Public Lands

view near the Bears Ears buttes, photo by: Spencer Gosney

President Biden to designate 1.36 million acres for Bears Ears National Monument

President Joseph Biden will sign an executive order restoring the Bears Ears National Monument to its original designated size on Friday, October 8. President Biden’s designation places the monument at 1.36 million acres, after the addition of 11,200 acres that President Trump added to the...

Reports that Sec. Haaland’s suggestion is to restore Bears Ears

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is recommending that President Joe Biden restore Bears Ears National Monument to its original size, according to a June 14 report in the Washington Post. The original boundaries of the monument totaled 1.35 million acres – all in San Juan County – when it was...

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visits area to investigate national monument boundaries

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland recently completed a three-day visit to the area to investigate the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante national monuments. The first Native American Secretary of the Interior arrived in Bluff on Wednesday, April 7, where she met with tribal...

Haaland says she will work to ensure President hears all sides of land issue

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland discussed her visit to San Juan County at an April 8 press conference at Edge of the Cedars State Park / Museum in Blanding. Haaland said she had been to the area several times before but added that this time, she was here to listen to the Governor, the Utah...

New Secretary of the Interior visits county to tour Bears Ears, prepare report to President

Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is visiting San Juan County this week to take a first-hand look at the Bears Ears National Monument. Haaland will arrive in Utah midweek and tour the national monument. At some point following the visit, Haaland will release a report to President Joe...

Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland set to visit San Juan County to investigate Bears Ears

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will visit San Juan County in coming days to take a first-hand look at Bears Ears National Monument. Details of the Secretary’s visit were still not released at the press deadline, but the visit is planned to take place in the month of April. Haaland was approved as...

Photo of the Bears Ears by Bob Wick courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management

Bi-Partisan Utah Bill establishes Tribal committee to create Bears Ears Visitor Center in San Juan County

Utah House Bill 341 passed out of the Utah State House of Representatives in February and the Utah State Senate on March 3. The bill creates an advisory committee to help explore the feasibility, location, functions, and other important matters surrounding the creation of a visitor center in or...

President Biden orders a review of Bears Ears

In one of his first acts as President of the United States, Joe Biden issued an executive order directing the Department of the Interior to review the boundaries and conditions of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. Bears Ears, in San Juan County, was designated by...

In first act as President, Biden orders a review of Bears Ears National Monument

In one of his first acts as President of the United States, Joe Biden has issued an executive order directing the Department of the Interior to review the boundaries and conditions of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. Bears Ears, in San Juan County, was designated by...

New field manager for Monticello BLM Office

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is pleased to announce Amber Denton Johnson is the field manager for the Monticello Field Office in the Canyon Country District. Over the past year, Amber served in a temporary assignment as the Acting Monticello Field Manager but assumed the position...