Dave Calder opposes the draconian reduction of two Utah National Monument.

Regarding President Trump's reduction of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments, in a 20 July post on his campaign Facebook page Dave Calder pointed out this defies what the majority of Utahns writing: "The GOP dominated government is pursuing their own agenda independent of what most Utahns want" and quoted Michaelann Nelson from the Salt Lake Tribune:

“It is very contradictive of our findings,” said Michaelann Nelson, a professor of environmental rhetoric at the Utah State University campus in Price. “They’re kind of picking and choosing which Utahns they’re paying attention to and listening to.”

Researchers with Utah State University surveyed state residents in 2023, 2024 and 2025, finding 61% of Utahns either supported or strongly supported preserving Bears Ears as a national monument in 2024 and 2025, with just 19% opposed or strongly opposed.”

Dave has participated with the Natural History Museum of Utah to recover fossils found in the Grand Staircase-Escalante monument and noted this area is visited by scientists from around the globe.