University and hunting permits authorized; Utility and rangeland infrastructure approved; Filming and trailhead improvements authorized

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University research permits authorized for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

The BLM Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has issued a Decision of NEPA Adequacy and Decision Record that authorizes special recreation permits for two universities, the University of California Santa Cruz and Vermont State University. This project is located in Garfield and Kane Counties. 

The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=77fa7134-1823-f111-8341-001dd800b811

For more information, please contact Paul Grimm at (435) 644-1313 or [email protected].

 

Power line replacement authorized for Quail Creek Water Treatment Plant

The BLM St. George Field Office has issued a Categorical Exclusion and Decision Record that authorizes an underground power line right-of-way for the Washington County Water Conservancy District. This project is located in Washington County.

The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=53D1AD2A-C223-F111-8342-001DD803D7D3

https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=53D1AD2A-C223-F111-8342-001DD803D7D3

For more information, please contact Katherine Chiasson at (435) 688-3234 or [email protected].

 

Hunting guide permits authorized for multiple outfitters

The BLM St. George Field Office has issued a Categorical Exclusion and Decision Record that authorizes special recreation permits for four outfitters to conduct guided hunts on BLM-managed lands. This project is located in Washington County.

The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=20B01899-BF23-F111-8342-001DD803D7D3

https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=20B01899-BF23-F111-8342-001DD803D7D3

For more information, please contact Katherine Chiasson at (435) 688-3234 or [email protected].

 

Commercial wedding permit authorized for Outland Adventures

The BLM St. George Field Office has issued a Categorical Exclusion and Decision Record that authorizes a special recreation permit for Outland Adventures to conduct weddings on public lands. This project is located in Washington County.

The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=21C5C047-C023-F111-8342-001DD803D7D3

https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=21C5C047-C023-F111-8342-001DD803D7D3

For more information, please contact Katherine Chiasson at (435) 688-3234 or [email protected].

 

Pipeline and water troughs authorized for Beaver Dam Slope

The BLM St. George Field Office has issued a Categorical Exclusion and Decision Record that authorizes a 2.5-mile pipeline extension and two water troughs on the Beaver Dam Slope Allotment. This project is located in Washington County.

The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=3F394C27-C123-F111-8342-001DD803D7D3

https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=3F394C27-C123-F111-8342-001DD803D7D3

For more information, please contact Katherine Chiasson at (435) 688-3234 or [email protected].

 

Vault toilet installation authorized for Navajo Rocks East Trailhead

The BLM Moab Field Office has issued a categorical exclusion and decision record that authorizes the construction and installation of a vault toilet at the Navajo Rocks East Trailhead along State Route 313 in Grand County, Utah. 

The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=8ab61533-211e-f111-8341-001dd8029ed0

For more information, please contact Jill Stephenson at 435-259-2141 or [email protected], or the Field Office at 435-259-2100.

 

Commercial filming authorized for Big Mesa and Moab area trails

The BLM Moab Field Office has issued a categorical exclusion and decision record that authorizes land use authorizations for filming on the Big Mesa trails, Fins and Things Trail, and Lions Back in Grand County, Utah. 

The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=e253fe8b-a123-f111-8341-001dd8029ed0

For more information, please contact Jill Stephenson at 435-259-2141 or [email protected], or the Moab Field Office at 435-259-2100.


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