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Riparian cottonwood forests increasingly stressed by drought
A study points to drought as a cause of reduced growth and increased mortality in cottonwood trees on the Green River, Utah.
Bryce Canyon survey reveals high lichen diversity
A survey reveals higher than expected biodiversity of lichens at Bryce Canyon
July 2024 Newsletter
This summer we welcomed partners from the Hopi Tribe to connect to the land and learn about careers options in natural resource management.
Stock Options
Three new developments in the livestock industry are changing the face of grazing on public lands.
GSEP Statement on the Public Lands Rule Announcement
Escalante, Utah – On April 18, 2024, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the release of the final Public Lands Rule, which establishes a “... framework to ensure healthy landscapes, abundant wildlife habitat, clean water, and balanced decision-making on our...
Grand Staircase Symposium will bring science and art to southern Utah
The third annual Symposium on the Ways of Understanding and Protecting Land and Water Resources in the Grand Staircase-Escalante Region, to be held March 21-23, 2024, will feature an exciting lineup of talks, field trips, workshops, and evening programs that promises...
The Only Constant is Change
Walking through a still and silent canyon, bounded by towering cliffs bordered by ancient rockfall, nothing moves, and everything within your gaze seems timeless and unchanging. Of course, this is all an illusion. More accurately, your eyes are only capturing a few...
Will the tug-of-war over Utah’s canyon country ever end?
The canyon country along the Colorado River and its tributaries shelters an incredible array of beloved national parks and monuments, wild rivers and protected wilderness areas. These public lands are also the stage for chronic conflict, a drama in which...
GSEP Letter to Secretary Deb Haaland
November 9, 2023 Dear Secretary Deb Haaland and the U.S. Department of the Interior Staff: On October 8, 2021, the new Proclamation for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument restored its boundaries to nearly 1.9 million acres. It established that the entire...
