Utah lawmakers want part of excised Grand Staircase–Escalante NMon to become SP

Dave Harmon, PW editor
Oct 18, 2018
1 min read

After President Donald Trump reduced the boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Rep. Chris Stewart proposed a bill that would, in part, turn a piece of it into Utah’s sixth national park.

State lawmakers suggested Thursday that they’d rather see it become Utah’s newest state park.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/10/18/sixth-national-park-utah/

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