Official Stewards of San Juan Response to Secretary Zinke's Review Process

San Juan County Citizens have always loved access to public lands.  We deem it of our greatest treasures!

"The Stewards of San Juan County express gratitude to Secretary Zinke and his time in reviewing and preparing a recommendation to President Trump regarding the Bears Ears National Monument. This is a day of conflicting feelings for many residents of San Juan County and Americans battling ongoing issues regarding constitutional freedoms associated with land rights. 

A massively redundant Bears Ears National Monument designated in the most obscene unilateral way without the input of local citizen stakeholders, was never the answer. The stance of the Stewards of San Juan remains a request for a rigorous review of the Antiquities Act in order to prevent such unilateral measures and further protect the rights of all people. However, we are well aware this current recommendation is a measurable victory for rural Americans and local voices. As Native Americans, locals, business owners, land owners, cattlemen, farmers, recreation enthusiasts, educators, and conservation advocates, we appreciate this administration’s efforts in providing us the voice we sorely needed in this matter. 

We move forward with a conviction to work with our elected officials, local tribes and San Juan County residents to foster a plan indicative of the hearts and minds of this community and love of this beautiful land. We recommit and restate our stance for our love and appreciation of public access to land, responsible multiple use of land, and respect for proper management of the land."

Jami Bayles, SOS president

~~ Bear Essentials ~ May 29, 2017 ~~

A Big Thank You to all who wrote letters as part of the DOI 14-day review.  Your thoughtful, fact-filled responses will hopefully carry more weight than the thousands of form letters from people who have never been to Bears Ears territory.  On June 10 Secretary Zinke is supposed to have recommendations ready for the President regarding National Monuments designated the past 21 years. Pray daily.

“A rich man’s playground should never come at the expense

of a working man’s livelihood” (and dream).  Senator Mike Lee

                            "Promoting tourism as landscape preservation is a complete farce."  Chris Baird 5/18/17

                   View:  A great collection of last year’s Bears Ears videos

                                                              

Good News Bears

n  Balanced Resources Group urges that Bears Ears be Rescinded  Their FB site contains lots of maps and additional resources.

n  Bears Ears Review garners 57,000 comments Las Vegas Review  KSL’s story on Review Comments

n  Heated Debate Over National Monuments: A good overview from Shake, Rattle, and Troll showing the impact on the U.S.  Includes this info on Utah specifically.  Great information.

n  San Juan County Commissioners forewarn of unintended consequences caused by monuments  SL Tribune; (subsequent comments belong in the Bad News Bears Section!)  Tribune commentators all need a “Be Nice” T-shirt!

n  Monument would do more harm than good, by Suzette Morris

n  Rescind Bears Ears National Monument by Ryan Benally

n  Four Corners Free Press-- a pretty balanced article about BENM

n  Ranchers Urge Zinke to Scale back Organ Mountain NM Designation

n  Rob Bishop aims to ensure federal, local land-use consultation

n  Oversight committee video discussing sue and settle problems

n  Rob Bishop Introduced Lawful Purposes/Self Defense Act

n  Plaintiff in Suit Against Chicken Farmer Fails to Cough up Evidence

n  Idaho Judge limits Tribe’s Water Rights to their Reservation

                                                                                           

Bad News Bears

n  Thousands of Form letters sent in during Antiquities Act Review

n  Suspicious Fire in remote area of Bears Ears Includes graphs related to BLM staffing

n  More Environmental Hysteria & Green Baloney: by John Stossel

n  More accusations Against Agent Dan Love

n  Trump Must Stop Prosecution of Property Owners

n  Forest Fires and lack of Management in Yellowstone

n  The Debate over National Monuments /Video

n  Kayenta Citizens oppose D. Filfred’s gun bill

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 Should Animal Opinions Count Too!  

 

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Worth Watching: The Bundy Story and the Patriot Movement by PBS

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http://beyondthebears.blogspot.com/

Documenting Bears Ears No Monument efforts since July 2016

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

  

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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

·    Grand Staircase Visit Brings Optimism

·    Great Article Explaining how Natural Resources are Compromised

·    Farm Bureau Speaks up for Ranchers Water Rights

·    Utah Senators Want to Throw Out Obama Era BLM Policies

·    Las Cruces, NM has Monumental Concerns as well

·       Indian Country Today provides a balanced look at Bears Ears Issue

·       ➤Former Blanding resident explains how things change with NM and Parks—Wally Brown of Page, Az.

·       ➤Promoting tourism, as landscape preservation, is a complete farce

·       ➤State Officials Appeal BLM Recapture Closure

·       ➤Zinke’s visits Escalante where ranchers speak frankly

·       ➤join with tribes in saying “No Monument”

·       ➤Utah Navajos Thank Senator Hatch for speaking up for them

·       ➤Washington Post weighs in on Bears Ears Review   

(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  National Parks/ Monuments seldom benefit rural areas

n  Federal Land Agencies Entangled by Agenda-driven    Environmental groups

n  Kanarraville's watershed in Jeopardy from Tourists

n  PBS film on Bunkerville and the Bundys

n  There go the Chaco’s –Supporting the adversary

n  Globalists Wage War on U.S. and Private Property Owners

n  Conservation Easements are a “Sustainable Development” Land Grab

n  Heated debate over Land Grabs  -- Good information here!

n  Lies, and more lies from Access Fund web site

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n Remember!  Knowledge is Power, but Silence is Consent

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http://beyondthebears.blogspot.com/

Documenting Bears Ears No Monument efforts since July 2016