“Decades of inaction have gotten us to this point. But the Trump Administration has proposed a solution,” Bernhardt said. The Trump administration’s 2019 budget plan called for creating Public Lands Infrastructure Fund (PLIF) to use revenues from onshore and offshore…
Spotting wildlife or interesting livestock can really add to the desire to explore. This can open you up to a hazard much more dangerous than a grumpy property owner...An intrepid photographer may hop a fence to get a better shot…
Council members are concerned that logging-truck traffic will pose danger to the many bicyclists, campers, boat enthusiasts and anglers using Frying Pan Road. The project would generate an estimated 700 to 900 truck trips on Frying Pan Road and through Basalt. "What's…
For those opposed to ranching and grazing on public lands, perhaps the terms “Welfare Hiker" or "Welfare Camper” should be coined to remind folks that everyone should pay their fair share. Those who are simply visiting to see the wonders of red rock country…
Lee and other members of the congressional delegation said the political fallout of a designation in Utah will result in the repeal of the Antiquities Act for use by future presidents, an overturning of the actual designation itself and no…
“So count on a flood of new fee proposals. I bet they have a big backlog of fees they want to charge that they haven’t been able to implement for the last two years,” said Kitty Benzar, whose Western Slope…
A plan to transfer the management of campgrounds, trailheads and day-use facilities throughout the national forest to Parks Management Company included price increases of up to 300 percent, according to Los Padres ForestWatch officials. Los Padres National Forest Recreation Fees Will Rise as U.S. Forest…
Together, the popularity of the parks and Utah's drive to bring visitors to the Mighty Five — Arches, Bryce, Canyonlands, Zion and Capitol Reef — is threatening the very way of life that brought people here in the first place.…
The county resolution states that the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition is a non-governmental organization that has no jurisdiction over land-use planning activities in San Juan County. San Juan County, Utah, says Bears Ears Coalition has no jurisdiction The San Juan…