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Loved to death: Science Moab looks back on conversations with experts on sustainable recreation practices

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

Moab is world-renowned for many different types of outdoor recreation, and a lot of scientific study has gone into developing the best sustainable practices while enjoying nature. This week, Science Moab is highlighting…

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SITLA seeks Bears Ears land trade

Rachel Fixsen3 years ago3 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 Fixsen3 years ago3 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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Bears Ears is back — but don’t celebrate just yet: Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk unpacks the deeper implications — and limitations — of Biden’s monuments proclamation.

Moab Sun News4 years ago3 years ago

On Friday, the Biden administration announced it will reverse the Trump administration’s reduction of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, and the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts, a series of sea canyons and…

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Catholes no more: Science Moab talks to Ginger Allen about the poop situation

Moab Sun News4 years ago3 years ago

It’s not something we like to think about but when you gotta know, you gotta know… Just how do you safely go to the bathroom while outdoors? This week, we speak with Ginger…

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Haaland backs Bears Ears, Grand Staircase restoration: Utah politicians oppose action by the Biden administration

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has recommended the full restoration of the original boundaries of Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante national monuments, which were reduced by former President Donald Trump in 2017….

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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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Fossils found in Grand Staircase-Escalante give new insight into dinosaur behavior

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

This week, researchers in southern Utah published a scientific paper suggesting that tyrannosaurs—a large, three-toed, carnivorous genus of dinosaurs—were gregarious animals, meaning they lived and hunted in packs. The idea challenges the prevailing…

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Interior Secretary Haaland visits Bears Ears, Grand Staircase

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Newly-approved Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, formerly a Democratic representative for the state of New Mexico, will visit Utah this week to review the controversial boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand…

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Haaland to visit Utah, tour Bears Ears and Grand Staircase

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

A group of Utah politicians issued a statement welcoming newly confirmed Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s announcement of an upcoming visit to Utah. Haaland intends to tour Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments,…

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