Utah residents near Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments are bracing for another battle over land management if Donald Trump is reelected.
The shifting political landscape has shaped, reduced, and reshaped Utah 's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, leaving those who live near them bracing for another battle. Wade Barney, an Escalante resident, wants one gift for his 75th birthday: a reduction of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by President Trump . For three generations, Barney's family has lived in Escalante, grazing livestock and managing the land.
He believes shrinking the monument would give local communities more control and allow for a healthier and more balanced use of the land, including commercial development like coal mining and grazing. This sentiment is shared by many in the small towns surrounding the monument.When President Trump reduced the monument's acreage by half in 2017, Barney and his neighbors celebrated. However, President Biden reversed Trump's action in 2021, leaving people frustrated and exhausted by the ongoing political battle. Local residents like Klancy Ott, a rancher, say the back-and-forth has stalled economic development and paralyzed those who make their living off the land.While some locals argue that shrinking the monuments allows for closer collaboration with local BLM employees, Angelo Baca, a Dine and Hopi filmmaker, emphasizes the importance of Indigenous peoples' participation in land management. He sees the fight over the monuments as a struggle for power and a need for reconciliation between Indigenous communities and the federal government.
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