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Notes from the front lines of conservation on the Colorado Plateau.

Tim Peterson

11/12/24

Bears Ears, National Monuments, Native America

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Bears Ears Plan Makes History

Bears Ears petroglyph panels and cultural sites protected by new proposed management plan.

Blake McCord

11/5/24

National Monuments

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Grand Staircase-Escalante Plan Nears Finalization

Find out how the Bureau of Land Management is planning to protect old-growth forests, creeks, canyons, fossils, and more in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Tim Peterson

10/30/24

Uranium, Native America, Bears Ears, National Monuments

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Over 100 Walk in Solidarity with White Mesa

A rally in Salt Lake City followed by a spiritual walk in White Mesa demonstrate the Ute community's determination to see uranium mill close.

Alastair Bitsóí

09/18/24

Bears Ears, National Monuments, Native America

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A Really Old Potato and Indigenous Foods in Bears Ears

Native peoples have been cultivating the Four Corners potato in the American Southwest as far back as 10,000 to 11,000 years ago.

Raymond Chee

09/4/24

National Monuments, Grand Canyon, Native America

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Hopi Cultural Ties to Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument

For Hopi Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma, the Grand Canyon region is home to many cultural and religious sites that are still very much alive today.

Tim Peterson

08/22/24

Bears Ears, National Monuments, DC Dispatch

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Bears Ears Spared a 480-foot Tower, for Now

Proposal to build massive communications tower on state lands inside Bears Ears National Monument withdrawn

Raymond Chee

08/8/24

National Monuments, Grand Canyon, Native America

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Celebrate Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument is 1 year old. Learn about the cultural resources, waters, and plants and animals it protects.