“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
Many Writing Opportunities, PLEASE Help:
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
(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
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