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It's time for the latest in National Park News.

Welcome to the America's National Parks Podcast.

I'm Abby Epperson coming to you from Albuquerque, New Mexico,

home of Petroglyph National Monument. And each month we set aside one episode to share with you

the latest news and happenings in our nation's

treasures. We begin this week at the White House where President Biden restored

the boundaries of Bears Ers and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments in southern Utah

and added protections for the Northeast Canyons and seamount's National Monuments

on Friday. Bears Ears National Monument which was created by President Obama, was reduced by President Trump by 85%.

Grand Staircase was reduced by 50%.

The Bears Ears land is considered sacred to several native tribes,

but the state of Utah feels the amount of land preserved was an overreach

and excessive and would be better used for recreation and mining.

In what is becoming a monthly trend in Yellowstone National Park, visitation once again set a record high

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