U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today issued the following statement about recently released guidelines from the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Agency involving special protections for the Sage Grouse:
“Yet again, the BLM is trying to muscle its way into a situation where the State of Utah, private landowners, private industries and other stakeholders have already taken action. This type of one-size-fits-all environmental policy may be good for bureaucrats in Washington but it sure doesn’t work for Utah. Utahns don’t need any more direction from the BLM. The BLM needs to let Utahns continue to do their jobs and for the BLM to stop standing in the way of the economic and recreational opportunities that make Utah great.”

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As part of a national strategy to evaluate greater sage-grouse conservation measures in land use plans, the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service are asking the public to help identify issues to be addressed in an environmental impact statement by attending open house meetings scheduled across the state.
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Hello: Here is an invitation to attend meetings to discuss Utah BLM’s Land Use Plan changes to address greater sage grouse conservation. Please forward to interested stakeholders. Hope you can attend one of the meetings.

Greater Sage-Grouse Scoping Meetings Scheduled for Utah

As part of a national strategy to evaluate greater sage-grouse conservation measures in land use plans, the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service are asking the public to help identify issues to be addressed in an environmental impact statement by attending open house meetings scheduled across the state.

The open house meeting format allows the public to arrive at any time between 5:30-7:30 p.m. Agency staff and resource specialists will be available to answer questions, and written comments can be submitted at the meetings.

Scoping Meeting Schedule
Price

January 17
5:30-7:30p
Carbon County Event Center
310 South Fairgrounds Road
Vernal

January 18
5:30-7:30p
Western Park Convention Center
300 East 200 South
Salt Lake City

January 19
5:30-7:30p
Hampton Inn & Suites – SLC
307 North Admiral Road
Randolph

January 23
5:30-7:30p
Randolph Senior Center
5 North Main Street
Snowville

January 24
5:30-7:30p
Snowville Town Hall
20 West Main Street
Richfield

January 30
5:30-7:30p
Sevier County Clerk (Auditorium)
Room #B46 – 250 North Main
Kanab

January 31
5:30-7:30p
Kanab City Library
374 North Main
Cedar City

February 1
5:30-7:30p
Heritage Center – Festival Hall
105 North 100 East