National monuments: Whose job is it to protect public lands?

David Perkins hopes that President Donald Trump can cancel national monuments that may be in the Bear Ear district of southern Utah after supporting the national monument around the lease in the west of Utah Branding Said. , USA, December 19, 2016. The picture was taken on December 19, 2016. Reuters / Ann Knox

Jonah Yellowman talks to visitors on the highway near Utah 's head and its companion Navajos on 19 December 2016, warming their houses and praying for the spirits of their ancestors. Pictures taken on December 19, 2016. Reuters / Annie Knox

Two weeks ago, we wrote an article about the administrative order to endanger the millions of acres of public land as a monument of the country. The President's command to review the National Monument is the first clear step in restoring, rolling back or changing the boundaries of these protected landscapes. This is part of a larger attack on our public land, and it is important that the outdoor entertainment community express its views in the public process. This week the Ministry of the Interior announced a list of 27 national historic sites they examine specifically and publicly commented on whether they should protect these places. You can see the complete list of dangerous monuments on the right side. Bear's Years' public comment period, the monument of the most dangerous country, lasted only 15 days. The Outdoor Alliance has some concerns about this process.

It is no wonder that Westerners have backed their national historic sites and protected public land forms the backbone of an outdoor economy that is growing fast in this region. In the country, outdoor entertainment consumes 877 billion dollars per year, and 6 million people are hired in the United States. Any threat to national historic sites is threatening the communities that depend on these economic interests

Trumps seem to accept requests from extreme parliamentarians who are opposed to protecting our parks and public lands. It is more difficult to use "ancient art" to protect national monuments at the edge of the streets, and even to attempt to dismantle existing monuments, in particular the bears of Utah. Prior to President Obama's protection in 2016, looted, destroyed and even deprived rock paintings and other cultural relics were destroyed.