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Dear Friend,
You stood up in defense of Bears Ears National Monument. Now we need you to do the same for Grand Staircase-Escalante.
The outrageously short 15 day public comment period for Bears Ears has now closed, but the Department of Interior is still accepting comments on the future of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Please submit your comments today to help save Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument!
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. © Tom Till |
Even if you mentioned Grand Staircase-Escalante when you wrote earlier on Bears Ears, please write again. This will help ensure that your comment on Grand Staircase-Escalante is counted.
Your comments are desperately needed! The Trump administration appears serious about carving out a huge chunk of the 1.7 million-acre monument for potential coal mining.
It is important that your comments be in your own words. To help you gather your thoughts, here are a few points of information (you can also click here to view our story map):
• Grand Staircase-Escalante was designated in 1996. Since then, it has come to be known as the “Crown Jewel of BLM monuments” and the “Science Monument”—yielding several new species of dinosaur and other paleontological finds and providing habitat for 650 bee species, many that are endemic to the area.
• Grand Staircase-Escalante has incredible camping, hiking and other recreational opportunities. Places like Calf Creek, Peekaboo and Spooky Canyons, Coyote Gulch, and the Hole in the Rock Road are known the world over. If you have your own favorites, be sure to mention them!
• Polling shows more than half of Utahns want Grand Staircase-Escalante left alone.
The comment period for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument closes on July 10. Please take a moment and write now. We are seeking to create a strong showing of support prior to the anniversary of the Antiquities Act on June 8.
Thanks for taking action.
Terri Martin
Western Regional Organizer
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
P.S. To make sure your comment is properly tallied, please send us a copy! You can do that easily by:
• Clicking on “I want to provide my contact information” on the DOI comment form
• Clicking on “Email Receipt” at step 3
• Forwarding the email you receive from regulations.gov to issues-action@suwa.org
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