Hunting permits authorized; Fossil excavation and fiber optic line approved
Commercial hunting guide permits authorized for Cedar City Field Office
The BLM Cedar City Field Office has issued the Categorical Exclusion and Decision Record for NEPA number: DOI-BLM-UT-C010-2026-0002-CX. The BLM received three Special Recreation Permits (SRP) for commercial guiding and outfitting of big game hunts on BLM-administered lands throughout the Cedar City Field Office and has issued a decision to allow these SRPs.
The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=7160C9C7-D526-F111-8341-001DD8029ED0
For more information, please contact Hannah Merrick, Park Ranger, Cedar City Field Office, 176 DL Sargent Dr. Cedar City, Utah 84720, [email protected], or call (435) 668-4014.
Paleontological resource excavation approved for Indian Creek
The BLM Monticello Field Office has issued an environmental assessment and decision record that authorizes a paleontological resource excavation permit to excavate and remove fossils from an existing locality in Indian Creek. This project is located in Bears Ears National Monument in San Juan County, Utah.
The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=05f54f57-8712-f111-8406-001dd804183b.
For more information, please contact Jill Stephenson at 435-259-2141 or [email protected], or the Monticello Field Office at 435-587-1500.
Fiber optic telecommunications line authorized for San Juan County
The BLM Monticello Field Office has issued an environmental assessment and decision record that authorizes a right-of-way for a fiber optic telecommunications line along County Road B110. This project is located south of Monticello, Utah in San Juan County.
The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=f78298e3-ef13-f111-8406-001dd804183b.
For more information, please contact Jill Stephenson at 435-259-2141 or [email protected], or the Monticello Field Office at 435-587-1500.
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