On March 25, representatives of six Southwestern tribes announced the formation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Inter-Tribal Coalition. They are following the model of the Bears ...

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Bumble Bee Bioblitz will take place May 20-22, offering both residents and ...

Former Interior Department solicitor John Leshy traced the history of bipartisan consensus for government holding vast lands ...

Standing between peach and cherry trees on her 6.5-acre Utah farm, Blake Spalding points to the Kaiparowits Plateau. The looming bluff is dotted with thousand-year-old pinyon pine and juniper trees.

Once again Utah leaders are going against the will of the people. In a recent poll, 86% of Utahns wanted monuments left intact. But Senator Lee and Representative Celeste Maloy have used the ...

With President Trump back in office, the future of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument management plan is in ...

The Trump administration is considering shrinking the boundaries of six national monuments to open them up for resource extraction, according to insiders and a leaked draft of an Interior Department ...

Southern Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, a sweeping desert landscape known for its rock “staircase” and rust-colored vistas, could be in big trouble. That’s because on July 22, the ...

My sister has lived in Utah for decades. As a result, I've grown accustomed to the norms of a state that is so influenced by Mormon culture. Soda shops in place of cafes? Sure thing. Restrictions on ...

Petroglyphs along the Escalante River in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah, a region six Native American tribes consider a part of their ancestral lands. (Stephen Trimble) ...