I'm just catching up with this story from the Salt Lake Tribune:
During [Utah] Gov. Gary Herbert's visit to Blanding, one of the poorest regions of the state, residents pleaded with him to keep open the Edge of the Cedars Museum State Park. The ancestral Puebloan site and official archaeological repository houses one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Pueblo, Navajo and Ute artifacts. It also is one of five state parks recommended for closure by legislative auditors because of budget concerns.
This would be tragic for archaeology. I doubt Herbert sees it that way. But because I've been to Blanding and this museum, I thought I'd share an anecdote. First, let me return to the Salt Lake Tribune article, specifically the lede:
Residents in the vast southeastern Utah outback that once teemed with pre-Columbian Americans worry the heritage and rich culture of their homeland will be stolen ...
