~~BEAR ESSENTIALS: April 30, 2018~~

v   Type in Address to Find Your Commissioner Voting District

Attention citizens in San Juan County District 3--  Rebecca Benally and Kenneth Maryboy are the only two candidates running for commissioner in this district. Both are running as Democrats in the primaries, and there is no Republican candidate. If you’re registered as a Republican the ONLY viable way you can vote is to request a democratic ballot for the primaries.  Please contact Janet Wilcox 678-2851 or respond to this e-mail Before May 4 if you’re willing to do this!  Rebecca has gone out on a limb multiple times to help us in the Bears Ears fight.  She needs our support NOW in getting reelected! 

  

v SPEAR Meeting Tues. May 1 Monticello Court House 7 PM

Anyone who has an interest in maintaining their access to public lands is invited to attend. This includes not only ATV riders, but also jeepers, hikers, bikers, and others. Spear is an organization that not only builds and maintains trails, but fights to insure your public access rights are not denied 

v Dr. Mike Kennedy, candidate for Utah senator will be in Monticello May 22, 7 PM at the Hideout.  Get your questions ready.

v John Curtis video on Utah issues, including Bears Ears

n  President Trump Signs Antiquities Ex. Order April 26

The Antiquities Act does not give the federal government unlimited power to lock up millions of acres of land and water, and it is time we ended this abusive practice.  This executive order will end this egregious abuse of federal power, and give that power back to the states and to the people, where it belongs.

n  Phil Lyman Runs for Utah House of Representatives

n  Chris Herrod Running Again for US House of Representatives

n  Commissioner Benally Active in Promoting Positive Changes

n  What’s Happened to DOI Execs since Zinke’s Swamp Draining

n  US President and Vice President Speak : Role of states and public lands/ accomplishments for this administration.

n  Rebecca Benally Appointed to Tribal Treasury Advisory Board

n  Maffley Again:  Did SJC Orchestrate Charges Against Chilcoat as Relatiation?

n  Free Range Report’s take on the case: Poor Me Defense

n  Wild Earth, et al, Continue to Promote Recreation Over Jobs

n  Robert Redford Opines on Scott Pruitt of EPA

n  Senators Protest Zinke/ President Trumps Resizing of Bears Ears

n  Patagonia’s View of Bears Ears

n  Are Anti-fracking/ drilling Groups Acting as Agents for Russia?

n  Dine’ Bikeyah Appeals to United Nations to Solve Local Problems

n  “History” Review Promotes Fallacies, Bigotry and Name Calling

n  Arrow to the Heart: The Custer Battlefield Museum vs the Fed. Gov
                 Other Articles/ Events of Local Interest                                               

v The Transformation of Arches National Park; Other Pending Trends in Grand County

v Public Lands: The Looming Catastrophe

http://beyondthebears.blogspot.com/

            Documenting Bears Ears “No Monument” efforts since July 2016                                                                    

Fie on groups Using and Abusing federal $ to Suck the Life out of Rural Communities

Letter to: National Parks Service 12/ 20/ 2017 

National Parks and Monuments have been the victims of poor management, and inadequate budget allocation for decades. Far too much of the DOI funding has been spent on EPA speculation, research, and over spending, on both the state and federal levels. Funds that should have been used to actually maintain existing park "environment" have instead been wasted on frivolous studies and lawsuits, involving sage grouse, turtles, birds, etc. It's time that the DOI takes back its role in managing actual land, water, its resources, and possibilities for multiple use. If wisely utilized the land, timber, and minerals could actually generate money. 

Public lands and those who use them, should generate part of this financial backlog; however, a bigger question is, how much has been spent paying lawyers who make life miserable for Western states and counties? The curse of litigation provides little benefit to real people who live in the West, nor the land they live by. It only spends more and more government money, while maintenance of parks and facilities degenerate more each year. Fie on the so called green friendly groups and their grants and lawsuits, who use and abuse federal money to suck the life out of rural communities and surrounding public lands
Hopefully, you can rectify this mire of neglect, and the excess of litigation.
   Janet Wilcox

Layers of Land Protection Prior to Nat'l Monument Designation

 Layers of land protection in the West:

Some critics seem to feel that public land in San Juan County is now doomed to oblivion since President Trump's declaration to resize Bears Ears National Monument.  Before more National Monuments were even in the picture in San Juan County, there were over a dozen existing protections already in place.  These lands were, and are amply protected by law without another layer of ineffective legislation. However, you can enact all the laws and regulations you want, but without money (remember the US is 20 Trillion dollars in debt) and man power to supervise, you're just shaking a wet noodle at the thousands of uneducated tourists who have been attracted to SE Utah because of all the publicity.  

1.     1906 Antiquities act,

2.     1935 Historic Sites Preservation Act,

3.     1960/1974 Reservoir Act,

4.     1964 Wilderness Act

5.     1966 National History Preservation Act

6.     1968 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

7.     1969 National Environmental Protection Act

8.     1974 Archeological; Historic Preservation Act,

9.     1976 Federal Lands Policy and Management Act,

10. 1978 American Indian Religious Freedom Act,

11. 1979 Archeological Resources Protection Act,

12. 1980 Amendment NHBA - Exec. Order Protection & Enhancement of Cultural Environment,

13. 1990 Native American Graves Protection; Repatriation Act,

14. 1996 Indian Sacred Site Protection Act,

15. 2000 Consultation; Coordination with Indian Tribal Government Act
16. 2003 Preserve America Act 

~~ Bear Essentials ~ Sept 2, 2017~~

Shared Sacrifice for Water Users of the West: Colorado River

“I think it [Taking down Glen Canyon Dam] is scientifically dubious, legally implausible and politically suicidal,” says Mr. Entsminger in Nevada.

San Juan County Information:

n  Facebook Freedom Fest Information

n  Order your 2017 Freedom Fest Shirts today

n  Featured Freedom Fest Performer Tim Gates  San Juan Record

                         

Good News Bears

n  The Monumental battle over Monuments in the West  Deseret News

n  Trump has historic opportunity to check trend of expansive monuments

n  EPA Secretary Pruitt Demands Science over Environmental Activism

n  Southern Utah should not be Dictated to nor Dependent on Coastal Elites

n  Pacific Legal Foundation Applauds Adminstration’s Monument Review

n  Love’s “Investigation” made public; Congressman Bishop calls for investigation of unethical practices (“Love giving Moqui Marbles out like candy”)

n   Green Peace facing Lawsuits for Illegalities in Canada

n  Why the US Forest Service need Reforms

n  Zinke Suggests Shrinking 3 Monuments

n  Recommendations and National Monuments in Review

Bad News Bears

n  Synopsis of Dan Love’s Criminal Activities

n  If you watch TV or go on-line, you’ve run into lots of propaganda via expensive ads regarding Bears Ears.  They may show a paid child actor, or a rich businessmen, claiming San Juan county and the State of Utah are public land haters. Reminds me of something I recently read: “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” Isaiah 5:20

n  George Soros Floods Penn. DA Race with $1,700,000

n  Surprise recommendation from Zinke, concerning tribal co-management

n  Feds Determined to Crush Western Dissent, using Bundy’s as Target

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Performing Sept 9: Tim Gates and Freedom Fest 2017 Concert
Tim’s Facebook page
Listen to his Music:

Schedule for Saturday, Sept. 9

1)   Vendors and Concessions open 4 PM SJHS Football Field

Come Eat, Greet, and Meet 

$10 each (under 5 yrs  free)

2)   Donations $10 for 5 tickets (See Prizes)

13 donated prizes will be on display and tickets available with a donation

3)   Entertainment begins  at 6 PM with:

Magnetic Pull  

And   The Grayson Girls

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http://beyondthebears.blogspot.com/

                                     Documenting Bears Ears “No Monument” efforts since July 2016

~~ Bear Essentials ~ June 17, 2017 ~~

Rebecca Benally is adamantly opposed to the monument and said it's "insulting" that out-of-state tribes and special interests are politicizing Native American heritage to push a monument locals don't want. “My constituents are Utah Navajos who have historically been forgotten or bullied by both the federal government and their own tribe. Now so-called environmentalists and their corporate benefactors are adding their own chapter to this sad story, using a few members of our community who are desperate for a paycheck to advance the agenda of outside interests." 

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Issues Impacting San Juan County Utah

n  Thank you all who attended the White Mesa Mill hearing this week, especially those who spoke and helped publicize it.  Public comment on the White Mesa Mill will be accepted through July 31.  Mail to dwmrcpublic@utah.gov

n  For the most part all comments pro and con were civilly presented and received.  There were a few exceptions.  This article on Commonsensorship has lots of good advice on how to disagree.

n  Chris Herrod gets GOP nod to replace Chaffetz in 3rd district 

n  US Withdrawal from Paris Accord Beneficial for Colorado  “Congress never authorized the $3 billion Obama committed to the “Green Climate Fund,” nor the regulatory scheme he considered as strong as a treaty, nor any other part of the Paris deal. Obama never even asked. He knew Congress would not sacrifice our economy for a political agenda, especially for no environmental gain. Researchers at MIT say if every nation met its Paris commitments, global temperature increases might drop 0.2 degrees by the end of the century.”

n NPR’s broadcast regarding Zinke’s Bears Ears Announcement

                         

Good News Bears

n  Rebecca Benally Interviewed by KSJD Regarding Recommendation

n  Deciphering the Layers of Protection in Bears Ears  Deseret News

n  Times in History when Monument Boundaries have been changed

n  Trump is Right to Challenge Antiquities Act

n  NPR Looks at Bears Ears Issues  Phil did great, but it was not a balanced program.  Listen and decide, yourself.

n  Monument Boundaries Need to Change   Deseret News

n  Environmentalists love Capitalism, they just won’t admit it 

n  KSL News: Zinke Says Monument Boundaries must change

n  Zinke orders Sage Grouse Plan that Protects Economy & Birds

n  Baxter Black’s Common Sense

                                                                               

Bad News Bears

n  White Mesa Mill Comes Under Attack Meeting June 15

n  Scott Clow, environmental programs director for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe speaks to KSJD

n  Outside Recreation Magazine weighs in on Bears Ears

n  Bears Ears NM first Monument to be proposed by Tribes 

(I sent the author the file documenting the Oct. 2014 CLF meeting where it clearly shows that the Conservation Lands Foundation was manipulating Native tribes. On file at FB: Save the Bears Ears)

n  Democrats Remind Zinke that Congress will decide about Monuments

n  Nature Conservancy’s Response to Zinke’s Announcement

n  EPA’s role in the Gold King Mine Spill in Durango

n  Victims of Federal Forest Service negligence still not compensated in NM

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http://beyondthebears.blogspot.com/

                                     Documenting Bears Ears “ No Monument” efforts since July 2016

Updated article June 14:  75,437 pro monument form letters sent in during Monument Review Period