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Washington County won't risk tortoise habitat for Northern Corridor


Washington County won't risk tortoise habitat for Northern Corridor

Washington County has the highest density of desert tortoises anywhere in their range. We are doing a great job of working for their recovery, ...

Feds recommend alternative to long-proposed southern Utah ...

“Washington County negotiated with the federal government and all stakeholders to create land designations to protect desert tortoises, among ...

Controversy sparked after denial of Northern Corridor Highway

But Snow says the deal that was already in place has the area around the new highway, known as Zone 3, retaining most of the tortoise habitat.

Washington County officials hold meeting on loss of 'really valuable ...

With the recent denial of the right of way for the Northern Corridor through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area by federal agencies, ...

Proposed Northern Corridor Highway in St. George likely to be ...

... habitat for Mojave desert tortoises and other endangered species. ... Washington County officials insist the Northern Corridor Highway is ...

Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox condemns the BLM's decision to revoke ...

“Washington County negotiated with the federal government and all stakeholders to create land designations to protect desert tortoises, among ...

Federal agencies deny Northern Corridor right of way. Washington ...

Without the protections afforded by Zone 6, the Trust Lands Administration can sell the land for development. This is seen as a potential threat ...

Of Tortoises, Turnpikes, and Terrible Precedent for Public Lands

George, Utah. For decades, Washington County officials have pushed to connect the northeast and northwest sides of the city by slicing through protected habitat ...

Northern Corridor would devastate tortoise habitat - TheSpectrum.com

To date, 11,309 acres have been acquired with an unknown amount of habitat developed and tortoises displaced. Washington County's conservation ...

On Northern Corridor, county leaders disrespect the past

Further fragmentation would be more challenging. Related:Washington County won't risk tortoise habitat for Northern Corridor. More:Northern ...

Feds recommend alternative to long-proposed southern Utah highway

In 2015, Washington County applied to renew its Habitat Conservation Plan for the region, with a proposed change — a new zone could be added to ...

Washington County sues federal government over controversial ...

George • Washington County is suing federal agencies for failing to uphold the Trump administration's approval of the Northern Corridor Highway, ...

Group Files Suit to Stop Northern Corridor Highway

The highway will pave over some of the best habitat for the Mojave desert tortoise in the region. By filing this lawsuit, Defenders of Wildlife ...

Washington County Sues the United States over Faulty Biological ...

In addition to the large financial repercussions, overturning the prior decision to approve the Northern Corridor will risk the protected status ...

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 ...

Northern corridor plans slighted in BLM's draft area management ...

... northern transportation corridor through desert tortoise habitat. ... northern transportation route in Washington County, Utah. ... George Boulevard, they won't ...

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 ...

Washington County pushes for Northern Corridor highway | Utah ...

George. The Red Cliffs area was designated as a national conservation area in 2009 to protect the habitat of the Mojave Desert Tortoise, an ...

Can I Allow My Tortoise To Roam the Floor of the House?

... won't be big enough for something as big and destructive as a Sulcata. Not only does this have every danger that letting them roam for short ...

Red Cliffs Conservation Coalition Comments on the Northern ...

Without the Northern Corridor, Washington County residents will ... risk of fire within Mojave desert tortoise habitat. Roads can be a ...