President Joe Biden’s order to review Utah monuments leaves options open, but expansion all but certain
President Biden has launched a 60-day national monument review that is expected to lead to the restorations of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase monuments, which had Trump had slashed by 2 million acres. Utah leaders demand a seat at the table.
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Good news for the conservation of the natural resources in the area. Hopefully they will review, and pass and solidify the 2 monuments in congress giving concrete futures to both. Slashing the boundaries as was done was a bad move by the prior Administration and I support returning GSENM back to its original boundaries, and adding some areas back into Bears Ears that were cut out. GSENM is one of my favorite places there is, and it deserves forever protection, as does Bears Ears. The 2 counties encompassing most of Bears Ears have both voted to ask for a return to prior boundaries. Now this is just a review of the boundaries but I would expect Bears Ears especially to get further boundary protections. GSENM we shall see. The Native American voice in the area also heavily approves of Bears Ears original boundaries. I don't know that it will get the full designation it did under Obama, but Bears Ears boundaries will undoubtable grow giving great protections to wildlife and the landscapes.