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Bear Ears Case Study

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Share Text: Utah’s Bears Ears holds 1.9 million acres of the rich Native American history and unique American species, but they’re under threat from Big Polluters and dozens of other threats. The Anti-Parks Caucus failed the coalition once already, don’t let President Obama fail them too! Tell President Obama to create Bears Ears National Monument.
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Headline: COALITION PETITION: Create Bears Ears National Monument
Description: A coalition of Native American tribes is asking President Obama to protect historic and culture sites in Utah. Tell the President to PROTECT PUBLIC LANDS.

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PROTECT BEARS EAR FROM ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN THREATS
Utah’s 1.9 million acres of unprotected public lands, more commonly known …show more content…

Tell President Obama to create Bears Ears National Monument today!
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Turn Bears Ears into a National Monument
Dear President Obama,
Bears Ears is America’s most significant and critically unprotected cultural landscape. Home to Native American civilizations for millennia, the area also serves as a haven for thousands of animals and important ecological sites threated by human development.
Conservation of this expanse of public lands is central, not only to the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, but to the rest of the United States. Designation of the land as a national monument would preserve the cultural heritage of Native American tribes like the Navajo for continued practice and tourists to learn from.
The proposal to expand Bears Ears into a national monument is an objective several local native tribes have been working towards for decades. That is why I urge you to designate the area of Utah’s 1.9 million acres of public lands, commonly known as Bears Ears, as a federally protected national monument. Doing so will ensure the continuity of this unique piece of cultural history.
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