Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante

In October 2021, the Biden administration restored protections for Bears Ears National Monument and Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah.

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante are beloved landscapes to the outdoor community. Outdoor Alliance and its members have paddled the San Juan, climbed Valley of the Gods, hiked the Abajo Mountains, and slept under the desert stars. We are thrilled to see the President taking action to restore these monuments, respecting the wishes of the Tribes and overwhelmingly, of the American public, who spoke out in the millions to defend the protection of this region.

The outdoor community played a key role in the victory, writing and delivering thousands of letters to both the Obama administration and the Trump administration in support of the monuments, and tirelessly speaking out for protections of these prized landscapes, first for designation of the landscapes, then against rollbacks, and then for restoration of protections.