** Bears Ears on international list of threatened monuments
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Bears Ears National Monument, Jeff Sullivan Flickr ([link removed])

Bears Ears National Monument is now listed in the World Monument Watch's list of threatened monuments ([link removed]) . Alongside sites such as Notre-Dame Cathedral and Easter Island, the Trump administration's attack ([link removed]) on Bears Ears has elevated it to a level of international concern.

"Inclusion in the Watch helps people know that it's on the type of level of importance of places like Easter Island, like Notre-Dame de Paris, like the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru... That this is not some backwater area in southeastern Utah that nobody has heard about. It's really significant on a global scale," said ([link removed]) Josh Ewing of the Friends of Cedar Mesa.

The Watch provides funds and international recognition, and works to elevate indigenous voices ([link removed]) in the decision-making process. As the Trump administration continues ([link removed]) its attempt to cut the size of Bears Ears by 85%, this is yet another reminder of the monument's significance.


** Podcast: Sen. Tom Udall unleashed
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In the latest episode of CWP’s
Go West, Young Podcast ([link removed]) , Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico just introduced a bill to protect 30% of America’s land and water by 2030. We talk to him about that and his other plans before he leaves the Senate in 2021.
Quick hits


** Two years after house exploded near Colorado oil and gas well, federal report is finally here
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Colorado Public Radio ([link removed])


** Bears Ears included in 2020 World Monument Watch list
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New York Times ([link removed]) | CNN ([link removed])


** CORE Act supported by majority of Colorado voters, threatened by Trump administration
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Colorado Politics ([link removed]) | Colorado Sun ([link removed])


** Podcast: Sen. Tom Udall unleashed
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Go West, Young Podcast ([link removed])


** Bill aims to protect Grand Canyon from "imminent" drilling threat
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The Hill ([link removed])


** Astride two Wests, Colorado county faces a tricky economic balance
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Stanford University ([link removed])


** BLM wild horse adoption postponed due to sickness
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Salt Lake Tribune ([link removed])


** New Mexico wildlife refuge has first urban night sky place
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Forbes ([link removed])
Quote of the day
This legislation includes input from ranchers, anglers, outdoor businesses, conservationists, and local elected officials... As representatives in Washington, we should be following the lead of our constituents and local communities, and that is exactly what this legislation proposes. To be clear, those of my colleagues who choose to vote against this legislation will be ignoring these communities.”
—Rep. Joe Neguse, Colorado Sun ([link removed])
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** @NatlParkService ([link removed])
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Live long and pawspurr...

⁣Did you know Mountain lions are born spotted, with blue eyes and rings on their tails? As adults, they will be tawny or grayish in color without spots. Rawwrrrr!⁣

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