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On August 8th, 2023, Joe Biden used the Antiquities Act and signed a proclamation declaring the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, which has placed over 1 million acres of state and federal public land in Arizona under rigorous protection. The proposed monument was introduced by the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition, who are demanding Biden permanently protect the Grand Canyon watershed from uranium mining – a goal that has been ongoing since 2006.
The monument consists of three areas that encompass 1,037,259 acres of land north and south of the Grand Canyon National Park. Each area contains state trust lands, private lands, and federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management or the U.S. Forest Service.
The proclamation declares that the subsequent agencies shall prepare transportation plans that designate roads and trails closed to motorized and non-motorized mechanized use to protect various objects listed in the proclamation. These management decisions include road closures and restrictions that will prohibit the use of thousands of miles of existing roads that have been removed from the agencies’ inventory via the travel management process. It is also likely that the area will face additional motorized restrictions with the revision of existing travel plans.
“For purposes of protecting and restoring the objects identified above, the Secretaries shall prepare a transportation plan that designates the roads and trails on which motorized and non-motorized mechanized vehicle use, including mountain biking, will be allowed. The transportation plan shall include management decisions, including road closures and travel restrictions consistent with applicable law, necessary to protect the objects identified in this proclamation. Except for emergency purposes, authorized administrative purposes, wildlife management conducted by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, and the retrieval of legally harvested elk and bison, which are otherwise consistent with applicable law, motorized vehicle use in the monument may be permitted only on roads and trails documented as existing in BLM and Forest Service route inventories that exist as of the date of this proclamation. Any additional roads or trails designated for motorized vehicle use must be designated only for public safety needs or the protection of the objects identified above.”
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The 4×4 community may have concerns about opposing a national monument for several reasons:
It’s important to recognize that these concerns may vary depending on the unique circumstances of each national monument proposal. The specific impacts on the 4×4 community can differ depending on factors such as location, management plans, and the extent of restrictions imposed within the designated area.
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