Category Archives: The Red Cliffs National Conservation Area / Reserve
Coalition to Preserve the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area
Posted June 19, 2019 by Tom Butine
The Coalition to Preserve the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area
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Map – the Geography of the Northern Corridor-Washington Parkway Issue
Posted June 19, 2019 by Tom Butine
Map – geography of the NC-WP Issue
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Washington Parkway Extension (segment 2) route
Posted June 11, 2019 by Tom Butine
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2018 Legislation Opposition Letter
Posted May 17, 2019 by Tom Butine
Oppose- HR5597 National Sign-on
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Help Wanted! 2019 Northern Corridor NEPA
Posted April 2, 2019 by Susan Crook
Washington County has hired the environmental consultants SWCA and Jacobs Engineering to carry out the following timeline, and CSU is calling on all the observers, networkers, analyzers and communicators in our community to help us protect the Red Cliffs NCA by participating in NEPA. Please review the job descriptions below the timeline, choose your skill… Read more »
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2007 Red Hills Parkway Environmental Assessment and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation
Posted April 2, 2019 by Susan Crook
The Northern Corridor was rejected in a 2007 environmental assessment. These sections from pp. 2-9 and 2-10 explain why the road was eliminated from further consideration.
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Aerial Footage of the Proposed Northern Corridor Route
Posted April 1, 2019 by Susan Crook
Aerial footage of the proposed Washington Parkway extension through the Northern Corridor Right of Way in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve/National Conservation Area
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Mobilizing for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Posted April 1, 2019 by Susan Crook
Mobilizing for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) After Conserve Southwest Utah helped defeat legislative efforts in late 2018 that would have forced development of the Northern Corridor, Washington County began a complex process of attempting to “write” the highway into the renewal of the Habitat Conservation Plan. In 1996, the Washington County Habitat… Read more »
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Northern Corridor Impacts to Wildlife
Posted April 1, 2019 by Susan Crook
The Mojave Desert Tortoise was emergency-listed as a threatened species in 1989. These are some of the 50 hatchling, juvenile and adult tortoises found in a September 2018 pre-survey of the Northern Corridor Highway alignment. Depending on their location (in the road alignment or in the buffer zone), these tortoises would be translocated (removed) or… Read more »
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2019 Dixie Transportation Expo Survey Results
Posted April 1, 2019 by Susan Crook
Local residents engaged with Conserve Southwest Utah’s grassroots transportation alternatives, providing valuable feedback that will help our county solve its transportation challenges. Visitors to CSU’s booth engaged in nitty-gritty conversations about road alignments and traffic levels, but also shared inspiring stories about the value of our public lands for present and future generations. We thank… Read more »
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