by Katie Ross | Apr 26, 2019 | Cultural Tourism, Recreation economy
The San Juan County Commission voted last week to withdraw from a lawsuit over the Trump Administration’s 2017 decision to shrink Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent.
by Katie Ross | Feb 25, 2019 | Cultural Tourism
The three-member commission of San Juan County, Utah voted 2-1 on a resolution that dissolves all previous resolutions opposing the establishment of the monument or calling for its downsizing.
by Katie Ross | Aug 16, 2018 | Cultural Tourism, National Parks
Comment period opens for management plans at downsized Bears Ears and Grand Staircase National Monuments Lands cut from Grand Staircase National Monument part of a separate draft plan On August 15, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a notice...
by Katie Ross | Dec 5, 2017 | Cultural Tourism
National Monument cuts evoke swift response Tribal, environmental groups sue over the reduction of Utah’s protected lands On Monday, in front of a crowd of handpicked supporters at Utah’s capital in Salt Lake City, President Trump issued two proclamations and...
by Jason Keith | Oct 20, 2017 | Chaco Canyon, Cultural Tourism, Economy, Energy Development, Methane Outreach, National Parks, Oil & Gas, socioeconomics
Today Public Land Solutions urged the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reconsider proposed oil and gas leases near Chaco Culture National Historic Park and more carefully analyze how these developments may negatively affect the regional recreation economy, including...
