Bear Essentials* March 24, 2017

n  Republican Lincoln Day Dinner Thursday March 30, in Monticello at the Hideout Community Center, 6 PM.  Representative Mike Noel will be the keynote speaker. He is such a strong ally in the land battle we are engaged in.  If you haven’t heard him speak, you need to come, listen and learn.  Call Cody Nielson for reservations 435-979-3027. They are also helping Stewards of San Juan with a raffle that night, so  plan to buy tickets which will help us with advertising costs.

n  Monday Night -- Bears Ears Comic Relief –  7 PM  April 3

Arts and Events Center -- USU Campus, Blanding

Stewards of San Juan has organized an evening of humor and fun for some well-deserved “Comic Relief” on April 3.  Lilly Tomblin Look-Alike will be manning the Bears Ears Information Booth; The Bears Ears Boys will join in with some humorous musical insights, while Oliver Harris and Buddy Redd will share western poetry. Random spoofs and skits will round out the evening. Leonie and Allen Hunt will close with a musical tribute to SJC. Donations will be used for No-Monument advertising.   Please invite your like-minded friends and family to come enjoy this event. There will also be Cake Auction and pot luck dessert bar held at the end. Come and enjoy!

n  Featured Op-ed from Bob Dalton, published last week in San Juan Record.

n  What to expect when tourists come. A photo essay.  Be sure to read the comments and post your own.

n  Emery County faces similar problems to San Juan, with only 8% private land.

n  Moab & Escalante will be featured next on KSL’s Road to Understanding (today)

Please: Write or call Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke  He is getting LOTS of pressure from the Green Urbanites as is  President Trump.  Please stay engaged.

1849 C Street, N.W.    Washington DC 20240
Phone: (202) 208-3100
Email: Email Dept. of the Interior

Good News Bears

·       SJC ad campaign takes aim at rescinding Bears Ears NM Read article  Thank you for your donations in making this happen.

·       A great Town Hall Meeting was held in Fillmore Monday. Please listen if you haven’t already.  It was encouraging that so many other counties voiced the same concerns we have. Stewards of San Juan were represented and all had a chance to speak.  Thanks ladies for traveling over and representing SJC. 1 hour video of meeting  KSL is on the road for 2 weeks visiting towns throughout Utah. March 23 they were in Blanding.  Watch the news as it will show up soon.

·       Updated web site for Bears Ears Information. Please sign the petition reminding President Trump of SJC.  http://rescindbearsears.org/

·       What Washington DC is reading about Bears Ears.  

·       San Juan County, leads of nation in growth?  Not what it appears

·       Story related to county growth, was based on estimates, not facts

·       EPA has turned from protector to aggressor

Bad News Bears

Native Tribes set to do battle over Bears Ears.  Sandy Johnson, and Mary Jane Yazzie interviewed in this story.

ATV Trail Plans derailed by Environmental group Deseret News A proposal to put in a 6.4 mile all-terrain vehicle loop in the Indian Creek region at the Bears Ears Monument was derailed by the new designation after environmental groups won a stay delaying any of the work to begin this spring.

Wild Fires devastate Kansas rangelands and herds

Those concerned about the devastating wildfires can visit www.ClarkCountyProud.com to see what the needs are and where to donate. 

The Kansas Livestock Association is accepting donations of feed, fencing supplies and cash for all ranchers who’ve lost fencing, forage resources, harvested feed and an undetermined number of cattle in the blazes across Kansas. To donate, visit  www.kla.org/donationform.aspx

Trimble banking on Zinke to keep Bears Ears National Monument.  SL Tribune

Federal Withdrawal of resource rich lands also impacts Minnesota  “If enacted, the withdrawal proposal would cause the state to lose thousands of potential jobs from future mining projects, billions of dollars in future investment in Northeastern Minnesota, and billions of dollars of potential revenue to support the state’s K-12 education system. . . .

The proposed withdrawal is not based on science or any specific project. It will not make a project better, and it will not improve the environment. The unproven concerns raised by Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service are based only on hypothetical and unfounded fears of generalized impacts from mining.”

Michigan property seized by Forest Service following resurveying of land.

Coming in April: Beyond Standing Rock. KUED Channel 7

Wed. April 12, noon   and Sunday April 30, 3 PM