(Smithsonian.com) Shrinking of Utah National Monument May Threaten Bee Biodiversity The Grand Staircase-Escalante is home to 660 bee species, 84 of which will live outside of protected land under changes... Read the full story Here
(Scientific American) Bees Get Stung by Decision to Scale Back National MonumentThe rich flower diversity of Grand Staircase-Escalante supports hundreds of species of bees... Read the full story Here
(Scientific American) Utah's Deserts Are Bee Hotspots The Trump administration is shrinking Utah's desert monuments, stripping some federal protections for wild pollinators. Read or listen to the full story Here
(New York Times) Can You Pick the Bees Out of This Insect Lineup?How can we save the pollinators if we don't even recognize them? Read the story Here
(National Geographic) 660 species of bees live in newly shrunk national monumentScientists have found a striking diversity of bees, in the most extensive study of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to date. Read the story Here