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GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT

 

Monument Updates

**NEW UPDATE** Calf Creek Recreation Site now open!

KANAB, Utah (Sept. 27, 2024) - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is pleased to announce that the Calf Creek Recreation Site is now open. For more information, visit Calf Creek Recreation Site scheduled to reopen | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov).

**NEW UPDATE** BLM seeks nominations for monument advisory committee

SALT LAKE CITY (Sept. 18, 2024) - The BLM is seeking public nominations for positions that are, or will soon become, vacant on its Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee, Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee, San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council, and Utah Resource Advisory Council. Nominations must be submitted by Oct. 18, 2024. For more information, visit BLM seeks nominations for multiple advisory councils in Utah | Bureau of Land Management.

**NEW UPDATE** BLM seeks input on plans to modernize management of recreation sites

PHOENIX (Sept. 6, 2024) - Today, BLM Arizona announced that the bureau is seeking public input on six draft Recreation Business Plans that would modernize the management of recreation fee sites in Arizona. The proposed business plans include changes to the fee structures at some campgrounds and recreation areas, including Stateline Campground, near Kanab, Utah. For more information, visit BLM seeks input on plans to modernize management of Arizona recreation sites.

**NEW UPDATE** Resource Management Planning

KANAB, Utah (Aug. 30, 2024) - BLM releases Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument proposed management plan. To learn more, visit GSENM Resource Management Plan (RMP) | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov)

**NEW UPDATE** Fire Restrictions Rescinded

KANAB, Utah (Aug. 30, 2024) - There are no additional fire restrictions in on BLM public lands managed by the Paria River District in Kane and Garfield counties. However, please keep campfires small and use "Fire Sense" when spending time outdoors.

For more information on preventing unwanted human-caused wildfires, agency-specific restrictions, and reference maps, visit www.utahfiresense.org, www.utahfireinfo.gov, and www.wildlandfire.az.gov or follow us on Twitter @UtahWildfire

Science on the Monument

Learn more about the science on the Monument and how you can get involved.
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What to Know About a Public Comment Period

During public comment periods, you can provide your input directly through the BLM's e-Planning Portal. To learn more, watch:

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About the Monument 

Historical snapshot

On Oct. 8, 2021, President Biden issued Presidential Proclamation 10286 restoring the boundaries for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The Monument now spans across nearly 1.87 million acres of America's public lands in southern Utah, and is an outstanding biological resource, spanning five life-zones - from low-lying desert to coniferous forest. When visiting, you’ll be traveling the land of the Ancestral Puebloan and Fremont people, who were experts at farming this rugged land and built granaries to store what they grew. Their descendants, including people from the Hopi, Paiute, Zuni, Ute, and Navajo tribes, have strong ties to this land today, leaving behind rock art panels, occupation sites, campsites and granaries.

Stepping further back in time, fossil excavations have yielded more information about ecosystem change at the end of the dinosaur era than any other place in the world.  The Monument’s size, resources, and remote character provide extraordinary opportunities for geologists, paleontologists, archeologists, historians, and biologists in scientific research, education, and exploration. This unspoiled natural area also remains a frontier with countless opportunities for quiet recreation and solitude.

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