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First Time Through the Lands that Became the Monument
Imagine a late summer afternoon in Escalante, circa 1973. I and several of my friends were about to start a 10 day backpacking trip, down the Escalante River, from the H12 bridge to Lake Powell, where we would be picked up by a boat from the Bullfrog marina. But step...
Highlights of Our Scoping Comment Goals
As our name "Partners" indicates, we seek to collaborate with organizations, agencies, Tribal partners, scientists, biologists, paleontologists, guides and outfitters, community members and others to determine the best strategies for achieving our mission to honor the...
Op-ed: Utah’s monuments should not be stuck in a tug-of-war
In my role as executive director for Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, I advocate for the importance of Grand Staircase as a connected landscape because of what we stand to lose if we fracture it and do not actively protect what is vulnerable, fragile and...
Statement on House and Senate Companion Bills
Grand Staircase Escalante Partners stands strongly behind the House and Senate companion bills to advance Tribal management of public lands and to improve protection of sacred and cultural sites: The Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act and the Tribal Cultural...
A Special Grand Staircase Earth Day Invitation from our new Conservation Programs Manager
Hello, I'm Kevin Berend, the Conservation Programs Manager for Grand Staircase Escalante Partners. Six years ago I took a seasonal job in northwestern Colorado studying greater sage grouse, a summer spent among the dusty cliffs and gulches of the upper Colorado...
Grand Staircase-Escalante Symposium
Ways of Understanding and Protecting Land and Water Resources in the Grand Staircase-Escalante Region March 3-4, 2022 Purpose Bring together land managers, Tribes, researchers, conservation groups and interested public to gain knowledge and discuss multiple...
GSENM Artist-in-Residence Program
2022 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Artist in Residence Program is a partnership effort of between the Monument, Escalante Canyons Art Festival, and Glen Canyon Conservancy to promote awareness through the arts of the...
Interagency MOU
Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Interagency Coordination and Collaboration for the Protection of Indigenous Sacred Sites. Interagency MOU 11-16-2021
Safeguard the Future
Dear Grand Staircase, Today, I want to remind you about an event that took place in 2019 and invite you to take action on behalf of Grand Staircase-Escalante. On March 15, 2019, the Global Climate Strike for Future took place with a series of school strikes imploring...
