Braided Management
Bob Sandmeyer, Ph.D.
Pronouns: he/him/his
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Environmental & Sustainability Studies
University of Kentucky
1429 Patterson Office Tower
Lexington, KY  40506-0027  USA
ph.  859.257-7749; fax. 859.257.3286
email:  bob.sandmeyer@uky.edu

Bears Ears National Monument: Through Federal to Traditional Ecological Management


Participants in the Process

Source: BENM RMP-EIS In Person Public Meeting_508.pptx


Primary Sources

  1. BLM National NEPA Register
    1. Bears Ears National Monument -Monument Management Plans for the Indian Creek and Shash Jaa Units (completed)
      (DOI-BLM-UT-0000-2018-0007-RMP-EIS; last update 02/14/2024)
    2. Bears Ears National Monument Resource Management Plan (PRMP - Protest and Resolution)
      (DOI-BLM-UT-Y020-2022-0030-RMP-EIS; last update 10/17/2024)
  1. Federal Record- Bears Ears National Monument, Utah
    1. December 28, 2016 (Obama): Proc. No. 9558, Dec. 28, 2016, 82 F.R. 1139;
      1. Ex. Ord. No. 13811, §1(dd), Sept. 29, 2017, 82 F.R. 46364;
      2. Presidential Proclamation 9558 -- Establishment of the Bears Ears National Monument.pdf
    2. December 4, 2017 (Trump): Proc. No. 9681, Dec. 4, 2017, 82 F.R. 58081;
      1. Ex. Ord. No. 13889, §1(aa), Sept. 27, 2019, 84 F.R. 52744;
      2. Ex. Ord. No. 14048, §1(aa), Sept. 30, 2021, 86 F.R. 55466;
      3. Presidential Proclamation 9681-Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument.pdf
    3. October 8, 2021 (Biden): Proc. No. 10285, Oct. 8, 2021, 86 F.R. 57321;
      1. Ex. Ord. No. 14109, §1(gg), Sept. 29, 2023, 88 F.R. 68448
      2. Presidential Proclamation 10285 - Bears Ears National Monument.pdf
      3. see also:
        1. State of Utah v Biden (BENM & Grand Staircase-Escalante NM - motion denied)
  1. BENM Draft Management Proposal Documentation
    1. BLM: Bears Ears National Monument Management
      1. USFS: Bears Ears National Monument
        1. Manti-La Sal National Forest
      2. DOI: Interim Management of the Bears Ears National Monument (December 16, 2021)
      3. Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee
    1. BENM - Executive Summary (August 2018)
    2. BENM - Analysis of the Management Situation (Sep 2022)
    1. (Draft) Management Plan
      1. BLM: Volume 1: Executive Summary and Chapters 1–4 (March 2024)
        1. BENM_Draft - Volume 1.pdf
        2. Range of Alternatives
          1. A: Current Management
          2. B: Most permissive – focus on on-site development to provide education for protection
          3. C: Limited development with focus on off-site education for protection
          4. D: Focus on natural processes and limiting discretionary actions
          5. E: Emphasizes traditional indigenous knowledge with consideration of natural processes and seasonal cycles
            1. preferred alternative
      2. BLM: Volume 2: Glossary & Appendices (August 2018)
        1. BENM_Draft - Volume 2.pdf
      3. BLM: Volume 3: Appendix U - Response to Comments (October 2024)
        1. BENM_Draft - Volume 3.pdf
      4. Bears Ears National Monument Draft Management Plan - Fact Sheet
    1. supplementary
      1. 13 MAR 2024: Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah
        1. EIS No. 20240038, Draft, BLM, USFS, UT, Bears Ears National Monument Draft Resource Management Plan, Comment Period Ends: 06/11/2024, Contact: Jill Stephenson 435-259-2141.
      2. S. Rept. 118-153 - UTAH SCHOOL AND INSTITUTIONAL TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION EXCHANGE ACT OF 2023
        1. Utah leaders reject exchange of School and Institutional Trust Lands
        2. Joint Resolution Rejecting Exchange of School and Institutional Trust Lands
        3. Here's why the Bears Ears land swap fell apart
    2. Manager's Reports
      1. 2023 Managers Report
      2. 2022 Managers Report
      3. 2021 Managers Report
  1. Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
    1. BearsEarsNationalMonumentInter-GovernmentalAgreement2022.pdf
      1. DOI Press Release:
        BLM, Forest Service and Five Tribes of the Bears Ears Commission Commit to Historic Co-management of Bears Ears National Monument
    2. Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition - Collaborative Land Management Plan - Updated_Appendix L.pdf

Maps

Bears Ears NM (2025)
Bears Ears Coalition - Brochure Map (click link for original image)



UTAH Land Owernership Map (click link for original image)



BLM BENM Interactive Resource Map (click link for original image)


BLM Maps


Videos

Shash Jaa': Bears Ears – official film website
Synopsis: Shásh Jaa' (Bears Ears) is a proposed 1.9 million acres of Utah wilderness considered sacred lands to the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition (Navajo, Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, Hopi, Zuni) coming together to protect this pristine area from natural resource extraction and make this area a designated National Monument in collaborative management partnership with tribes.


Colorado Law:The Bears Ears National Monument: A Breakthrough for Tribal-Federal Collaboration Management - Professor Charles Wilkinson (Feb 2017)



Colorado Law: BENM Honoring the Land: The Tribes, Past and Present; and the Tribes' Relationship to the Land - delivered by Professor Charles Wilkinson (Oct 31, 2017)



Mojave Desert Land Trust: Shash Jaa': Inside Bears Ears National Monument | A film by Diane Best (Feb 28, 2018)



Brown University: Digital Storytelling - Protecting these Places: Curating in Collaboration, presented by Isabella Robbins (Dec 18, 2019)



Wild Earth Guardians: The Status of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments (Jun 17, 2020)