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Bears Ears National Monument, in Utah, is quite possibly the most controversial piece of public land in the United States. It finds itself right in the crosshairs of the larger battle over public lands in the West, and three different Presidential administrations - Obama, Trump, and Biden - have altered the monuments boundaries.
The Bears Ears Controversy can sometimes make it hard to understand just what's going on in Southeastern Utah. The contentiousness of this piece of land can sometimes make it hard to understand just why some people want it to be a National Monument and others don't.
In this video, I attempt to cut through the divisiveness and give you the information you need to make an informed decision on one of the most important pieces of public land in America.
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Sources:
General
climbing.com/news/access-fund-bears-ears-lawsuit-interview
backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/utah-sues-to-shrink-bears-ears-again
kuer.org/politics-government/2021-05-14/what-the-history-of-the-antiquities-act-could-mean-for-the-future-of-bears-ears
web.archive.org/web/20220729165402/http://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/climate/bears-ears-national-monument.html
therevelator.org/roots-antiquities-act-bears-ears
washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/bears-ears
Hewett Report: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/20708759/house-report-no-59-22242.pdf
Presidential Proclamations
Obama: obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/28/proclamation-establishment-bears-ears-national-monument
Trump: trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-modifying-bears-ears-national-monument
Biden: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/10/08/a-proclamation-on-bears-ears-national-monument
Antiquities Act Text: nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/fhpl/antiquities_act.pdf
Threats to Antiquities Act:eenews.net/articles/chief-justice-roberts-invites-antiquities-act-challenges
Congressional Research Service Report on Antiquities Act (good explainer): everycrsreport.com/files/2022-07-11_R41330_2eaf7e49b15393e37a7042ff2f198f0c4759647b.pdf
Cameron v. United States: supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/252/450
Polls:
pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2016/08/11/new-poll-utahans-support-protections-for-bears-ears-area
sltrib.com/news/environment/2017/10/24/majority-of-utahns-favor-trimming-bears-ears-but-most-oppose-breaking-up-grand-staircase-poll-says
cpr.org/2018/01/25/poll-shows-western-voters-increasingly-identify-as-conservationists
Visitation:
ksl.com/article/50240572/visitation-to-this-bears-ears-site-spiked-since-2015-heres-how-the-blm-wants-to-handle-it
bearsearsmonument.org/visit-with-respect
Utah State Trust Lands:
trustlands.utah.gov/our-agency/sitla-and-trust-lands-explained
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Images:
Bureau of Land Management (Bob Wick)
Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
National Park Service
New York Times
Grand Canyon Trust
Palace of the Governors
Storyblocks
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Bears Ears National Monument, in Utah, is quite possibly the most controversial piece of public land in the United States. It finds itself right in the crosshairs of the larger battle over public lands in the West, and three different Presidential administrations - Obama, Trump, and Biden - have altered the monuments boundaries.
The Bears Ears Controversy can sometimes make it hard to understand just what's going on in Southeastern Utah. The contentiousness of this piece of land can sometimes make it hard to understand just why some people want it to be a National Monument and others don't.
In this video, I attempt to cut through the divisiveness and give you the information you need to make an informed decision on one of the most important pieces of public land in America.
----------------------------------------------------------
Support me on Patreon Here: patreon.com/nationalparkdiaries
Follow me on Instagram: @nationalparkdiaries
Follow me on Twitter: @NPDiariesYT
Sources:
General
climbing.com/news/access-fund-bears-ears-lawsuit-interview
backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/utah-sues-to-shrink-bears-ears-again
kuer.org/politics-government/2021-05-14/what-the-history-of-the-antiquities-act-could-mean-for-the-future-of-bears-ears
web.archive.org/web/20220729165402/http://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/climate/bears-ears-national-monument.html
therevelator.org/roots-antiquities-act-bears-ears
washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/bears-ears
Hewett Report: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/20708759/house-report-no-59-22242.pdf
Presidential Proclamations
Obama: obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/28/proclamation-establishment-bears-ears-national-monument
Trump: trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-modifying-bears-ears-national-monument
Biden: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/10/08/a-proclamation-on-bears-ears-national-monument
Antiquities Act Text: nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/fhpl/antiquities_act.pdf
Threats to Antiquities Act:eenews.net/articles/chief-justice-roberts-invites-antiquities-act-challenges
Congressional Research Service Report on Antiquities Act (good explainer): everycrsreport.com/files/2022-07-11_R41330_2eaf7e49b15393e37a7042ff2f198f0c4759647b.pdf
Cameron v. United States: supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/252/450
Polls:
pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2016/08/11/new-poll-utahans-support-protections-for-bears-ears-area
sltrib.com/news/environment/2017/10/24/majority-of-utahns-favor-trimming-bears-ears-but-most-oppose-breaking-up-grand-staircase-poll-says
cpr.org/2018/01/25/poll-shows-western-voters-increasingly-identify-as-conservationists
Visitation:
ksl.com/article/50240572/visitation-to-this-bears-ears-site-spiked-since-2015-heres-how-the-blm-wants-to-handle-it
bearsearsmonument.org/visit-with-respect
Utah State Trust Lands:
trustlands.utah.gov/our-agency/sitla-and-trust-lands-explained
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Images:
Bureau of Land Management (Bob Wick)
Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
National Park Service
New York Times
Grand Canyon Trust
Palace of the Governors
Storyblocks
