Thursday May 20, 2021

Grand County’s commissioners want to work with U.S. House Representative John Curtis on a federal public lands bill for the Moab area. Rep. Curtis helped pass a federal bill in 2019 solidifying conservation, development, and recreation areas in Emery County. Although Grand’s administrator expressed concerns over competing planning processes, commissioners say they want to work on public lands legislation for Grand County ‘sooner rather than later.’ Plus, conservationists praise the Biden administration’s nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning to lead the Bureau of Land Management. And, although vaccine supplies are abundant, most people in the Mountain West remain unvaccinated.

Show Notes:

Photo: Labyrinth Canyon. Ray Bloxham/Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

Grand County Commission 5/4 Public Lands Statement
https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Public-Lands-Statement-FINAL-5-4-21.pdf

Grand County 5/18 Letter to BLM: Labyrinth-Gemini Bridges Travel Plan
https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Letter-to-BLM-Labyrinth-Gemini-Bridges-Travel-Plan-Final.pdf

BLM NEPA Register: Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges Travel Management Area
https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2001224/510

Schedule a Local COVID-19 Vaccination
https://www.seuhealth.com
or
https://www.citymarket.com/rx/covid-eligibility