Bureau of Land Management
Lands that Trump cut from Bears Ears were opened to mining claims last week. Prospectors filed 16 that same day.
— Sixteen mining claims were filed at Bears Ears the day lands cut from the monument by Trump opened to new claims, drawing alarm from environmental groups over potential uranium mining and land disturbance.More: KSL , Salt Lake Tribune All 3 reports
South ramp closed at Recapture Reservoir
— The BLM has temporarily closed public lands around the southwest shore boat ramp at Recapture Reservoir near Blanding through October 31 for planned facility upgrades, while the northeast ramp remains open.
Groups opposing Utah monument cuts say a new survey supports their cause
— A new poll commissioned by the Grand Canyon Trust found 66% of Utah voters support restoring Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments to their prior boundaries, following Trump's July order shrinking…More: Moab Sun News , St George News (Washington County) All 3 reports