What is the Grand Staircase? Public Information Series 64, free

Paleontological survey of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Garfield and Kane Counties, Utah, 98 p., 2001, SS-99 $13.00

A preliminary assessment of energy and mineral resources within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, compiled by M.L. Allison, 36 p., 1/97, C-93 Photocopy $4.75
The summary information in this report gives a reasonable initial overview of commodities present in the Monument. There are sections on oil and gas, coal and coal-bed methane, minerals, and tar sands. Emphasis is placed on determining possible valuation of School Trust land sections to begin the process of trading these for land outside the Monument. Monetary valuations for the Monument are given as $223 to $330 billion.

A preliminary assessment of paleontological resources within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah by D.D. Gillette and M.C. Hayden, 34 p., 1997, C-96 $4.50
Paleontological studies have been conducted within the area of the monument and vicinity since the middle 1800s, so some idea of the richness of the fossil record can be stated. Several formations are worthy of considerable research for several purposes. An appendix lists all the confirmed taxa from within the monument.

A preliminary assessment of archeological resources within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah by D.B. Madsen, 23 p., 3/97, C-95 $3.25
The archeological resources of the area are so poorly known that it will be difficult to determine a viable management strategy, but surveys to date (extrapolated) indicate there may be about 11,000 sites (varying from lithic scatters, through campsites, to ruins) on the Utah State trust lands alone.

Topographic map of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, 3/97, scale 1:200,000, PI-49 $4.00
This map is derived from the U.S. Geological Survey 30 x 60-degree topographic maps. They were reduced to a scale of 1" = 1.6 miles to show the entire Monument area at a reasonable size (24" x 33"). Boundary of the Monument is shown, and roads from the base maps are highlighted in red.

Postcard geologic map of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Grant C. Willis, 1/98, PI-56 25¢ (pdf)