Re: “,” May 21 news story.
Congratulations to Colorado for passing Public Lands Day, recognizing that land protection is important. Contrast that to Utah: Last week, the Utah legislature passed a resolution condemning a proposed Bears Ears National Monument. This proposal came from a coalition of five Native American tribes wanting to protect lands that are densely populated with ancient ruins in beautiful Colorado Plateau red-rock canyons. This is a first for the nation, a proposal to the White House by Native Americans to protect antiquities using the Antiquities Act. Utah’s politics has created a hard-line anti-conservation movement and has been pushing to win state control over federal public lands that will lead to less access and more exploitation and money for commercial land-use advocates.
I hope we can avoid that sentiment and support public land protection for the most beautiful lands in the nation and the Bears Ears in our Colorado Plateau backyard.
Thomas Alley, Broomfield
This letter was published in the May 26 edition.
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