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Lee’s Canyon Road Closed to Motorized Use
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office (SLFO) is temporarily closing the Lee’s Canyon Road to protect crucial raptor nesting habitat. The emergency closure will be in effect from April 20 through July 15.
“The emergency closure is necessary to protect crucial raptor nesting habitat that is on the route through Lee’s Canyon,” said SLFO manager Jill Silvey.
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Emergency Closure Order
Mule Deer Foundation Joins BLM Efforts to Enhance Wildlife Habitat Near Stockton, Utah
On April 14, 2012, approximately 50 volunteers from the Mule Deer Foundation (MDF), United Wildlife Cooperative, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, local communities and the Utah BLM West Desert District (WDD), planted 3,000 bitterbrush shrubs on BLM-managed lands near Stockton, Utah (Tooele County). The planting occurred in conjunction with a 2,500-acre BLM hazardous fuels reduction project in an effort to enhance wildlife habitat.
Fuel reduction projects are often used to meet multiple objectives including reducing wildfire hazard, improving rangeland health, and enhancing wildlife habitat. The BLM has been mechanically treating the site near Stockton, targeting the abundance of juniper trees that pose a wildfire threat to the community of Stockton. Thinning trees decreases the risk of crown fire and promotes the growth of native vegetation wildlife depend on.
Contact: Brad Jessop, Utah BLM West Desert District Fuels Program -801-977-4346.
Kevin Oliver Named BLM’s West Desert District Manager
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah State Director Juan Palma announced today that Kevin Oliver, currently the Southern Nevada District Fire Management Officer in Las Vegas, Nev., has been selected to be the West Desert District Manager. “Kevin is a great fit for this position and I am delighted that he has accepted this appointment in BLM Utah,” Palma said, noting that the West Desert District (WDD) is a key management position for BLM Utah.
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