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Notes from the front lines of conservation on the Colorado Plateau.

Tim Peterson

04/8/19

Bears Ears, National Monuments

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Bears Ears and Grand Staircase: Reading the Legal Tea Leaves

Lawsuits take time. But here are some positive signs from other court cases.

03/20/19

National Monuments, Bears Ears, Native America

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“Sunshine Week” for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante

The House Committee on Natural Resources digs into why President Trump shrank Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

Tim Peterson

03/8/19

National Monuments, Bears Ears

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Winter Snow Falls, But Monuments Heat Up

A new interior secretary, elections in San Juan County, and new bills in Congress all stand to impact Utah's national monuments.

Tim Peterson

12/28/18

National Monuments, Bears Ears

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Celebrating Bears Ears and the Future of Utah’s National Monuments

Two years after designation, we're in court, working to restore the original boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument.

A seep monkey flower growing near an unnamed spring in Death Hollow, Grand Staircase. Marc Coles-Ritchie

11/21/18

Grazing, National Monuments, Water

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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument's Springs Need Your Help

These precious watering holes are hotspots of cultural and biological diversity. Please urge the administration to protect them.

Marc Coles-Ritchie

11/1/18

Bears Ears, National Monuments

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Lend a Hand to Protect Bears Ears Cultural Resources

Cliff dwellings, rock art, and other cultural resources in Bears Ears National Monument need protections now, not later.

Tim Peterson, flown by LightHawk

10/5/18

National Monuments, Grazing

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Comment Now on Draft Grand Staircase-Escalante Plans

The government's plan would allow “casual collection” of dinosaur fossils at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Tim Peterson

09/18/18

National Monuments, Bears Ears

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The Time is Now: Comment on Draft Bears Ears Management Plan

You have until November 15, 2018 to stand up for cultural resources in Bears Ears National Monument.

Tim Peterson

09/11/18

Bears Ears, National Monuments

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Bears Ears Discovery: Chacoan Great Roads

The 2017 reduction of Bears Ears National Monument puts Chacoan great roads and great houses at risk of destruction.

Colter Hoyt

07/3/18

National Monuments

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New mining claims filed in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

A Canadian company intends to begin mining this summer.

Notes from the front lines of conservation on the Colorado Plateau.

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