Thursday March 31, 2022

Although the SCIC has shelved a proposed highway through the Book Cliffs for now, Grand County officials want their thoughts on conserving land to be clear for the future. They’re currently at work on a Small Area Plan for the Book Cliffs region. Plus, a regional paleontologist says overall damage to Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite was ‘minor’ but fractures could have formed when BLM-approved construction crews drove heavy equipment around the fossils. An assessment says filling vacant paleontology positions is imperative to protect resources.

// Show Notes

// Photo: Members of Utah Friends of Paleontology at the Mill Creek Dinosaur Tracksite. The BLM recently released an assessment of recent damages that happened during a boardwalk replacement project.

// Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite Paleontological Assessment (March 2022)
https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/docs/2022-03/MCDT_Paleontological_Assessment_March8_2022web508.pdf

// Mill Canyon Dinosaur Trailhead Interpretive Site
https://www.blm.gov/visit/mill-canyon-dinosaur-trailhead-interpretive-site