and righted one of the most […]

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Wild Utah Podcast, Episode 30: What’s Next for Monuments

Nov 17th, 2021 Written by suwa

Now that we’ve collectively taken a month or so to deeply breathe in full restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments to their original boundaries: what comes next? […]

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Help shape the future of Utah’s Manti-La Sal National Forest

Oct 15th, 2021 Written by Kya Marienfeld

Want a say in how the Forest Service manages public lands and mountain ecosystems outside of Moab? The Manti-La Sal National Forest, which includes distinct forest units in the La […]

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BIG NEWS: Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalente Restored!

Oct 8th, 2021 Written by suwa

Did you hear the big news? President Biden just restored Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments to their original boundaries, protecting more than 2 million acres of Utah’s redrock […]

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If you live in one of the following states, one or If you live in one of the following states, one or both of your Senators co-signed Senator Ben Ray Luján’s letter to President Trump, opposing the recent monument reductions to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante: MD, CO, DE, NV, AZ, NY, NH, NM, HI, CA, GA, MA, WI, CT, NJ, IL, MN, OR, WA, MI, VT.

Please thank them using the link in @protectwildutah's bio!

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Monday, following a formal appeal from the Souther Monday, following a formal appeal from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) withdrew its decision approving 10 backcountry airstrips in the heart of Utah’s redrock country. 

These airstrips, many of which show no signs of recent use and none of which were designated for use, are scattered across some of the most remote and ecologically sensitive landscapes in southern Utah—including the Gemini Bridges/Labyrinth Canyon area and the remote backcountry immediately adjacent to Bears Ears National Monument. 

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Another day, another threat to America’s public la Another day, another threat to America’s public lands. The Trump admin is now  reviewing existing policies on the management of designated wilderness, wilderness study areas, and wilderness-quality lands managed by the BLM, National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

These policies provide crucial protection and clear management direction for millions of acres of public land across the nation—including more than 7 million acres of BLM-managed land in Utah.

Comment deadline: Friday, August 14. 

🚨ACT NOW🚨Link in bio.
Just over two weeks since President Trump decimate Just over two weeks since President Trump decimated Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments, the administration is racing ahead with its work to try and erase the National Monuments from both the landscape and public awareness. 

Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) removed signage from Bears Ears National Monument, starting with the Tribal seals representing the 5 Tribes of the Bears Ears Commission and quickly escalating to the complete removal of the monument signs themselves. By Tuesday, July 28, signs signifying the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument had also been removed from at least 5 gateway locations.

These signs play both a practical and symbolic role. They mark the entrances to the national monuments for visitors, indicating that these areas are some of the nation’s most important protected public landscapes that together protect over a hundred thousand ancestral cultural sites. For Bears Ears, the signs made visible the role of Tribal Nations in co-managing and stewarding their ancestral lands. 

To read more, and other quotes from our partners, visit our full press release at link in bio. #protectwildutah
In April, when this administration first announced In April, when this administration first announced they wanted to open the Greater Chaco Canyon region in New Mexico to oil and gas drilling we asked you to speak up— thank you to everyone who did. Even after receiving 100,000 comments opposing these rollbacks, the Department of the Interior (DOI) is considering two options— revoking protections entirely or shrinking the current protection buffer to just 5 miles, both of which are both unacceptable. 

In either scenario, thousands of cultural sites would be exposed to drilling. Indigenous communities already living with the health impacts of over 37,000 nearby wells would face even more industrial development at their doorstep. 

Comments are due on Wednesday, July 29.  We encourage you to make your voice heard by using the advocacy action from our friends at @nmwilderness:

COMMENT NOW at link in bio.
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