Public Lands
by David Boyle
News Director
Department of Interior approves name changes for 10 areas in San Juan County.On September 8, following a 10-month process, the US Department of the Interior (DOI) announced federal agencies would replace the word “squaw” on 650 geographic features across the US...
by David Boyle
News Director
Members of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition recently published a 101-page Collaborative Land Management Plan for the Bears Ears National Monument.
The document lays out tribal priorities and goals for the comanagement of the monument with federal land agencies,...
The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service will host three in-person and two virtual public scoping meetings as part of the ongoing land use planning for Bears Ears National Monument.
The public is encouraged to help identify issues or concerns that should be addressed in the planning...
The BLM and USDA Forest Service to host virtual meeting of the Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee
The Bureau of Land Management Monticello Field Office and U.S. Department of Agriculture Manti-La Sal National Forest will host a virtual public meeting of the Bears Ears National...
by David Boyle
News Director
The state of Utah, as well as Garfield and Kane counties, filed a legal challenge on August 24 to President Joseph Biden’s designation of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
The lawsuit in U.S. District Court was brought forth by Utah...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has lifted seasonal climbing avoidance areas in the Indian Creek corridor. The agency welcomes the public to use the climbing walls and areas within the Indian Creek corridor that were previously included in the voluntary avoidance areas to benefit raptors.
“We...
Nicollee Gaddis-Wyatt has been selected as the incoming Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Canyon Country District Manager and Jake Palma has been named BLM Monticello Field Manager.
In these roles, Gaddis-Wyatt and Palma will make important decisions about land management, recreation, conservation,...
by David Boyle
News Director
Damages from flash flooding in Dry Valley have closed the main road accessing Canyonlands National Park for at least several weeks. With crews in the early stages of assessment, State Route 211 could be closed for longer.
Afternoon flooding on Sunday, August 14 caused...
On the evening of Sunday, July 17, 2022, Canyonlands National Park staff received a report of a missing male subject who was overdue after attempting a short hike from Elephant Hill in the Needles District. A joint search and rescue team comprised of Canyonlands and Mesa Verde National Park Service...
San Juan County has entered a Cooperating Agency agreement with the Bureau of Land Management and the National Forest Service.
The National Forest and BLM are currently working together on a resource management plan for the Bears Ears National monument and invited San Juan County to be a...