One of their most effective arguments, as they fought the Obama monument, was the idea that its designation was more a marketing tool than an effort to protect the pristine beauty of area–that its purpose was a promotional hook to…
In an unfolding "fundamental transformation" of rural, natural resources-based communities, progressive politicians and outdoor recreation seekers will eventually dominate, then drive out the industries, jobs, and the families who need to make a good living to survive. By Marjorie Haun…
Utah's ongoing national monuments controversies may help jump-start Representative Noel's bill. The painful and divisive conflicts over Utah's unpopular Grand Staircase-Escalante (Clinton 1996) and Bears Ears (Obama 2016) National Monuments may galvanize support for a fresh approach to federal land…
And worst of all, the poll assumes that if you are pro-local control of public lands--as in the Utah monuments' case--that you hate the government, loathe the environment, and are a militant extremist ogre hell-bent on trashing public lands and…
In possible reference to published articles containing images (copied, cell phone pictures) of leaked Interior Department memos and docs, the letter reiterates the criminal nature of the sort of leaks which seem to be commonplace in the agency. by Marjorie…
Submitted comments from monument proponents were largely based on the false narrative that lacking monument status opened up the areas in question to the transfer or sell-off of public lands. Comments in favor of maintaining the national monuments in question…
A 13-page memorandum to the Budget Committee this year contains his case for the proposed "paradigm shift" as well as calling for $50 million to facilitate conveyances of federal land to state, local and tribal governments. Bartholomew D. Sullivan USA…
While the mainstream media and environmental propaganda machine grind out daily reports on the economic benefits of an industrial tourism economy, they never specifically say who benefits. That’s the deception–just WHO exactly prospers in the New West? Jim Stiles The Canyon Country…
Craters of the Moon was first designated in 1924 and occupied 54,000 acres. In 2000, President Clinton expanded it more than ten-fold, to 700,000 acres. This monument in central Idaho is distinguished by its craggy basalt fields; remnants of ancient…
The forest’s “monument” status has prevented the U.S. Forest Service from performing routine maintenance such as thinning trees and clearing out dead brush. The material buildup throughout the protected area has become a severe fire risk threatening both the monument…