Late in the day on Friday, April 25th the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a long-awaited decision rejecting arguments by San Juan County and the State of Utah that Salt Creek Canyon in Canyonlands National Park is a state highway.
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More ORV Trails in San Juan County
Rather than enforce it’s own travel plan, the BLM is now proposing to legitimize illegal ORV use on user-created trails.
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Grand County’s Proposed Public Lands Plan: How Bad Is It?
We expected bad, but this is far worse.
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Grand County Proposes Three Bad Alternatives for Public Lands Near Moab
We expected bad, but this is far worse. Background: On April 9, 2014, the Grand County Council Public Lands Working Committee identified 3 alternatives, along with maps, for long term […]
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Another Attack on Our Parks and Monuments
Here we go again. Congress is attacking special places this week, this time by trying to dismantle the Antiquities Act, the mechanism that has safeguarded some of our nation’s most beloved national parks and monuments for future generations (nearly half of our national parks began as national monuments).
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