Exciting news about privately-owned land recently placed in a conservation easement near Bears Ears National Monument. The five tribes of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition (Navajo, Hopi, Ute Mountain, Ute Indian and Zuni Pueblo tribes) will co-manage the property.

https://www.ksl.com/article/50693193/why-a-conservancy-nonprofit-purchased-a-320-acre-plot-of-land-in-bears-ears

Important discussion on conservation easements from Envision Utah.

http://www.utahagriculture.org/goal-2-list/2016/7/14/utilize-conservation-easements-to-conserve-farmland-and-find-ways-to-fund-them