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Revision as of 22:55, 28 December 2016
| Bears Ears National Monument | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 The Bears Ears from Utah Highway 261. | |
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| Area | 1,350,000 acres (550,000 ha) |
| Established | December 28, 2016 |
The Bears Ears are a pair of buttes located in San Juan County in the southeastern Utah. The Bears Ears are bordered on the west by Dark Canyon Wilderness and Beef Basin, on the east by Comb Ridge and on the north by Indian Creek and Canyonlands National Park. Rising 2,000 feet (610 m) above Cedar Mesa to the south, the Bears Ears reach 8,700 feet (2,700 m) in elevation and are named for their resemblance to the ears of a bear emerging from the horizon.
Proposed Conservation Area
In July 2015, representatives from the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Pueblo of Zuni, and Ute Indian Tribe formed the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition to pursue designations to seek protections on 1.9 million acres in the area including Cedar Mesa.[1] The Coalition negotiated with Utah Representatives Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz as part of their Utah Public Lands Initiative, but pulled out of discussions after the unveiling of the draft bill citing that it was inadequate and a scaled down version of their original plan.[2] The PLI draft bill provided protections for 1,100,000 acres (450,000 ha) through several smaller wilderness areas and two national conservation areas.[2]
The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition drafted a proposal that would designate 1,900,000 acres (770,000 ha) as a National Monument which would include Cedar Mesa, Indian Creek, White Canyon, Abajo Mountains, Comb Ridge, Valley of the Gods, and the confluence of the San Juan and Colorado Rivers.[3]
National Monument
Approximately 1.35 million acres of Bears Ears were protected by President Obama as national monument on December 28, 2016.[4]
References
- ^ "Tribal Resolutions" (PDF) (Press release). Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Pueblo of Zuni, and Ute Indian Tribe. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Utah tribes say public-lands bill 'adds insult to injury,' petition Obama to designate monument". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City. January 20, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ "Proposal to President Barack Obama for the Creation of Bears Ears National Monument" (PDF) (Press release). The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition. October 15, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ Obama, Barack (December 28, 2016). "Proclamation -- Establishment of the Bears Ears National Monument". whitehouse.gov. The White House.
External links
- Bears Ears at USGS website
- The fight for Bears Ears, on the road; High Country News, http://www.hcn.org/issues/48.18/the-fight-for-bears-ears-on-the-road
- The bid for Bears Ears; High Country News, http://www.hcn.org/issues/48.18/the-bid-for-bears-ears-national-monument