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#Conservation Groups Challenge Trump’s Decimation of Two #NationalMonuments in #Utah
@WesternWatershedsProject , September 2, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — "Conservation groups today challenged President Trump’s July 2026 unlawful decimation of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Southern Utah. The groups filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to reactivate litigation against Trump’s 2017 monument rollbacks and challenge both sets of illegal proclamations together.
"Conservation groups were joined by two additional coalitions of monument supporters, who also filed to renew their litigation on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante today.
" 'Slashing protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments is unlawful and disregards the Tribes who have stewarded these lands since time immemorial,' said Charlie Luke, The Wilderness Society Utah state director. 'These protections were put in place for a reason: to safeguard cultural resources, wildlife habitat, clean air and water, and the freedom of future generations to experience these lands. The #WildernessSociety will continue this fight in court to ensure our treasured Utah national monuments remain protected.”
" 'Not only is the attempt to slash Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments illegal, it’s also deeply unpopular,' said Michael Toll, staff attorney for the Grand Canyon Trust. “A 2024 poll found that more than 70% of Utah voters supported keeping Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante protected as national monuments; these illegal cuts are wildly out of touch with what the majority of Utahns want.”
"In July, President #Trump illegally redrew the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, reducing both monuments by more than 90%. The attack was one of the largest rollbacks of public lands protections in U.S. history, cutting a million acres more than the 2017 reductions.
"Multiple mining claims were filed in both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante immediately after Trump decimated the monuments. Conservation groups have urged the Bureau of Land Management to reject the premature and unlawful claims.
“Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante should have never been put in jeopardy to begin with as no president has the authority to erase or shrink national monuments,' said Erika Pollard, Southwest campaign director with the National Parks Conservation Association. 'These monuments are among the most beloved public lands in #Utah, visited by millions who also travel to neighboring national park sites – Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Glen Canyon and Natural Bridges. Attempting to dismantle the groundbreaking Bears Ears Commission and co-stewardship structures is an insult to the #TribalNations that deserve a leading role in managing their #AncestralLands. Support for these monuments has never wavered and neither will our fight to protect them.'
" 'The gutting of these two monuments is yet another example of this administration rewarding industry with special access to the public’s land and resources,' said Chris Krupp, public lands attorney for #WildEarthGuardians. 'Trump didn’t unlock the monument for recreation, as he dishonestly claimed, but he did open up a cherished landscape to mining. It’s no surprise #MiningCompanies are already taking advantage of that.'
"The #AntiquitiesAct of 1906 authorizes presidents to designate national monuments, but it does not give them the power to shrink the monuments created by their predecessors or to undercut their protections. Congress’s intent was clear: the Antiquities Act must be used to protect the nation’s archaeological, cultural, and scientific wonders.
" 'President Trump cannot erase America’s national monuments with the stroke of a pen. The Antiquities Act gives presidents the authority to protect places like Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears, not dismantle them for #mining and other industrial interests,' said Athan Manuel, director of the Sierra Club’s Lands Protection Program. 'The monuments preserve an irreplaceable cultural landscape, world-renowned fossil resources, and extraordinary wildlands that are shared by all of us. We’re going to court because the law is clear, and future generations deserve to inherit these remarkable places with the protections they were promised.'
" 'President #Trump’s unlawful attack dismantling Grand Staircase-Escalante and #BearsEars National Monuments was a dark day for America and our nation’s long tradition of protecting parks, monuments and wild places for current and future generations,' said Steve Bloch, legal director at the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA). 'With the filing of these lawsuits, we intend to make sure Trump doesn’t have the final word over the fate of these treasured landscapes. We’ll be watching closely for on-the-ground mischief like new mining claims and illegal vehicle use and are ready to swing into action to protect the monuments from any activities that can leave lasting damage.”
"#GrandStaircaseEscalante National Monument — home to dinosaur fossils not found anywhere else in the world — is often described as a 'dinosaur Shangri-la.' It was established as a national monument in 1996, and in the two decades since it was protected, paleontologists have unearthed #fossils from 21 previously undiscovered dinosaur species.
"The region also holds great cultural significance to numerous Tribes. It is renowned for the remarkable geologic features for which it is named — a series of massive, stepped cliff formations that form, literally, a grand staircase. It is home to serpentine canyons that provide endless hiking adventures and streams that support diverse populations of native plant and animal life."
#USPol #Zuni #EndangeredSpecies #NationalMonuments #ProtectBearsEars #ProtectTheSacred #StolenLands #CulturalGenocide #LandBack
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Mrs Miasma and I took my former boss up to the Battle of Little Bighorn Monument yesterday.
$25 to walk around in 95° F (35° C) heat so we could see the place where Colonel Custer demonstrated the value of accurate, timely intelligence and a really fast horse by having neither.
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#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #TakeAction Protect National Monuments from Trump’s Chopping Block | NRDC
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Muir Woods National Monument, California. March, 2015.
📷 Fujifilm X-T1 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
🎞 16 mm – 1/25″ – f/4 – ISO 1600
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Exploring the Natural and Historical Wonders of U.S. National Monuments
📰 Original title: 11 Of The Most Underrated National Parks And Monuments In The Midwest
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
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#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #TakeAction Tell Congress: Defend our national monuments - Earthjustice
https://earthjustice.org/action/tell-congress-defend-our-national-monuments -
Devils Tower National Monument today. For more information https://www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm and https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/nature/tower-formation.htm and #devilstower #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #nationalmonuments #geology #travel #wyoming #summer #trees #conifer #flag Image credit National Park Service
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The announcement comes as the #Trump admin has aggressively pursued opening #PublicLands to the #energy industry. This includes shrinking #NationalMonuments in #Utah, which would allow for #oil & #gas development, & reportedly pursuing the same in #Alaska, all while rolling back rules around bond requirements, public comments & procedural timelines around those lease sales.
#law #EnvironmentalLaw #FossilFuels #conservation #forests #wildlife #ecosystems #Ohio #WayneNationalForest #ClimateChange
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Muir Woods National Monument, California. March, 2015.
📷 Fujifilm X-T1 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
🎞 16 mm – 1/25″ – f/4 – ISO 1600
🔗 https://www.allencompassingtrip.com/1107/muir-woods?utm_campaign=random&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Mastodon -
What to know about Trump’s order shrinking the size of 2 national monuments in Utah
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Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument today (Mount Logan Dark Sky camera just after midnight). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/para/index.htm and https://webcam.io/webcams/z821p9 and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #nationalmonuments Image credit National Park Service #nationalmonument #star #nightsky #bigdipper #constellation #arizona
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Devils Tower National Monument today. For more information https://www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/nature/tower-formation.htm and #devilstower #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #nationalmonuments #geology #travel #wyoming #clouds #shadows #trees #pine #sage #falcon Image credit National Park Service
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Colorado National Monument today. Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/colm/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/colm/learn/nature/geology.htm and https://www.nps.gov/subjects/swscience/pinyon-juniper-woodlands.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #nationalmonuments #colorado Image credit National Park Service #spring #geology #rock #sandstone #trees #pinyon #juniper
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Hiking with Hoodoos: New Mexico’s Tent Rocks
Scenic stone vista“Is it any wonder that the Cochiti people believe Tent Rocks is a living landscape, as their mere presence changes by the moment based on the trajectory of the sun, the angularity of light and shadows, variabilities in weather conditions, or the demeanor of clouds passing overhead.”
– panethos.wordpress.com
We had our first opportunity to visit magical Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument located between Albuquerque and Santa Fe on April 16. It is hard to describe the surreal beauty of this national monument that includes a magnificent slot canyon, tent-shaped rock formations that are jaw-dropping in their multi-faceted geological history, and other spectacular natural features dotting this post-volcanic landscape.
The national monument is situated within the Cochiti Pueblo.
“For the Pueblo de Cochiti, Kasha-Katuwe is a living cultural landscape. The cliffs, mesas, and canyons are connected to oral histories, traditional teachings, and long-standing relationships between the people and the land. These places have served as areas for travel, observation, learning, and spiritual reflection across generations. Respect for the land is central to Pueblo values, and care for Kasha-Katuwe reflects responsibilities passed down through families and community leadership.” – Cochiti.org
Due to the rare and delicate geological structure of the formations, as well as their spiritual importance to the Cochiti people, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument has a limited operating schedule that requires prior reservations and prepaid fees for visitors to traverse these amazing formations.
Source: blm.govA national recreation trail leads both hikers and sightseers through a meandering slot canyon and up a steep incline past the tapered hoodoos to a mesa summit. A second trail passes a once-occupied shelter cave and a gathering of hoodoos that resemble a quiet campground amongst the juniper trees or Native American teepee village from afar. A separate scenic overlook is located at the northwest corner of the monument.
Throughout this post are a series of photographs that depict the amazing beauty of Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.
Peace!
Weaving through the slot canyon Geological wonderHoodoo Tent Village Tent CityWithin the slot canyonView from atop the mesaTent tops Narrow passage Perched atop a tent rockSurreal landscape Layers of sediment colors Skylighting Enchanted scenery #archaeology #environment #fun #geography #geology #hiking #history #hoodoos #landUse #landscape #NationalMonuments #NativeAmeriucaqns #nature #NewMexico #slotCanyon #TentRocks #TentRocksNationalMonument #tourism #travel #volcanoes -
Hype for the Future 135F: National Forests of the Cascades (Oregon)
Introduction Within the State of Oregon, much of the Cascade Range is set aside by the federal government to serve as sites of the associated national forests of the region, including the Fremont-Winema, Umpqua, Deschutes, Willamette, and Mount Hood National Forests. Apart from the aforementioned national forests of the area, surrounding communities also play large roles on both the east and west sides of the range, the former often coinciding with the High Desert region spanning much of the […] -
Hype for the Future 133CGR: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Overview The Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is a monument located within the central portion of Pinal County, Arizona, and home to a Hohokam desert compound from the fourteenth century containing four stories, a ball court, and irrigation canals in the area. Visitors may be permitted to walk through the ruins, and sunscreen is heavily recommended, particularly between the months of April and October. -
These #nationalmonuments are 10 of the best #hiddengems in the whole #nationalpark system
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/best-national-monuments-to-visit
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Drinking Water for Millions Is Threatened as Trump Targets National Monuments
About 83 percent of water passing through public lands has no other protection besides the monument designations. -
#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #TakeAction Protect our marine national monuments | NRDC
https://action.nrdc.org/letter/4441-marine-monuments-100225 -
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument today (Pakoon Springs). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/para/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/para/learn/historyculture/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/para/planyourvisit/pakoon-springs-trail.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #nationalmonuments Image credit National Park Service #clouds #history #geology #basin #springs #fall #nationalmonument
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DOJ opinion clears way for Trump to eliminate national monuments. #NationalMonuments #EnvironmentalProtection #Conservation
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In March, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order demanding that the negative parts of American history be excised from public monuments. A May follow-up order from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum led to QR codes being displayed in national parks that asked visitors to snitch if they came across information that was negative about past or living Americans. Now volunteer preservationists from Safeguarding Research & Culture and the Data Rescue Project have launched a campaign, Save Our Signs, asking people to upload photos of signage on public lands in order to preserve them if they're removed. @404mediaco explains more about the campaign. “To maintain a democratic society, it is essential for the electorate to be well-informed, which includes having a thorough awareness of our historical challenges,” Lynda Kellam, a founding member of the Data Rescue Project, says. “This project combines our expertise as data librarians and preservationists and our concern for telling the full story of our country.”
#USHistory #TrumpAdministration #Histodons @histodons #History #NationalParks #NationalMonuments
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"The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in Las Cruces [New Mexico] is one of six national monuments Interior Department officials have identified to lose federal protections (...)
Those federal protections prevent private companies from exploiting the monuments for minerals, oil and gas or other commodities."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/report-organ-mountains-nm-list-221630603.html
#conservation #NationalMonuments #USA #NewMexico #wildlife #nature
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Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument today (Tassi Ranch). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/para/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/places/tassi-ranch.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #nationalmonuments Image credit National Park Service #clouds #noclouds #ranch #history #green #spring
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WH spox Harrison Fields said #Trump “shocked” the energy industry back to life & called on the Senate to “liberate our federal lands & waters to #oil, #gas, #coal, #geothermal, & #mineral leasing.”
…With the opinion, the Trump admin is saying it has the power to abolish or shrink #NationalMonuments that have not yet been ratified by #Congress, said John Leshy, a University of California College of the #Law professor who served as #Interior’s solicitor general in the #Clinton admin. -
The opinion cites #SCOTUS Chief Justice #JohnRoberts in his 2021 response to a denial of certiorari in Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Assn v. Raimondo that he’d be interested in hearing a challenge to the #AntiquitiesAct.
Roberts wrote that the act’s use has been “transformed into a power without any discernible limit to set aside vast & amorphous expanses of terrain,” & the court may have an opportunity to consider the issue in the future.
