Ranchers applaud, special interest groups decry, BLM management plans for down-sized Utah monuments
Amy Joi O’Donoghue for the Deseret News Interior approves final management plans for Bears Ears,
Bears Ears
Bears Ears Debate Reaches Fever Pitch
In the week before Christmas, the Bears Ears Monument debate has reached feaver pitch.
Grassroots Movement(s) in Southeastern Utah Defy Obama Monuments Agenda
The proposal to make Bears Ears a national monument has created divisions throughout the state
‘Bears Ears’ and the Fight Over Who Controls the West — Guest Editorial
Free Range Report Editorial Staff — Reposted from Free Range Report During his terms,
Politicians & Public Officials Debate “Public Lands Initiative”
The national head of the Bureau of Land Management testified Wednesday before a congressional committee
The Ugly Underbelly of National Monument/Park Designations and “Conservation Tourism”
Why Little Western Towns Don’t Want to Become ‘Another Moab’ Despite its tourist boom, the
Fact & Fiction about Support for Bears Ears
According to a recent Op/Ed in the Salt Lake Tribune, new poll shows that the majority
The Dabakis Debacle — Bears Ears Debate Heats Up — Social Media and the New War on the West
Note: Much has already been written and said about the tactics, inclduing efforts to transport “outsiders”
Public Lands Initiative in the Works — Contrasting Recent Experiences
SALT LAKE CITY — Public lands in eastern Utah are at a crossroads. Ahead lies
Secret Meeting to Plot New National Monument?
THE BEARS EARS, San Juan County — Several top federal officials from Washington quietly