This Monday, March 16th, the Grand County Council in Moab, Utah is going to be putting the finishing touches on its recommendations to Representative Rob Bishop as part of the “Public Lands Initiative” bill. What they decide is going to have a direct impact on what Moab is like in...
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Some Good News You May Have Missed (on the Oil and Gas Front) . . .
Here are some “good news” stories that you may have missed over the past few weeks. Any one of these things, standing alone, would be reason to cheer. Taken together, you might agree that fortune is smiling on us. Appeals Board upholds BLM decision not to lease San Rafael Swell...
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An Update on Utah Wilderness Discussions
The Utah congressional delegation has announced it will release a draft lands bill on March 27th as part of the Public Lands Initiative (PLI). The PLI refers to discussions Representative Bishop initiated several years ago with the goal of resolving public land issues in eastern Utah, including designating wilderness and...
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Former Secretary of Interior Calls Out Governor Herbert
This morning in Salt Lake City, former Secretary of the Interior and Governor of Arizona Bruce Babbitt called out Utah Governor Gary Herbert for leading the charge to seize control of federal public lands. Speaking to a packed audience of outdoor recreation industry representatives from across the county at the...
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Indian Creek Once Again Threatened by New ATV Trail
The beautiful Indian Creek area to the east of Canyonlands National Park is once again threatened by a proposed all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trail. Please tell the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to deny San Juan County’s request for a right-of-way to construct this unnecessary trail. On two previous occasions we’ve...
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