Every year, millions of people visit public lands in Utah to climb, hike, ski, hunt and a heck of a lot more. I’ve skied, climbed and fished the wild streams of wild Utah for years. The American people own these lands—and Utah reaps the rewards. Every year, outdoor recreation in Utah drives $12 billion in consumer spending and supports 122,000 jobs across the state. Sure, we use these lands for energy and grazing and other things too. But access to the outdoors is the reason why so many of my friends consider Utah the ultimate place to live. 
 
 It’s also why the outdoor industry loves Utah. Every January and August, Patagonia and hundreds of other companies spend gobs of money to show our latest products at the Outdoor Retailer show. The whole thing is a cash cow for Salt Lake City. You’d think politicians in Utah would bend over backwards to make us feel welcome. But instead Governor Gary Herbert and his buddies have spent years denigrating our public lands, the backbone of our business, and trying to sell them off to the highest bidder. He’s created a hostile environment that puts our industry at risk. 
 
 The outdoor industry creates three times the amount of jobs than the fossil fuels industry, yet the Governor has spent most of his time in office trying to rip taxpayer-owned lands out from under us and hand them over to drilling and mining companies. And just a few days ago, the state announced plans to sue the federal government to reverse the recent protection of Bears Ears, a site containing thousands of years of Native American archeological treasures and craggy red rocks beloved by climbers from all over the world. Politicians in the state don’t seem to get that the outdoor industry—and their own state economy—depend on access to public lands for recreation. 
 
 I say enough is enough. If Governor Herbert doesn’t need us, we can find a more welcoming home. Governor Herbert should direct his Attorney General to halt their plans to sue and support the historic Bears Ears National Monument. He should stop his efforts to transfer public lands to the state, which would spell disaster for Utah’s economy. He should show the outdoor industry he wants our business—and that he supports thousands of his constituents of all political persuasions who work in jobs supported by recreation on public lands. 
 
 We love Utah, but Patagonia’s choice to return for future shows will depend on the Governor’s actions. I’m sure other states will happily compete for the show by promoting public lands conservation. 

 These crawls are part of an effort to archive pages as they are created and archive the pages that they refer to. That way, as the pages that are referenced are changed or taken from the web, a link to the version that was live when the page was written will be preserved.Then the Internet Archive hopes that references to these archived pages will be put in place of a link that would be otherwise be broken, or a companion link to allow people to see what was originally intended by a page's authors.The goal is to fix all broken links on the web . Crawls of supported "No More 404" sites. 

 Uploaded on Mar 6, 2017 
 
 Since 2013, Patagonia has been committed to protecting the Bears Ears region of Southeastern Utah. On March 7, we released the interactive film experience, This is Bears Ears National Monument and underwrote PBS NewsHour with this video. 

 Earlier this year, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard penned an open letter to Utah Governor Gary Herbert demanding he stand up for public lands. The Governor did the exact opposite and signed a resolution asking President Trump to rescind the Bears Ears National Monument. As a result, Patagonia announced it would boycott Outdoor Retailer as long as it is in Utah, and days later, the Outdoor Industry Association followed and is in the process of finding a new home for the $40 million industry trade show. 
 
 "Bears Ears National Monument is a sacred home for Native Americans, a world-class location for rock climbers and outdoor enthusiasts, and a mecca for archaeologists. But it is also a target for looters, mining and energy companies and elected officials who want to privatize and develop the nation's public lands," notes Rose Marcario, Patagonia's chief executive officer. "It is our hope that this film will help to defend this national monument by bringing it to life and spurring action to protect this American treasure." 
 
 Hosted on Patagonia.com/bearsears, visitors can choose whether they want to explore the cultural or sport aspects of Bears Ears National Monument. Viewers can scan walls adorned with petroglyphs and learn about them from a Hopi archaeologist. They can follow Navajo Elder Willie Grey Eyes as he travels through a narrow slot canyon and tells stories of his ancestors, or climb the iconic North Six Shooter tower with Tommy Caldwell and take in the expansive desert views from above. 
 
 To support the interactive film experience, Patagonia is underwriting PBS NewsHour and purchasing a digital advertisement on NewYorkTimes.com. This is the first time the company has created a television advertisement. To see the television spots, click here (culture) or here (sport). 
 
 Discover Bears Ears is a joint-production with director Fitz Cahall and his company Duct Tape Then Beer. 
 
 To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/this-is-bears-ears-national-monument-300418971.html 
 
 SOURCE Patagonia, Inc. 
 
 Related Links 
 
 http://www.patagonia.com 
 

– Republican leaders are trying to turn back the clock on Barack Obama's designation of two national monuments in Utah and Maine. But if outdoors-oriented company Patagonia and Google have anything to do with it, they're going to get the word out that public lands are worthy of being saved from environmental devastation, thanks to a new virtual-reality film series, per Mashable. "This Is Bears Ears National Monument" is that interactive online effort, a collaboration between the two entities that continues Patagonia's long-standing mission to conserve and preserve public lands like the Beehive State's national monument. The multimedia website, which features 10 short VR films, offers info about the history of the region's Native American tribes, a chance to scan local rock carvings, and a focus on outdoor athletes like mountain climber Kitty Calhoun and bikepacker Andrew Burr. Patagonia's stance wasn't a recent reaction to Trump administration rumblings: The company has been battling since 2013 to keep Bears Ears protected, per a press release. In January, founder Yvon Chouinard wrote an open letter to Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, blasting him "and his buddies" for ruining public lands by serving them up to the fossil fuel industry. Patagonia tapped into Google's 360-degree technology to create its film series, which it calls a "total immersion" into the Bears Ears experience. Users can view the site on their smartphones, tablets, or Google Cardboard VR headset. Patagonia has also created its first-ever TV spots for PBS in support of this project: one with a cultural bent, the other with a sports angle. (The fight for Bears Ears has been a fierce one.)