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

Blake McCord

10/25/19

Native America, Bears Ears, National Monuments

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#BearsEarsHeals

What's this healing thing all about? Let's break it down.

Blake McCord

10/18/19

National Monuments, Bears Ears

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National Monuments Lawsuits Two Years Later

Read the latest on the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments lawsuits.

Map by Stephanie Smith and David Vines

09/23/19

Maps, National Monuments

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Mapping Pinyon Jay Habitat

A behind the scene look at the process of mapping where pinyon jays live in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Blake McCord

09/11/19

National Monuments

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Cows in the Escalante: When A Win-Win Becomes A Lose-Lose

Putting cows back into the Escalante River would undermine the massive effort and millions of dollars already sunk into restoring the landscape.

Lower Calf Creek Falls, Tom Till

08/29/19

National Monuments

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Monument Plan Opens Grand Staircase to Mining, Logging

The Trump administration sees a silver lining in opening over half a million monument acres to mining.

08/1/19

Grazing, Forest Restoration, National Monuments

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How to Write a Meaningful Comment

Need help writing a comment to the U.S. Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management? We're here with tips on what to say and how to say it.

Tim Peterson

07/29/19

Bears Ears, National Monuments

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New Plan for Bears Ears Does Its Worst

In many cases, the plan actually proposes weaker protections than if no monument had been designated at all.

Ellen Heyn

06/17/19

National Monuments

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Legal Update: Protecting National Monument Forests

If "treatment" plans go ahead, thousands of pinyon and juniper trees could vanish from Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument forever.

Tim Peterson

06/7/19

Bears Ears, National Monuments

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Superbloom in Bears Ears

Just about everything in Bears Ears is blooming. Take a whiff.

Tim Peterson

05/28/19

National Monuments

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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument's Forests at Risk

The desert monument contains ancient pinyon and juniper trees as many as 1,400 years old.

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

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