BLM Seeks Input on Proposed Non-Motorized Trail to Connect BLM Campground to Bluff, Utah
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MONTICELLO, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Monticello Field Office is seeking public input on a proposed non-motorized recreation trail that would connect the town of Bluff, Utah to the Sand Island Campground. The Bluff City Historic Preservation Association, in partnership with the Grand Canyon Trust, submitted a proposal to the BLM for a non-motorized trail system, which will extend from the BLM Sand Island Campground approximately 4 miles to the east end of Bluff, Utah. The intent of the proposed trail is to connect the Bluff community and visitors with the San Juan River by means of a pedestrian, bicycle, and equestrian trail along the river. The trail would cross BLM lands, private lands, and lands managed by the State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.
The BLM will use comments that are submitted as it prepares an environmental assessment analyzing potential impacts associated with developing this trail system. The public is encouraged to provide comments that identify issues or concerns that may be considered in the analysis or formulating alternatives to the proposed action. Comments will be accepted through December 2, 2016. Comments may be submitted electronically through the ePlanning website: http://go.usa.gov/xkdUD
Alternatively, written comments may be mailed to the address below (please use Attn: “Bluff Trail”):
Bureau of Land Management
Monticello Field Office
Attn: Bluff Trail
P.O. Box 7
Monticello, UT 84535
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. BLM will not consider anonymous comments. All submissions from organizations and businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be available for public inspection in their entirety.
For further information, please contact Casey Worth at (435) 587-1500. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.