- The BLM opted for a tortoise|friendly plan – one Washington County ...🔍
- BLM rejects Trump|era highway through Utah tortoise habitat🔍
- Utah Delegation Opposes Biden Administration's Final Northern ...🔍
- Utah Gov. Spencer Cox rebukes BLM over highway route choice🔍
- 2024.11.12 Northern Corridor Media Release🔍
- Controversy dogs Washington County's proposed highway🔍
- Why is the Northern Corridor so controversial?🔍
- Lawsuit pressures Interior to OK highway corridor in tortoise habitat🔍
The BLM opted for a tortoise|friendly plan – one Washington County ...
The BLM opted for a tortoise-friendly plan – one Washington County ...
The BLM opted for a tortoise-friendly plan – one Washington County officials aren't fully on board with. BLM endorses alt highway plan to ...
BLM rejects Trump-era highway through Utah tortoise habitat
It also removes thousands of acres that Washington County had placed into the federal preserve as mitigation for the corridor originally ...
BLM, Fish and Wildlife issue alternative to southern Utah highway
... Washington County on Thursday. The analysis offers six alternatives ... plan and incidental take permit for the Mojave desert tortoise.
Utah Delegation Opposes Biden Administration's Final Northern ...
“Washington County negotiated with the federal government and all stakeholders to create land designations to protect desert tortoises, among ...
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox rebukes BLM over highway route choice
“The BLM's plan doesn't improve traffic congestion, hurts world-class recreation opportunities and fails to actually help the desert tortoise.
BLM, Fish and Wildlife Service issue preferred alternative to ...
A desert tortoise in its native habitat in Washington County. (Jason Jones, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) ... ST. GEORGE—The Bureau of Land ...
BLM, FWS issue final analysis, preferred approach for proposed ...
“We remain committed to balancing infrastructure needs with the protection of sensitive species like the Mojave desert tortoise and appreciate ...
2024.11.12 Northern Corridor Media Release
“The BLM's plan doesn't improve traffic congestion ... “The BLM's actions are not legal,” said Washington County Attorney Eric Clarke.
Controversy dogs Washington County's proposed highway
Washington County had finalized a habitat conservation plan to help protect the Mohave desert tortoise as part of a biological opinion ...
Why is the Northern Corridor so controversial? - KSL NewsRadio
The Red Cliffs Desert Reserve was established to protect the endangered desert tortoise and other native species, per Visit Utah. A January 2021 ...
Lawsuit pressures Interior to OK highway corridor in tortoise habitat
A Utah county wants the federal government to allow a 4-mile highway through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area. The Red Cliffs National ...
Lawmakers express opposition to Northern Corridor alternative
“We remain committed to balancing infrastructure needs with the protection of sensitive species like the Mojave desert tortoise and appreciate ...
Habitat Conservation Plan for Washington County, Utah
However, BLM and USFWS research efforts determined that desert tortoises are one of many species that benefit from these crossing structures ...
Washington County sues federal government over controversial ...
County officials assert the highway would only impact between 40 and 50 tortoises, while environmentalists counter the negative impact would be ...
impacts have occurred despite reserve-level management by the BLM and Washington County. ... desert tortoises and tortoise habitat in Washington ...
Many local leaders and developers feared growth would come to a standstill with the tortoise listing and a critical habitat designation still ...
210112 Final Washington County HCP BiOp
(Figure 1, entirety of Washington County), restore degraded desert tortoise, prevent wildfire within the Reserve, control invasive species ...
This is an outline of a standard biological opinion
... the BLM and received a draft Desert Tortoise Translocation Plan from the BLM. March 1, 2024 – The BLM provided the Service with a revised ...
and three trailheads on West Mountain in Washington County, Utah. ... Checklist in the appendix provided by the BLM: “Desert tortoise: The ...
Study Design for Raven Point Counts and Bait Stations - Utah.gov
Tortoise and one without (as a 'control' site). At least 15 of ... desert tortoises in Washington County. Page 4. 1. 6. 22. Map of Proposed ...