Showing posts with label Comb Ridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Comb Ridge. Show all posts

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Bear Essentials Oct. 30, 2016

Bear Essentials

--New Bears Ears Organization was voted in this past week.  After after 5 months of hard work the “No Monument” is getting organized.  The official name of our group is Stewards of San Juan County.
The president is Jami Bayles, Co-vice presidents are Suzette Morris and Ryan Benally, Secretary is Eva Workman and Treasurer is Wendy Black.  Kim Henderson is north county out-reach rep. Once the group expands, those willing to work can pick what committee they want to work on. Contact any of the officers if you want to help.  We also encourage you to be good stewards whenever you are on the land, water, or right at home.  We will be organizing a “clean up project” in the future to bring awareness stewardship.

-- Keep on speaking out via Facebook, newspaper article commentary, twitter, etc. We need to keep stirring things up.  (This article wouldbe a good one to comment on

Stewards of San Juan County encourages everyone who is concerned about land issues to also start participating in public meetings and giving input.  We need to be better informed.
--Attend Meetings, participate in discussions, write comments related to land use

1.  Nov. 3:   meeting 5-7:30   Monticello Hideout Event Center.  Forest Plan Revision Workshop.  Will discuss all resource areas and multiple use.  Recommendations will be completed Winter 2017. (What’s going on going on up on the mountain? Helicopters took bundles, load after load, up there a couple weeks ago. We heard they were installing a "fiber optic line." Construction equipment has also gone up there. I just saw more heavy equipment, followed by two semis hauling pre-fab bathroom buildings.)

 2.  Due Nov. 11: Scoping comments related to drilling wells in the Blanding sub-basin oil and gas development area.  See p. 14 San Juan Record

3.  Due Nov. 14:  Comments related to BLM Jeep permits, and events. (See p. 4 of newest San Juan Record.)

Newest videos from Sutherland Institute :



--Great quote:  A wealthy man’s playground should never come at the expense of a working man’s home.

--This video was created by Blanding City and discusses water.  Another excellent view

Facts related to Comb Ridge.
Out of 17,400 Comb Ridge acres, the state of Utah owns 1000 of those acres or 1.05%.  The 391 acres sold to Lyman Family Farms is only .02% percent of the total acreage of Comb Ridge, yet some folks don’t want to share or compromise.

SIGN OUR PETITION, UPLOAD YOUR STORYhttp://www.savebearsears.com/  
Most recent stories added came from Elmer Hurst and Steve Lovell.  Steve wrote a great overview and plea for Scouting on the Blue Mountain.  It was in the San Juan Record this week. I will attach a copy for you who don’t subscribe.  (You should, as they have an electronic edition, Wed. of each week.)