Natural History Wanderings

NPR  has a story about President Trump’s and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s review of 27 National  Monuments focusing on Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Below are a few brief excerpts. Read full story at What Utah’s Canyon Country Can Tell Us About Donald Trump’s National Monuments Review : NPR

A looming decision about whether to abolish or shrink the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah should provide an early signal of how the Trump administration will deal with a long list of public lands issues.

A tour of Grand Staircase-Escalante. That is, a tour of the national monument’s economic impact, the political cloud surrounding it — and what we can expect once Zinke’s decision comes down.