America’s wild places survive by the grace of a human promise. For more than 150 years, it has been an article of collective faith and national pride that once we protect a wild place, it is to be... Read Original Story
President Trump plans to shrink Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent and reduce Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by half, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post that... Read Original Story
President Donald Trump will fly into Utah on Monday to announce that he’ll shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, sources familiar with the trip confirmed to The Salt... Read Original Story
Near the summit of Comb Ridge, in a high-desert region of dancing shadow and red rock splendor, serrated peaks form one of southeast Utah’s most recognizable landmarks.
It is hallowed ground for the... Read Original Story
BY ERIN FORD
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — In the high desert, springs and seeps are often the only source of life-giving water to be found for plants, wildlife and grazing livestock. After decades of... Read More
BY BRIAN MAFFLY
President Donald Trump will shrink the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by about half, to 700,000 from 1.2 million acres, following the recommendation of his Interior... Read Original Story
Residents of a small town outside the Grand Canyon’s South Rim have rejected a building height increase, but it won’t stop developers from pursuing an expanse of retail shops, open space and lodging... Read Original Story
A ballot measure that would have paved the way for increased development in the town of Tusayan failed by 11 votes on Tuesday night.
Of the 131 votes cast, 60 were in favor of the measure and 71 were... Read Original Story
