Why Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument relies on a strong management plan

By: Bob Stevenson

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 749

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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I was a park ranger at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument for 21 of my 36-year career. Now I’m afraid that partisans in Congress will abuse the Congressional Review Act to overturn its management plan, dismiss the public’s voice in public land management, and corrupt the planning process across the country.

Like other national monuments, this one is beloved by people from every state. Recent polling shows that large majorities of Utah and Western voters, …

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