Draft Plan Released to Collaboratively Manage Ancestral Lands Bears Ears National Monument, Utah, March 8th, 2024 — For the first time in U.S. history, a coalition of five Tribal Nations have collaborated with federal agencies to craft a management plan for their ancestral homelands and sacred sites on public lands. The five Tribes of the Bears Ears Commission (the Commission), Ute Indian T
State of Utah Withdrawals Support for Trust Lands Administration's Land Exchange Bears Ears Commission issues statement Bears Ears National Monument – Feb. 9, 2024 – On Tuesday we learned that Governor Cox sent a letter to Secretary Haaland expressing that the State of Utah is withdrawing their support of the Trust Lands Administration's (TLA) land exchange with the federal government. Thi
Conservancy Acquisition Could Set New Standard for Private Lands Conservation in Utah BLUFF, Utah— After a 16-month effort, the most important parcel of private land surrounded by Bears Ears National Monument has been permanently protected by The Wildlands Conservancy. The conservancy owns and manages the largest nonprofit nature preserve system on the West Coast. The 320-acre Cottonwood Wa
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on the recent historic agreement between the Bureau of Land Management and five Tribal Nations on the co-management of the Bears Ears National Monument, and in furtherance of the Joint Secretarial Order on Fulfilling the Trust Responsibility to Indian Tribes in the Stewardship of Federal Lands and Waters, today the BLM published formal guidance that outlines how
Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today released new guidance to improve federal stewardship of public lands, waters and wildlife by strengthening the role of Tribal governments in federal land management. New guidance from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Se
Bears Ears Tribal Land Management Plan Summary The five Tribes of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition – Hopi, Navajo Nation, Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute, and Zuni -- have deep traditional cultural beliefs that tie them to the land and have created a Land Management Plan (LMP) for Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) in line with these beliefs. The Land Management Plan provides a syn
Executive Summary The five Tribes of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition (BEITC) – Hopi, Navajo (Diné), Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute, and Pueblo of Zuni -- have deep traditional cultural beliefs that tie them to the land. The physical world is much more than just a natural realm to sustain the material needs of life. The origin of the canyons, cliffs, and landforms of the greater Be
The plan synthesizes Tribal perspectives for the management of the Bears Ears living landscape Bears Ears National Monument - Aug. 26, 2022 - Today, after over two years, and thousands of hours of collaboration, the five Tribes of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition (BEITC) have made their Land Management Plan (LMP) accessible to the public. Traditional knowledge-holders have synthesized
Agreement ensures tribal expertise and traditional perspectives remain at the forefront of joint decision-making for Bears Ears PRESS POOL - JUNE 20, 2022 News Release U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management At a signing ceremony on Saturday, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, and the five tribes of the Bears Ears Commission formalized and celebrated
The unprecedented agreement gives five tribes more input in the management of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah By Maxine Joselow Updated June 20, 2022 at 12:44 p.m. EDT|Published June 20, 2022 at 11:41 a.m. EDT The Biden administration has reached a historic agreement to give five Native American tribes more say over the day-to-day management of a national monument in Utah, marki
