Bears Ears National Monument Cooperative Agreement

The inter-governmental cooperative agreement signed on June 18, 2022, directs the cooperative management of Bears Ears National Monument by the Bears Ears Commission, which consists of one elected officer each from the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, and the Pueblo of Zuni, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. Read the full agreement ›

Bears Ears National Monument government to government agreement.

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A bar graph showing in pink 75% of Utah voters support presidents' ability to protect public lands as national monuments, compared to 25% who oppose in gray bar, from the 2024 Utah National Monuments Poll
Utah voters strongly support national monuments and Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in particular a December 2024 poll shows.

A December 2024 poll of 500 voters across Utah by public opinion research firm New Bridge Strategy found strong public support for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, and for national monuments generally. In addition, nearly nine in 10 Utah voters say it is very important for tribes to have a strong role in […]

On Friday, August 11, 2023 the U.S. District Court of Utah dismissed lawsuits challenging President Biden’s designation of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. President Biden reinstated both monuments’ boundaries in 2021 after President Trump shrank them in 2017. Read the judge’s order › Download the PDF ›