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I looked for information on the national park you linked to. This says that grazing, hunting, fishing, recreation, etc., would all still be allowed[1]: >The mo
by Chathamization 9y ago
I looked for information on the national park you linked to. This says that grazing, hunting, fishing, recreation, etc., would all still be allowed[1]:
>The monument designations maintain currently authorized uses of the land that do not harm the resources protected by the monument, including tribal access and traditional collection of plants and firewood, off-highway vehicle recreation, hunting and fishing and authorized grazing.
It's apparently also an important deal for tribal sovereignty[2]:
> Under the Bears Ears Monument designation, an intertribal coalition will partner with the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to manage the area — which is slightly bigger than the state of Delaware — ensuring that tribes have access to food supplies and firewood.
This[3] says that existing grazing is usually grandfathered in, but that new grazing is limited. I get the impression that there's a lot of disinformation out there.
[1] https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretaries-jewell-vilsack-applaud-presidents-designation-new-national-monuments-utah https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretaries-jewell-vilsack...
[2] http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/01/09/508586040/bears-ears-monument-is-a-win-for-tribal-food-sovereignty-will-trump-undo-it http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/01/09/508586040/bea...
[3] http://www.npr.org/2017/02/05/513492389/utah-representative-wants-bears-ears-gone-and-he-wants-trump-to-do-it http://www.npr.org/2017/02/05/513492389/utah-representative-...
- rocqua 9y agoI'd like to point out the difference between national parks and national monuments. Creating a national park requires an act of congres, creating a national monument only takes an executive order[1]. I can imagine states are much more worried about executive orders as opposed to acts of congress. [1] https://vault.sierraclub.org/planet/199611/nationalpark.asp https://vault.sierraclub.org/planet/199611/nationalpark.asp