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August 7, 2026

They Took Away 90% of This National Monument. Now What?

Our Executive Director and Devin Ashby from Backcountry Exposure discuss a shrunken Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Devin Ashby, a local guide and owner of Backcountry Exposure gear shop, gets into the nitty-gritty of Trump’s downsizing of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. We also talk about public lands, the Presidential Proclamation that shrinks the Monument by 90%, and what kind of work nonprofits like Grand Staircase Escalante Partners do.

Date

September 21, 2026

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