Utah’s protected cultural sites have become increasingly popular with travelers looking for meaningful outdoor experiences. From national parks to lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), they're not hard to find.

However, with more visitors on the trails, vandalism has increased. Authorities in southern Utah recently slapped a woman with a $15,000 fine after defacing petroglyphs along the popular Buckskin Gulch and Wire Pass trails at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.

Here's what happened, and how travelers can help keep cultural sites like this intact.

A Utah Woman Was Sentenced This Week After Vandalizing Ancient Petroglyphs Along A Popular Trail

According to a recent news release , Utah resident Daniela Ganassim Ericksen entered BLM-managed land near the Buckskin G

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