BLM closes over 300 miles of roads to OHV use; Plus, the Weekly News Reel!

The Bureau of Land Management released a new Travel Management Plan for the Labyrinth Canyon Gemini Bridges area, closing OHV routes that conflicted with other uses, including riparian habitat. The plan was years in the making, and wilderness advocacy groups are applauding the federal agency’s decision. Plus, riparian restoration in the Southeast Utah Group of National Parks is getting some attention - and funding - from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. And later, a new survey of farmers and ranchers in the Colorado River Basin show they’re concerned about water shortages.

// Plus, the Weekly News Reel! Sophia Fisher of The Times-Independent discusses the new, eight-passenger planes that will provide service to Salt Lake City, a recap of the city’s workforce housing ordinance, and an upcoming fundraiser put on by the Moab Abortion and Reproductive Rights Network. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News discusses plans for Utahraptor State Park, which broke ground this week, as well as the legacy of local landscape photographer Tom Till, who is retiring.

// Show Notes:
https://www.kzmu.org/blm-closes-over-300-miles-of-roads-to-ohv-use-in-labyrinth-canyon-gemini-bridges-area-plus-weekly-the-news-reel/