The sun rises over Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005. The Grand Canyon Trust has purchased and retired grazing rights in the area of teh canyon in hopes of preserving the area's fragile ecosystem. Opponen

The sun rises over Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005. The Grand Canyon Trust has purchased and retired grazing rights in the area of teh canyon in hopes of preserving the area's fragile ecosystem. Opponents of the program argue a way of life in the area is being lost as a result. (Kevin Moloney for the New York Times)

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The sun rises over Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005. The Grand Canyon Trust has purchased and retired grazing rights in the area of teh canyon in hopes of preserving the area's fragile ecosystem. Opponents of the program argue a way of life in the area is being lost as a result. (Kevin Moloney for the New York Times)