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Posted on 02/20/2010 4:56:05 AM PST by reaganaut1
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But the word “secret,” especially when applied to the possible doings of far-away federal bureaucrats, is right up there with “monument” in its ability to unleash vitriol among Western conservatives. In 1996, President Bill Clinton created the 1.7 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah with a surprise announcement that still resonates across the region as a symbol of government powers, or what critics call the abuse of those powers.
The new Interior Department memorandum, people in both parties said, has reopened a wound from those days that never quite healed.
“Given the lingering frustration felt by many Utahns, following the 1996 ‘stroke of the pen’ monument designation, it is totally inappropriate for this federal agency to even have preliminary discussions without involving the stakeholders on the ground,” said Representative Jim Matheson, Democrat of Utah, a state that had two of the possible new monuments on the list, the San Rafael Swell and Cedar Mesa.
In Montana, an area of unplowed grassland called the Northern Prairie was listed on the Interior Department memorandum, discussed as a possible home for a new national bison range. But the state’s representative at large, Denny Rehberg, a Republican, said in a statement, “The Antiquities Act was never intended as an end-run around the will of the people nor as a land-grab device for East Coast politicians.”
Ms. Barkoff at the Interior Department said in an interview that Mr. Salazar, as Colorado’s attorney general, United States senator and secretary of the interior, had a history of seeking consensus, and that any discussion of monument designation would be open to public and Congressional involvement.
A spokesman for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, a conservation group, said the appearance of secrecy in monument talks had melded with ideological opposition to the Obama administration
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Slick was so proud of what he had done to Utah that he made his big announcement in Arizona.
Look at the grab in the State of Alaska - a couple hundred thousand acres protected from development by the nasty oil companies - you know, those guys who help keep my house warm when we have an occasion foot of ‘global warming’ on the roof.
There’s more than one reason (healthcare) to have states declare their rights over government intervention. O is deliberately taking the land that would give us energy independence - like you can’t drill for oil in a park - give me a break.
......Slick was so proud of what he had done to Utah that he made his big announcement in Arizona.......
Largely unknown is the fact that the Grand Staircase Escalante is administered by the Bureau of Land Management not the National Park Service. To get the job done, an entirely new bureaucracy for recreational projects within BLM was necessary. Unlike the NPS, BLM has no experience at all dealing with the public and recreation.
All that aside, a trip dedicated to the sites of the Grand Staircase, Canyon Lands, Capitol Reef and the Arches is a real teat. Go if you can
All of us have seen this movie before...
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That Trillion-Dollar Ripoff— Clinton’s Utah Coal Deal
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A real teat? I don’t need to go all the way out there to see one of them. “;^) ROFL!!
The federal government already owns the majority of the land west of the Mississippi. Given our grave financial situation, we need to sell as much federal holdings as possible rather than grabbing more.
The rule of 65 applies....
Over 65 and typos and spelling errors are automatically forgiven
Is it possible that OUR land is collateral for our debt to China? Just asking.
You sir, are a treasure. Thank you
Over 65 and typos and spelling errors are automatically forgiven
Ooooh, I didn't know aboutb that rule. Gotta write it down as I dern sure won't remember ut.
I just appreciate the entertainment of it all!
Seems to me that the best spellers are generally us older folks.
I left an opening for somebody to correct my “us older folks” but it looks like nobody dared or cared to take it. hah
Are you talking about Molly’ Nipple?
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Several years ago my wife and I attempted to enter the Grand Staircase Monument. Unfortunately, due to flooding, they only allowed four-wheeled drive vehicles in which left us out. We were in a van. Last October we passed through Capitol Reef but didn’t have time to explore as much as we’d like. We are marking that down for a future complete visit. Practically the whole state of Utah is a national park. Our favorite is Canyonlands. Arches is a close second.
For an added dimension to travel in the Four Corners country, read the Tony Hillerman books and follow the adventures of Lt Joe Leaphorn and Sargent Jim Chee as they solve crimes all over the area.
I especially recommend the “Thief of Time’ and a visit to Chaco canyon then follow Lt Leaphorn up Bluff Utah and stay in his motel the Rendavu MOtel. Then follow him further and take the trip down the san Jaun river and see all the petroglyphs. The trip follows his adventure on the river and the wash coming up out of Chaco.
Also, be sure to buy a copy of the Indian Country Map he uses to solve crimes. It can be ordered fron the SW National Parks store on line. It just makes travel out there more fun
We hope to go back maybe later this year. We can’t get enough of it
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