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Canyon Country Field Notes

Every field note

All field notes, newest first

One list in date order, with the newest at the top.

Each piece is accurate as of the date beside it. Permit fees, road conditions and the monument’s boundary have all changed in recent years and will change again, so a figure that matters for a trip should be confirmed with whoever sets it.

The same pieces are grouped by subject under Visiting with respect, Archaeology and rock art or Public lands and conservation.

2026

  1. Reading rock art without harming itArchaeology and rock art
  2. How Bears Ears is managed todayPublic lands and conservation
  3. Permits and day-use rules on Cedar Mesa and the Bears Ears backcountryVisiting with respect
  4. What it takes to reach the canyonsVisiting with respect

2020

  1. Packing it out: waste and trash in desert canyon countryVisiting with respect

2019

  1. Learning about the canyon country before you goVisiting with respect
  2. Bears Ears named to the 2020 World Monuments WatchPublic lands and conservation

2018

  1. The Bears Ears region: an overviewArchaeology and rock art
  2. Monitoring sites: a citizen's roleArchaeology and rock art

2017

  1. Bears Ears cut by 1.1 million acresPublic lands and conservation
  2. Visitor information for the Bears Ears regionVisiting with respect

2016

  1. About Bears Ears National MonumentPublic lands and conservation
  2. Comb Ridge parcel sold at auctionPublic lands and conservation
  3. Tips for visiting cultural sites with respectVisiting with respect
  4. Visiting with respectVisiting with respect
  5. Watching and listening before a visitVisiting with respect

2015

  1. Perishable artifacts and what they tell usArchaeology and rock art
  2. Resolved: Utah's legislators and the antiquity of Cedar MesaPublic lands and conservation
  3. Celebrating the canyon country through the yearPublic lands and conservation