![]() ![]() This Revised Statute (Section 8 of the Mining Act of 1866) had only one statement, “The right of way for the construction of highways over public lands, not reserved for public uses, is hereby granted.” RS 2477 had been used since 1866 for the routing of roads across federal lands for ranching, hunting, mining, and connecting towns. Repeal of RS 2477 by the FLPMA was an additional irritation to the local opposition. So of course when Utah asked for “its land back,” the federal government just ignored the claim, and 2015 came and went without the handover of any public land. That the people inhabiting said proposed State do agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying within the boundaries thereof and to all lands lying within said limits owned or held by any Indian or Indian tribes and that until the title thereto shall have been extinguished by the United States, the same shall be and remain subject to the disposition of the United States… And indeed, the state gave up any claim to federal lands in the Utah Statehood Enabling Act of 1894, which states, to the federal government by treaty at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848, including a payment to Mexico of $15 million. Federal ownership dates all the way back to the Mexican Cession, in which Mexico ceded what is now the southwestern U.S. Only problem was, those federal lands never belonged to the state. One of the latest efforts was Utah’s Transfer of Public Lands Act of 2012 calling for the transfer of all federal land within its boundaries to the state no later than 2015. Various state and county governments passed legislation calling on the “return” of federal lands to the states. The predictable reaction of the western conservative communities to the FLPMA was outrage that coalesced into the “Sagebrush Rebellion,” a de facto forum for local opposition. The FLPMA signaled a shift in federal policy, ending the era of land disposal by superseding all homesteading acts and focusing more on preservation of what remained. In 1976, as part of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), Congress directed the BLM to inventory their lands and identify roadless areas of 5,000 acres or more to determine the suitability of each for wilderness under the National Wilderness Preservation System established by the 1964 Wilderness Act. The event is free and open to all interested in restoration work.A portion of the Dirty Devil River Canyon has been designated a Wilderness Study Area by the Bureau of Land Management. ![]() The oral histories produced during this course are part of the final phase of USU’s Climate Challenge Digital Collection. Almost as a way of saying thank you for all that we take and all that we’re given.” And it is very imporant for all of us who are able to, and who have the opportunity, to try to yes, restore some of the balance in that relationship. “We take so much from the rest of the world, from the nonhuman world, that that relationship is pretty messed up. Ian peisner, another interviewee, emphasized the importance of restoring balance in the relationship between humans and the nonhuman world. The students hope their work will inspire others to take action and get involved in the restoration efforts. The oral histories recorded are part of the final phase of USU’s Climate Challenge Digital Collection. The amount of thing that we’re going to see is unbelievable.” That’s a drop in the bucket compared to climate change. “I think climate change is our biggest challenge,” Bouwes said. Graduate students of folklore and public history will share stories from oral histories they conducted with Utah and Idaho land conservationists about how the restoration of land can lead to healing and positive policy changes.Ĭlimate change directly affects folklore and creates a unique challenge to its storytellers, according to interviewee Nick Bouwes. for “Re-Storying the Land: The Dirty Work of Restoration.” The event will be held at the Merrill-Cazier Library in room 101. The USU Oral History and Folklore Fieldwork class invites the public to join them on Thurs. ![]()
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