E&E

‘Bears Ears’ latest battleground in Utah monument fight

CEDAR MESA, Utah — The fight over federal protections for this desert region has reached a critical stage. Republican lawmakers aim to roll out a bill soon, but President Obama could pre-empt them by ...
Outside

Cedar Mesa: A Better Place to Spring Break

Andrew Skurka is a professional backpacker and author of The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide. Cedar Mesa is an uninhabited 400-square-mile plateau with elevations ranging from 4,500 to 7,000 feet above ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Here’s a look at key lands left out of Trump’s new monuments — and what areas remain protected

Delighting the state’s elected leaders, Trump trimmed nearly 2 million from southern Utah land preserves; proclamations stripped out Cedar Mesa, other key landscapes. Where Utah once had two large ...
The Durango Herald

BLM will increase fees at Cedar Mesa

The BLM Monticello Field Office has increased Individual Special Recreation Permit fees charged for day use and backpacking at fee sites within the Cedar Mesa Special Recreation Management Area and ...
Janesville Gazette

Ancient Anasazi ruins open up a remarkable, endangered landscape in southern Utah

CEDAR MESA, Utah—Hiking Owl Canyon in southeastern Utah, I reach a dry waterfall too steep to descend, forcing me to explore both sides of the canyon in search of a path down. I find a route that ...