Biden Administration Proposes Conservation-Focused Management Plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.

The Biden administration has proposed a management plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, which prioritizes conservation and preservation seven years after former President Donald Trump reduced the site to encourage energy development. The plan, outlined in a final environmental impact statement, also emphasizes protecting Native American “tribal interests” and fostering “land use planning process” at the Bureau of Land Management. The preferred alternative would break the national monument into four “management zones”: the front country zone, passage zone, outback zone, and primitive zone.