2021 Restored Bears Ears National Monument Map

On October 8, 2021, President Biden signed a proclamation restoring Bears Ears National Monument to the boundaries established by President Obama on December 28, 2016 and retaining protections for an additional 11,200 acres added by President Trump in 2017, for a total protected area of 1.36 million acres.

Restoration of Bears Ears National Monument Map

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