On Friday August 23rd, the BLM released their final management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This plan reserves no protections for the almost 800,000 acres excluded from the monument in 2017. It opens these area’s to mining, drilling, OHV use and cattle grazing. “The BLM’s management plan attempts to cement the largest roll-back in…
DetailsMEDIA ADVISORY March 8, 2019 Contact: (435) 201-0693 Nicole Croft, Executive Director Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners WHAT: On Wednesday, March 13, at 10 a.m. ET, the House Natural Resources Committee (HNRC), under the majority leadership of Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-NM, will conduct a full committee oversight hearing on national monuments titled, “Forgotten Voices: The Inadequate Review and…
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ONE YEAR AFTER TRUMP SHRANK TWO UTAH MONUMENTS, MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COMMENTS WEIGH IN ON FUTURE PLANS by Rebecca Worby Dec 4, 2018 On Tuesday, exactly one year after President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders shrinking the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante national monuments in Utah, advocacy groups announced that more than 500,000 comments were submitted regarding the…
DetailsIgnoring Public Opposition and Legal Challenges, Department of Interior Releases Draft Management Plans Escalante, UTAH – Today, an assortment of local and national groups, and globally-respected scientist organizations, denounced the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) release of draft management plans for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments as another step toward shrinking and destroying…
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Local Groups Evaluating Options Against Mining in Sensitive Area within Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Escalante, Utah (June 20, 2018) – The threat of mineral mining within Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument has dramatically increased and the Conservation Lands Foundation, Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and Society for Vertebrate Paleontology have announced they’re evaluating any and…
DetailsAt the end of May, the Bureau of Land Management held a workshop in Kanab that was meant to gather information about the socio-economic impacts that a smaller Grand Staircase-Escalante may have on the gateway communities. Click here for a response from Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and other stakeholders.
Wednesday November 28th, join us in celebrating the service of board members Noel Poe, Mike Satter & Sage Sorenson at 6 PM at the Best Western Red Hills in Kanab Save the Date
DetailsPresident Trump’s Proclamation became effective upon signing on December 4, 2017. As of that date the existing Clinton GSENM ceased to exist. The new Trump version of GSENM took its place, consisting of three new “units”, shrunken sections of the old Monument. The BLM immediately began managing according to the Trump Proclamation. Legal challenges were filed the…
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Shortly after the President’s proclamation to shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante, Utah Representative Chris Stewart introduced H.R. 4558 which is a “Grand Staircase Giveaway” by groups who have studied it in depth. It codifies the President’s proclamation, transfers federal land to the State of Utah and creates a “National Park” that not even the National Park Conservation…
DetailsJake Quilter, a 16 year old Filmmaker from Park City Utah created this beautiful video showing the immense support for our monuments: Jake Quilter video Utah Residents Oppose Stewart’s ‘Grand Staircase Giveway’ Bill Today, 700 letters in opposition to Representative Chris Stewart’s “Grand Staircase Giveaway” bill (HR 4558) were delivered to the Public Lands subcommittee…
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