Cynical Sindee:
For the moment, appears to be removal by environmentally "concerned citizens".
'Leave no trace': Photographer captures removal of mysterious Utah monolith
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/leave-...r-BB1bwXkN
EXCERPTS: . . . . Bernards said the men broke the sculpture into pieces and carried it out on a wheelbarrow, and one man instructed the group to "leave no trace." The incident lasted fewer than 15 minutes.
It's unclear whether the men who removed the monolith were involved in its installation, but it appears unlikely based on Bernards' account. He overheard them saying, "This is why you don't leave trash in the desert."
At the time of the removal, Utah's Bureau of Land Management said it did not remove the sculpture and would not conduct an investigation into the removal since it was considered private property.
[...] Despite going to see the sculpture himself, Bernards said the men were right to remove it, citing the damage that the influx of visitors to such a remote portion of Utah's landscape had done.
"They were right to take it out," Bernards wrote. "We stayed the night and the next day hiked to a hill top overlooking the area, where we saw at least 70 different cars (and a plane) in and out. Cars parking everywhere in the delicate desert landscape. Nobody following a path or each other. We could literally see people trying to approach it from every direction to try and reach it, permanently altering the untouched landscape." (
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Dec 1, 2020 01:44 PM
