Friday, July 20, 2018

~~BEAR ESSENTIALS: July 20, 2018~~

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v Attention Ranchers with Grazing Allotments:
Ranchers who maintain grazing allotments in the footprint of the previous Bears Ears National Monument or the new monuments, need to know about Rangeland Strategies. As the BLM and USFS update their management plans for these areas, we believe our consultants can help make sure that the interests of those with grazing allotments are protected.  (Benjamin Burr)  More information
             State Senator David Hinkins. a Great Defender of San Juan County
n  Diamond Rio will headline the San Juan County Fair with a performance on Thursday, August 9 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the San Juan County Fairgrounds.

Advance tickets are $18 and can be purchased at BCL Distributing in Blanding (1261 South Main) or the San Juan Record in Monticello (49 South Main).


--Did the State AG’s Office side with the defendants?
--Why did the AG’s Office bring unfounded charges against the lead deputy in the Chilcoat case just prior to the preliminary hearing?
--Why is it that the AG’s Office refused to assist the San Juan County Prosecutor due to a “conflict of interest,” and then agree to participate in the appeals hearing where all charges are dropped against Chilcoat, who is the client of an AG’s Office employee?  --Monte Wells

n  LA Times: Bears Ears Awaits Ruling
n  Woman Treed by Wolves; Rescue Delayed
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n Read Past Editions of Bear Essentials at: http://beyondthebears.blogspot.com/
Documenting Bears Ears Controversy and Public Land Issues since July 2016

Friday, July 6, 2018

~~BEAR ESSENTIALS: July 6, 2018~~




As submitted by Thomas Jefferson June 28, 1776
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“San Juan County, for example, contains 3.1 million acres of public land — second only to Millard County. But because its population is just a fourth of Tooele County’s, its PILT take of $1.8 million is half that of Tooele, which has 2.1 million acres.”











Judge Chutkan will decide if cases remain in DC or move to Utah
n  History of Navajo Oshley On LIne Tells of the early days in Blanding




 



Escalante resident Simone Shumway Griffin responds: This makes me so frustrated. Guess what, if you get a flat tire in Escalante on Sunday, there’s still no way to get it fixed on Sunday. New houses and businesses are not going up here and we have a serious housing crisis. Why am I not surprised this was the Trib?

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Documenting Bears Ears Controversy and Public Land Issues since July 2016


Friday, June 22, 2018

~~BEAR ESSENTIALS: June 22, 2018~~



v Article by Amy Joi O’Donoghue  :  Land management vs. law enforcement. Senator Mike Lee: “It is incumbent on this subcommittee to ask whether combining resource management and criminal law enforcement has resulted in a profound disservice to both,” Lee said. “We need to get back to managing federal lands as opposed to terrorizing the communities that surround them,” he said Monday.  [Shake, Rattle, and Troll]
v National Geographic Article: What Shrinking of National Monuments Means
















                     Documenting Bears Ears “No Monument” efforts since July 2016