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    National Monuments

    Oct 20 2017
    Trump signing executive order to review national mnuments

    New bill puts nation’s public lands in jeopardy

    By Mark Pearson Durango Herald Column, Lands Protection
    Last week, the House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee passed a bill to prevent presidents from creating national monuments. It would severely limit the future preservation of many remarkable places similar to those we now take for granted – such…
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    Aug 28 2017
    Commons photo of Indian Creek in Bears Ears National Monument

    Trump’s Sham Review Undermines Fundamental Integrity of Public Lands Protection

    By sjca Lands Protection
    Last week, along with millions of other Americans, we anxiously awaited Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke's recommendation on the fate of over 2 dozen National Monuments. Although his recommendation reportedly made it to President Trump's desk, the proposed future for some…
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    Apr 28 2017
    Photo of Mark Pearson on the river

    Meet our new Executive Director, Mark Pearson!

    By Mark Pearson Lands Protection, Of Interest
    Just in time for my first week on the job, returning to the role of Executive Director at SJCA, I was greeted by a new presidential administration’s assault on Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (CANM). Déjà vu all over…
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    Feb 02 2017
    Prehistoric granary in Bears Ears National Monument

    The Antiquities Act: Preserving our National Heritage

    By sjca Lands Protection
    A prehistoric granary in Bears Ears National Monument. Photo by Josh Ewing/Courtesy Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition. A century of bi-partisan conservation Established in 1906, the Antiquities Act is one of our country’s most important conservation tools. Born out of necessity…
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