Imagine for a moment, a beloved garden, where your grandma’s heirloom seeds are planted in old foundations that carry her memory, where the soil you have nurtured sustains your family, whose birds rely on your presence, where art adorns the fences. This a garden that you have tended for generations, learning more and more with every passing season until the knowledge of that place and the care for that place are inseparable from your being...
Grand Canyon Trust. "We agree completely. Bears Ears is too important to be influenced by political sensitivities. We stand with the intertribal coalition; Bears Ears needs protection now."
Today’s House markup of H.R 5780, Representative Rob Bishop’s (R, UT) Utah Public Lands Initiative (PLI) represents yet another chapter in the long and sordid history of this disastrous bill. While the addition of a Bears Ears Commission that would elevate tribal voices is a positive change, the foundation and framework remain problematic in innumerable ways...
Casting wildlands as the backbone of Utah's economic future, outdoor industry leaders Thursday joined a chorus of groups calling on President Barack Obama to designate Bears Ears National Monument....
Late last year, the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition formally broke away from discussions with the Utah congressional delegation on their flawed and long-delayed Public Lands Initiative...
The Tri-Ute Council, which includes the Ute Mountain Ute, Southern Indian Ute, and Ute Indian Tribes, convened for their quarterly meeting in Towaoc, Colorado on June 14th to discuss issues relevant to Ute people. The Tri-Ute Council passed a resolution supporting presidential designation of a Bears Ears National Monument in Southeast Utah...
Yesterday, the Utah Tribal Leaders association (UTL) passed a formal resolution of support in favor of Bears Ears National Monument. The official representatives from seven of Utah’s eight Tribes discussed and voted on the resolution during UTL’s quarterly meeting, which was held in Cedar City, UT, on Thursday, June 9th. The resolution passed easily by a 6-to-1 margin...
For the second time in two months, the editorial board of Utah's newspaper of record, the Salt Lake Tribune, has written that President Obama should use his authority under the Antiquities Act to designate a Bears Ears National Monument without delay...
Creation Justice Ministries commissioned a poll of Utah voters regarding support for proposed Bears Ears national monument. Public Opinion Strategies conducted the poll in May 2016 and found 71% of Utah voters support the proposed Bears Ears national monument, while only 20% oppose it...
The editorial board of the Salt Lake Tribune comes out strongly in favor of President Obama designating a Bears Ears National Monument using his authority under the Antiquities Act...
