Protecting the areas to the northeast, northwest, and south of the Grand Canyon will preserve an important spiritual, cultural, prehistoric, and historic legacy; maintain a diverse array of natural and scientific resources; and help ensure that the prehistoric, historic, and scientific value of the areas endures for the benefit of all Americans. As described above, the areas contain numerous objects of historic and scientific interest, and they provide exceptional outdoor recreational opportunities, including hiking, hunting, fishing, biking, horseback riding, backpacking, scenic driving, and wildlife-viewing, all of which are important to the travel- and tourism-based economy of the region.
The monument boundaries encompass the entirety of the Tusayan District of the Kaibab National Forest on the south rim, most of the BLM land west of the canyon from Lees Ferry to the Kaibab Plateau south of US89A, extending up House Rock Valley, and most of the BLM Land west of the Kaibab Plateau in the upper reaches of the Kanab Creek watershed (see attached map).
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I'm not sure what my spirit animal is, but I'm confident it has rabies.
In this morning's AZ Republic: "Administration official said private and state in-holdings within the Monument will not be included". While in a separate article about Republican and local pushback: "The federal government said no private land will be taken for the monument. However, during the meeting, rancher Chris Heaton presented maps that showed the proposed land monument would include property that his family has owned and worked on since before Arizona was a state. "This is personal," Heaton said. "They're coming after our ranches, our livelihoods, our jobs, our homes." Heaton said he was never contacted by anyone about the proposed monument in relation to his land."
@Hansenaz I'm not a lawyer, but the Antiquities Act under which this proclamation is made — and the text of the proclamation itself — state that it applies only to federally owned or controlled land, so it should seem to be pretty simple legally. Unless this guy is going all Bundy and claiming that he really owns the land that the federal government claims to own based on having been there before statehood, but that's a whole different ball o wax that isn't going to get resolved in the HAZ forum lol.
FWIW, the new monument status specifically states that it does not apply to nor restrict any existing legal mining claims, water rights, grazing leases, etc.
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I'm not sure what my spirit animal is, but I'm confident it has rabies.
@azbackpackr Yes, the declaration occurred at the old Red Butte airfield (which I don't believe is AF1-capable, unless he hops on a Super Cub, which would actually be sorta fun to see!)
I'm not sure what my spirit animal is, but I'm confident it has rabies.
What happens to dispersed camping in the old Tusayan Ranger District now that it is part of the Bhwaahaha National Monument?
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Al_HikesAZ wrote:What happens to dispersed camping in the old Tusayan Ranger District
As I read it, it is still the Tusayan Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest. That isn't changing. And if it is managed like other national monuments in the region such as Grand Canyon Parashant, Grand Staircase Escalante, and Bears Ears ... absolutely nothing different than before. Except for those for whom dispersed camping includes uranium mining, and then there may be some new restrictions.
I'm not sure what my spirit animal is, but I'm confident it has rabies.
chumley wrote: ↑Aug 09 2023 2:57 pm
. . . Except for those for whom dispersed camping includes uranium mining, and then there may be some new restrictions.
So if I get caught with my Geiger Counter, I might have some 'splainin' to do
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