The Bureau of Land Management and USFS have released the final Bears Ears National Monument Resource Management Plan. This plan basically gives the broad designations of what can happen and where within the 1.36 million acres encompassed within the monument designation. Recreational target shooting will be prohibited within the entirety of the monument. 591,185 acres are closed to OHV use. Arch Canyon will be on a permit only system with many other popular motorized routes closed to the public, which will restrict camping and wood harvesting.
The plan is currently open for protests for those who previously submitted comments, and BlueRibbon Coalition will be submitting a formal protest.
The Governor of Utah also has the opportunity to provide a Governor’s Consistency Review and submit his recommendation on the plan. We want to encourage the governor to recommend halting the resource management plan and point out that the new proposed restrictions are unacceptable and inconsistent with Utah state policy and local county resource plans. Send an email using the form below encouraging Governor Cox to strongly oppose the proposed plan.
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The plan is currently open for protests for those who previously submitted comments, and BlueRibbon Coalition will be submitting a formal protest.
The Governor of Utah also has the opportunity to provide a Governor’s Consistency Review and submit his recommendation on the plan. We want to encourage the governor to recommend halting the resource management plan and point out that the new proposed restrictions are unacceptable and inconsistent with Utah state policy and local county resource plans. Send an email using the form below encouraging Governor Cox to strongly oppose the proposed plan.
Map of Proposed OHV Closures
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