Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

VIDEOS: LOCALS GIVE THEIR REACTIONS

Grand Staircase-Escalante, Jack Brauer

DISPATCHES FROM RURAL AMERICA: LOCALS SPEAK ABOUT TRUMP’S PUBLIC LANDS REVIEW

What do communities living near southern Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument think about the monument and the Trump administration’s review aimed at potentially revising the monument? We dispatched a journalist to interview people in the rural communities that would be affected by changes. Here’s a glimpse at what they’re thinking:

Dispatches from rural America: Locals speak about Trump’s public lands review

What do local communities think about the Trump administration’s review of public lands like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments? We sent a journalist to find out. Dozens of interviews later, we invite you view this collection of American voices. #OurWild

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    Dispatches from rural America: Locals speak about Trump’s public lands review

    What do local communities think about the Trump administration’s review of public lands like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments? We sent a journalist to find out. Dozens of interviews later, we invite you view this collection of American voices. #OurWild

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