Readers along the Wasatch Front and beyond were treated to a fine summary of public lands issues in this week’s Salt Lake City Weekly. Moab local Eric Trenbeath reports on Greater Canyonlands – the threats to the region, proposals to protect it, and how contentious and long-standing public lands issues in Utah’s redrock country might be solved in the coming years through congressional or presidential action.
Even a short journey of a few hundred steps offers a deeper perspective on the Grand Canyon.
Read MoreLast year, 13 Native American tribes asked President Biden to designate a new national monument. Today, Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument...
Read MoreA sacred site designation would discourage developers from targeting the confluence for trams, dams, or hotels. "Leave it as it is and respect it," says Delores Wilson-Aguirre.
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