Escalante, Utah (March 25, 2021) — Grand Staircase Escalante Partners urges the Biden Administration to quickly restore the promise and protections for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
DetailsDeb Haaland confirmed to serve as our nation’s Secretary of the Interior Escalante, UT (March 16, 2021) — Yesterday, the Senate voted to confirm Deb Haaland to serve as our nation’s Secretary of the Interior. Grand Staircase Escalante Partners would like to extend our congratulations to Secretary Haaland, who is the first Native American to…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — February 24, 2021, at 4:00 P.M. MST Davina Smith Joins the Board of Directors for Grand Staircase Escalante Partners KANAB, UT, February 23, 2021 — Grand Staircase Escalante Partners is thrilled to announce Davina Smith has joined its Board of Directors. “Davina brings such a wealth of experience protecting cultural and natural…
DetailsLETTER FROM SARAH BAUMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR In the next 60 days, President Biden’s staff will review Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments to determine if and when they will be restored to their original boundaries. We are confident that the result will be fully restored Monuments that honor the Indigenous people who call…
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Sarah Bauman, Executive Director here at Partners, wrote an Opinion Editorial that was published in the Salt Lake Tribune on February 5th, 2021.
DetailsGSENM boundaries scheduled for Interior review within 60 days. Here is everything we know about the Executive Order for Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments.
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Today Biden’s team released a statement naming Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and calling for a review of the boundaries for the Monument, along with many other vital national monuments around the country.
DetailsToday we are filled with hope. The Biden/Harris team has committed to restoring Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument according to the nearly 1.9 million acres defined in its original 1996 proclamation
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A bill was recently reintroduced to establish Utah’s sixth national park known as the Escalante Canyons National Park. The name suggests a possible increase in protections for a place full of unique biodiversity and sacred indigenous places, as well as world-class research opportunities for paleontology, archaeology, and climate change. But instead, this proposal strips away protections…
DetailsEmpower yourself and help public land management as you record visual data about landscapes. Repeat Photo Point Monitoring is an inexpensive way to monitor change and impacts to an area through time. And you likely have everything you need with a camera, notebook, compass, and GPS. Now watch this video lead by April Johnson, and…
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