(Cedar City, UT) — Hundreds of horses are scheduled to be herded out of three southern Utah counties today. The Bureau of Land Management says about 420 horses are scheduled to be moved out of Beaver, Iron, and Millard counties where the Sulphur Herd Management area is located. It’s only […]
The Bureau of Land Management will begin offering non-commercial tree permits to harvest trees for the holidays. The trees available are pinyon pine, white fir and juniper. Each year, thousands of people find their Christmas trees on public lands. The harvest of these resources not only provides memorable recreation opportunities […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Six conservation groups will receive millions of federal dollars to improve and conserve public lands in Utah and other western states. The Bureau of Land Management said on Tuesday it’s sending 28-million dollars to conservation groups including the Salt Lake City-based Mule Deer Foundation, Backcountry […]
(St. George, UT) — The Bureau of Land Management is investing more than 19-million dollars to protect native vegetation and riparian species on public lands in Utah. The BLM announced on Wednesday that the funding will focus on two landscape restoration areas, Color Country Converging in Southern Utah and Upper […]
(Moab, UT) — It may soon cost more to use the trails and campgrounds at Moab’s Sand Flats Recreation Area. The Bureau of Land Management released a proposal to adjust admission prices in order to maintain service and reduce wait times at the park’s entrances. The cost of an annual […]
The BLM, Richfield Field Office is taking advantage of some winter storms with a controlled burn. In a news release it was shared that 40 acres of mechanical slash piles would be burned on Mar. 30 on the Lone Cedar project, located approximately seven miles west of Gunnison in Sanpete […]
The Bureau of Land Management, American Wild Horse Campaign, Onaqui Catalogue, the National Mustang Association and Red Birds Trust are offering a $22,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the killing of two wild horses on the Onaqui Mountain Herd Management Area. The […]
(Undated) — Fire restrictions are in effect for two of Utah’s national parks. The Bureau of Land Management prohibits any campfires anywhere at Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, as well as Natural Bridges and Hovenweep National Monuments. BLM says prolonged drought conditions have led to extremely dry vegetation in the […]
(Moab, UT) — The Bureau of Land Management is admitting that some damage has been done to an area containing historic dinosaur tracks near Moab. The bureau said yesterday that a paleontologist has determined that a construction project at the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite did damage some dinosaur footprints. Construction […]
(Moab, UT) — The Bureau of Land Management is stopping work at a site near Moab after accusations about damage to ancient dinosaur tracks. The agency released a statement yesterday saying it will stop construction work at the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite to allow paleontologists to conduct an assessment. A […]
