Showing posts with label Bear Essentials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bear Essentials. Show all posts

Friday, May 19, 2017

Bear Essentials ~~May 19, 2017~~Write!

 

They (environmental extremists) are 'claim jumpers' positioning themselves
to be the economic drivers of our county. Whether we want it or not.”

May 5, 2017 ~~ Joy Howell


  
Follow Stewards of San Juan          

Many Writing Opportunities, PLEASE Help:  
n  Mail your comments concerning the Antiquities Act and Bears Ears to: 
Monument Review MS-1530
U.S. Department of the Interior
1849 C Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20240

·        To submit a comment online go to https://www.regulations.gov and enter DOI-2017-0002 in the search bar. Knowledge is Power as Silence is Consent” Gem State Patriots  -- Photos/ maps can also be attached

·        Help out Nevada, too.  They have been helping us. Recommend that Gold Butte National Monument be reduced in size, just to the old ghost town of Gold Butte, so that grazing, mining, fishing, hunting and exploring the desert can continue to be enjoyed by anyone who wants to buy a 4WD vehicle or ATV to get there. Sharon Holmes wrote: “This Monument was a vindictive attack backed by former Senator Harry Reid, on the Cliven Bundy family, as retribution for them standing up to the BLM in 2004. . . Cattle have roamed this desert wilderness with the Bundy brand, and the family has purchased and own the water rights for their livestock for over 140 years.  There are no historic Native American sites or construction here; no burials, just an old ghost town where people once made a hard rock living. The annual cost for maintaining a limited presence at the Gold Butte townsite is a lot less than managing over 300,000 acres of desert.”  When you write regarding Gold Butte upload your file on https://www.regulations.gov, with DOI-2017-0002 in the search bar. Photos/ maps can also be attached

n  Send comments regarding the White Mesa Mill (“the last Uranium mill in the United States”)  go to dwmrepublic@utah.gov.   There was a protest march May 13 at the mill.

n  Thank you, to all you Stewards of San Juan for helping Jim Stiles last week.  Over $1500 was raised for his legal defense via the http://moab84532.wixsite.com/moabtransparency. Jim said, I don’t know all who donated, but I am overwhelmed...this will be a great help.”

n  We also appreciate the donation of Rescind Banners and Rescind Bears Ears Shirts for the Rally May 6. It made both the Rally and Zinke’s in-person visit even more awesome!!  (Go to Beyond Bears Ears Blog to see photos.)

n  Shake, Rattle, and Troll: Public Lands Hunting Fishing Group  An ally you may want to befriend.  (Love their Title!) This is a Sportsman's Advocate group based in Phoenix, Arizona.  They have been working with Senator Lee (UT), Congressmen Stewart (UT), Gosar (AZ) and Bratt (VA) as well as with Mike Styler. Network, and pull in Allies to our cause, while supporting theirs. They are also running some of our articles.  Follow the Money Trail



Good News Bears
·    One Minute Will Make A Difference – Write Now

·    Navajo People Have been Restricted Enough Des News by Genevieve Mitchell













(Didn’t Heidi Redd tell us last summer she was against the Monument!)

·       Map showing the distribution of Federal land in Utah: BLM, US Forest Service, reservations, Dept. of Reclamation, Wilderness, Defense, etc. Only 21% of Utah is private land, and in San Juan only 8% is private.  Yes, it’s time for a change   
                       
  Bad News Bears
n  Heated debate over Land Grabs  -- Good information here!
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n Remember!  Knowledge is Power, but Silence is Consent
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Documenting Bears Ears No Monument efforts since July 2016



Sunday, May 14, 2017

Bear Essentials ~~ May 14, 2017

 


Mark Bradford collage of San Juan County

May we be ever vigilant, as we no longer have the luxury of anonymity.
                     May we be ever studying, as we learn to better protect our freedoms.
May we be ever present, and ready to do the work that requires our Rural American hearts.
Eva Workman, SOS officer:   May 6 ~ Bears Ears Rally

Follow Stewards of San Juan          

n  From Gail Dalton Johnson: “Following Interior Secretary Zinke's visit to the Bears Ears region this week there will be an opportunity for the public to comment on the review of the national monument beginning on May 12th. This is a unique opportunity for the public, and especially local voices, to give input on a decision that will heavily impact those who live in and around the national monument area. 
The comment period opens (Friday, May 12th), but we are unsure when Secretary Zinke will make his recommendation on Bears Ears. We strongly encourage everyone to make substantive comments and take advantage of this opportunity to shape public policy and the management of public lands. 

n  You can mail your comments to: 
Monument Review MS-1530
U.S. Department of the Interior
1849 C Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20240

To submit a comment online go to https://www.regulations.gov and enter DOI-2017-0002 in the search bar. 
n  It is important that everyone submit public comment related to Bears Ears:  and Other Monuments being reviewed.  Zinke and President Trump both strongly believe that local input is a critical component of federal land management. Do You? Send it this weekend if possible.  Online you have 5000 characters you can use.  Plus you can add photos/ maps etc.
n  Reporters often have to do heavy duty research, and stick their necks out to defend the truth.  One such dogged individual is Jim Stiles, publisher of The Canyon Zephyr.  He has provided us much needed information and help in fighting this Bears Ears Battle.  Now it’s our turn to help him. Learn more about the case, and then contribute if you feel you can.  Go to http://moab84532.wixsite.com/moabtransparency 


 Good News Bears


·       Map showing the distribution of Federal land in Utah: BLM, forest service, reservations, Dept. of Reclamation, Wilderness, Defense, etc. Only 21% state wide is private, and in San Juan only 8%.  Use this as you write. Yes, it’s time for a change.
n  Video with Governor Herbert, Sec. Zinke, and Press May 8
n    No Question, Bears Ears should be preserved, but how?  Also includes video with Kenneth Maryboy.
n   Largest Navajo Chapter formally opposed Bears Ears Nat’l Monument
n  Research tool for discovering what environmental groups spend and generate money by the millions.
n  SOS President, Jami Bayles, corrects false claims
n  NPR presents both sides of the controversy, of fierce debate

n  Free Range Report Showcases SJC Rally Celebration May 6
n  Recapture Canyon and 10th Ammendment by Donald Guymon
n  Will Zinke’s Review provide for more State Land control?

                                                                                                                     
  Bad News Bears
n Zinke to visit Hideout Ranch in Monticello.  Depends on who comes, if this is good or bad.   Followup story from the SL Tribune
n   Not sure how objective this Fox News article is, but it contains charts and has some good info.
n  Looks like Another Environmental NGO to me Center for Western Priorities  Related Article on funding behind the Big Greens: published in 2013, but even more true today!
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n Remember! 
Comments related to the Bears Ears Review may be submitted online Starting May 12 at http://www.regulations.gov by entering “DOI-2017-0002” in the Search bar and clicking “Search,” or by mail to Monument Review, MS-1530, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
https://www.doi.gov/…/interior-department-releases-list-mon…
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Bears Ears No Monument efforts since July 2016: http://beyondthebears.blogspot.com/

Current Article (Published in San Juan Record 5/11/17: