tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758026327050216596.post6002613104227130097..comments2024-03-27T18:10:29.466-07:00Comments on A Wandering, Wondering Jew: Utah! National Monument Status isn't ...Jeff Samburhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612324278873414666noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758026327050216596.post-64047394759203985342017-06-18T14:10:31.666-07:002017-06-18T14:10:31.666-07:00Thanks George for passing No" Fake News"...Thanks George for passing No" Fake News" along. You might enjoy these posts too.<br /><br />http://jeffsambur.blogspot.com/2017/04/our-nations-treasures-are-under.html<br /><br />http://jeffsambur.blogspot.com/2017/06/in-june-1864-abraham-lincoln-signed-act.html<br /><br />I believe you and I are singing from the same choir.<br />Thanks again,<br />Jeff<br />Jeff Samburhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612324278873414666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758026327050216596.post-22258042471976291132017-06-18T13:18:24.277-07:002017-06-18T13:18:24.277-07:00The state trust lands in Grand Staircase-Escalante...The state trust lands in Grand Staircase-Escalante were exchanged out in 1998, as former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt tells: "Three years before the exchange, federal designation of a monument had captured thousands of acres of Utah state trust lands within the monument. Through negotiation with the federal government, Utah was able to trade the land-locked parcels for large blocks of resource-rich SITLA land outside the monument. Today, some $300 million has been generated from coal and natural gas revenue on land acquired in the trade." Source: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765594651/Strategic-land-exchanges-benefit-rural-economies-Utah-schoolchildren-and-the-environment.htmlGeorgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758026327050216596.post-13625709501250071872017-04-28T05:38:51.131-07:002017-04-28T05:38:51.131-07:00I've readd (sorry no source now) that outdoor ...I've readd (sorry no source now) that outdoor tourism in UT generates far more dollars than resource extraction. But of course resource extraction companies contribute lots of $$$ to politicians. I've also read that most of the people in Escalante want to keep the Grand Staircase as is because of the tourism dollars it generates for the town..pbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154413293118181990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758026327050216596.post-46246411039368122022017-04-28T05:21:53.948-07:002017-04-28T05:21:53.948-07:00Land ownership is a dicey issue in the West. Howev...Land ownership is a dicey issue in the West. However, Bear Ears is already federally owned. (The Bureau of Land Management). Creating a NM will provide recreational opportunities for your Grandkids, Grandkids. There's a reason why there are so many mining related ghost towns in the West. The mines play out. <br />As far as Native Americans thoughts on the new Monument.<br />From the Salt Lake Tribune.<br />Eric Descheenie, former co-chair of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition and newly elected member of Arizona's House of Representatives: "It actually brought tears to my face. ... It's so significant. It's so hard to even try to add up what this really means. At the end of the day, there's only a certain place in this entire world, on earth, where we as indigenous peoples belong. And to be able to secure that, you can't put any money value on it."<br /><br />Jeff Samburhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612324278873414666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758026327050216596.post-75339997958218906242017-04-27T22:17:24.670-07:002017-04-27T22:17:24.670-07:00There is a lot more to just arbitrarily talking ab...There is a lot more to just arbitrarily talking about Utah without understanding what we are up against. The Grand Staircase "Monument" status denies access to trust lands which fund Utah schools. Obama didn't care to think about the people in our state and how it would effect us. Bears Ears, another example of not listening to Utah native Americans who hold that area as a sacred place. Did you know the federal government owens almost 50% of the state of Utah? It is not fair to the people of Utah who understand the situations behind Obamma's quick decisions to make him look good. These areas have been protected by our state and visitors are welcome to visit the sights. Let us manage our own land!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562940049738040561noreply@blogger.com