It was an interesting week for the Emery County Public Lands Act. The bill, sponsored by Rep. John Curtis and Sen. Orrin Hatch and introduced in May of this year, […]
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Tell the BLM to Protect Grand Staircase and Bears Ears — Comments Due April 11th!
As you know, on December 4, 2017, President Trump signed two illegal proclamations that seek to significantly reduce the boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments. Despite legal […]
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Under-the-Radar Land Grab in the San Rafael Swell?
The BLM's Price field office is accepting comments on a preliminary proposal to develop a recreation area management plan and “cooperative management agreement” with Utah State Parks and Emery County for a portion of the San Rafael Swell Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) near Goblin Valley State Park.
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Urge the BLM to Protect Recapture Canyon by Keeping it Closed to ATVs
The BLM's Monticello field office is accepting comments on a proposed trail system in and around Recapture Canyon in Utah's southeast corner.
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How the Public Lands Initiative Fails on the Wilderness Equation Alone
Representative Rob Bishop’s Public Lands Initiative (PLI), unveiled on July 14th after much delay, is the kind of pro-extraction, anti-federal legislation that could only come from a congressman with a […]
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