New management plan for the Bears Ears National Monument allows too much grazing despite tribal involvement.
Category: National Monument
Attacks on National Park Service Budget are Intollerable
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How to go Rafting in Northern New Mexico
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Parks Closed over Border Wall Demands
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Caught in an Eddy in Buena Vista, Colorado
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From up Here, You Can See Far into the Past
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