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Become a Visit with Respect Ambassador with Bears Ears Partnership!

Moab Sun News2 years ago2 years ago

Educate visitors on the trails about visiting sacred cultural sites with respect in Bears Ears National Monument. Become an Ambassador Volunteer to help protect living landscapes for generations to come. Sign up for…

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SITLA narrows down BLM parcels it may acquire in land swap

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

Grand County officials are concerned that some of the areas SITLA has identified as possibilities for trade are locations the county prizes for recreation or conservation.

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The half-life of White Mesa Mill

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

Controversy has surrounded the White Mesa Mill for years. The mill opened in 1980 with a plan to process local uranium ore for 15 years. Over 40 years later, the plant is still…

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New helipad approved on SR 211

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

On March 10 the San Juan County Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a development called Sky Pirate Ranch on a 320-acre property along State Route 211, the corridor that leads…

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SITLA seeks Bears Ears land trade

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

The Utah School and Institutional Trust Administration hopes to conduct a large-scale land swap with the federal government, exchanging SITLA parcels within the recently designated Bears Ears National Monument for federal lands that…

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State poised to challenge Bears Ears

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes announced on Dec. 4 that law firm Consovoy McCarthy PLLC would assist the state in potentially challenging the restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments’ original…

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‘Giving something back’: Nonprofit has led area volunteer projects for nearly 25 years

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

Jerry Lehman first experienced Moab as a volunteer with a nonprofit called Wilderness Volunteers, working on the trail in Grandstaff Canyon in 2015. On a day off from trail work, he cycled through…

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Meet the new Indian Creek stewards: New program educates climbers on reducing impact

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

Crisp, cool temperatures and long, clean cracks draw crowds of rock climbers to Indian Creek in the fall. The popular climbing area south of Moab, which is within the boundaries of the Bears…

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Rock climbers organize: Climbing advocates survey Indian Creek climbers ahead of management planning

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

Indian Creek is an internationally renowned rock climbing destination and a go-to crag for many Moab climbers. The area, characterized by towering Wingate sandstone buttes fractured with thousands of “splitter” cracks that climbers…

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Haaland submits report on Utah’s Bears Ears, Grand Staircase monuments

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Label: Public Land Photo: U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. [File photo] Since Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s visit to Southeast Utah in April, where she evaluated the boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears…

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