Preservation groups rejoice in Gold Butte (NV)
Haven Scott
3:22 p.m. MDT June 18, 2016
... “Due to safety concerns, BLM employees have not conducted field work in the Gold Butte area since early 2014,” according to the release. “With the support of the local community, BLM officials have determined that the conditions are now right to resume work” ...
Since the departure of BLM presence in the Gold Butte area, Friends of Gold Butte, a nonprofit volunteer organization, has documented several acts of vandalism in the area that covers nearly 350,000 acres in the southeastern part of Nevada.
From petroglyphs pockmarked with bullet holes, early pioneer grave robbing and “pristine desert being destroyed,” the acts of vandalism increased dramatically, said Jaina Moan, executive director of Friends of Gold Butte.
“For us, we are ecstatic,” she said. “We appreciate the BLM and everything they do to protect the land, archaeology and wildlife in this rare part of the world. This was definitely needed” ...
http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/local/cedar-city/2016/06/18/preservation-groups-rejoice-gold-butte/86087882/