Bears Ears in the News: "Fierce" New Leadership Gives Advocates New Hope

It's been four years since former President Barack Obama established Bears Ears National Monument, and a new chapter in the ongoing saga is about to begin. What the Biden administration plans to do about Bears Ears.

Rebecca RobinsonJanuary 7, 2021Bears Ears National Monument, Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, Department of Interior, Lawsuit, San Juan County

Bears Ears in the News: Change and Controversy at the BLM

Environmentalists, tribes blast Utah national monument plan - KUTV, 7/27/19

Perhaps the most controversial component of the plan is its opening large swaths of archaeologically significant land to off-road vehicle use - something both conservationists and Native peoples see as insulting to tribes and dangerous for fragile landscapes.

But this isn’t the only story keeping the BLM in the headlines.

Rebecca RobinsonAugust 13, 2019Bears Ears National Monument, Federal Lands, Department of Interior, Interior Department, Utah, National Monument, Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, BLM, Indian Creek

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