BLUFF, Utah — Bears Ears is a 1.35 million acre national monument that holds different meanings to different people. For one, it’s a backpacker's remote paradise with endless trails to explore. It ...

The Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs are pictured along Indian Creek in Bears Ears National Monument near Monticello on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) As an ...

On Friday, June 18, the United States government formally signed an agreement to co-manage Bears Ears National Monument alongside the Five Tribes of the Bears Ears Commission — a trailblazing ...

Bears Ears National Monument is more than a public lands designation. It is a vital part of Ute Mountain Ute culture. Our connection to this land goes back thousands of years. We call this place ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal officials and ...

Bears Ears National Monument, created by President Barack Obama, protected lands that tribes in the area had long considered important to their history. President Donald Trump reduced the size of ...

People rally in opposition of Utah’s lawsuit attempting to take control of federal lands at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) ...

BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Utah, Nov. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition (BEITC) was recognized nationally for excellence by the Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance ...