DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
Go to: https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front...me=dispatchToPatternPage¤tPageId=139588
The BLM released a draft environmental study and travel plan for the San Rafael Desert, which is the land east of Utah highway 24 over to the Green River and north of the Canyonlands Maze district up to the Bookcliffs north of I-70. There's several roads from homesteads and ranches historically and some exploration for archeology and geology (there's some very interesting ruins and features). But mostly it's not (yet) heavily trafficked.
We have until Jan 13, 2020 to submit comments and since it was only just released last Friday (the 13th!) not much attention yet.
Some of the preliminary data was finalized over the summer back in June but I don't think anyone was really prepared because even SUWA only just today wrote that they hate it and I'd have thought they would have been more on top to condemn it over the weekend if they'd have known.
I went to the open house in Green River last night. Talked to a few of the BLM representatives. They were nice and seemed open to hearing feedback. Two of the alternatives seems legitimately favorable to OHVs even.
The BLM released a draft environmental study and travel plan for the San Rafael Desert, which is the land east of Utah highway 24 over to the Green River and north of the Canyonlands Maze district up to the Bookcliffs north of I-70. There's several roads from homesteads and ranches historically and some exploration for archeology and geology (there's some very interesting ruins and features). But mostly it's not (yet) heavily trafficked.
We have until Jan 13, 2020 to submit comments and since it was only just released last Friday (the 13th!) not much attention yet.
Some of the preliminary data was finalized over the summer back in June but I don't think anyone was really prepared because even SUWA only just today wrote that they hate it and I'd have thought they would have been more on top to condemn it over the weekend if they'd have known.
I went to the open house in Green River last night. Talked to a few of the BLM representatives. They were nice and seemed open to hearing feedback. Two of the alternatives seems legitimately favorable to OHVs even.