Month: August 2018

Your voice is needed again to defend America’s monumental heritage

Act now to save Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument! Last December, President Donald Trump dismantled Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah, eliminating nearly 1 million acres of public land protections. Despite active litigation, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has drafted land use plans using the diminished monument boundaries and is seeking public comments. Tell…

Trump Administration Takes Next Step in Sham Process to Shrink and Destroy Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

Ignoring Public Opposition and Legal Challenges, Department of Interior Releases Draft Management Plans Photo credit BLM. 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…