FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2017 STATEMENT: Friends of Gold Butte Responds to Reductions to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments LAS VEGAS – In response to the President’s action to strip protections from Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, Jaina Moan of the Friends of Gold Butte released..
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 2, 2017 Media Contact: Jaina Moan, Executive Director, Friends of Gold Butte, jaina@friendsofgoldbutte.org, 702-208-8377 Grace Larsen, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, grace@nevadawilderness.org, 702-515-5417 MEDIA RELEASE: A Day of Stewardship in Gold Butte National Monument GOLD BUTTE NATIONAL MONUMENT..
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 18, 2017 Media Contact: Jaina Moan, Executive Director, Friends of Gold Butte, jaina@friendsofgoldbutte.org / 702-208-8377 STATEMENT: Friends of Gold Butte Responds to Recommended Reductions of Gold Butte National Monument LAS VEGAS – In response to the Department of Interior report, leaked by the Washington Post, that included..
LAS VEGAS – In response to Senator Dean Heller’s statement to the Las Vegas Review Journal that there may be reductions to the Gold Butte National Monument boundary, Jaina Moan of the Friends of Gold Butte released the following statement in response to this rumored illegal action: “Any reductions to the Gold Butte National Monument..
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 MEDIA CONTACTS: Jaina Moan Public Comment Closes on National Monument Review Over 2.7 million comments collected during the 60-day period LAS VEGAS, NV – Yesterday was the deadline to make a public comment about Gold Butte, Basin and Range, and 22 of the 27 National Monuments under review..
July 10, 2017 Secretary Ryan Zinke U.S. Department of Interior 1849 C St. NW Washington, D.C. 20240 Re: Monument Review, DOI-2017-0002-0001 Dear Secretary Zinke, In response to your call for comments regarding National Monuments, please accept this submission from the Friends of Gold Butte. We are one of several local groups who, for the past..
For Immediate Release: May 2, 2017 Media Contacts: Jaina Moan, Executive Director, Friends of Gold Butte, jaina@friendsofgoldbutte.org / 702-208-8377 Jocelyn Torres, Nevada Program Director, Conservation Lands Foundation, jocelyn@conservationlands.org / 702-767-2089 MEDIA ALERT Assembly Joint Resolution 13 Expressing Support for Gold Butte National Monument and Basin and Range National Monument to be..
For Immediate Release: April 26, 2017 Media Contact: Jaina Moan, Executive Director, Friends of Gold Butte jaina@friendsofgoldbutte.org / 702-208-8377 RELEASE: Friends of Gold Butte and Friends of Basin and Range National Monuments respond to President’s Executive Order threatening our nation’s public land treasures LAS VEGAS –..
We are pleased to announce that President Obama has designated Gold Butte a National Monument! Located between the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument and Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Gold Butte is a treasure trove of cultural, historic, and natural wonders. Protecting Gold Butte ensures that people will be able to enjoy the beauty of Nevada’s piece..
DOWNLOAD THE 2016 GOLD BUTTE DAMAGE REPORT HERE. The report has been redacted to protect archaeological artifact and cultural site locations so as not to drive additional visitation to sensitive yet unprotected areas. The second Gold Butte Damage Report details damage to historical sites and fragile desert landscape, further illustrating need for permanent protection of Nevada’s..
