How to Submit Your Scoping Comment – Due Monday January 6, 2020 You may submit written comments by any of the following methods: Best Method- Email: BLM_UT_NorthernCorridor@blm.gov Please don’t forget to also email a copy of your comment to sarah@conserveswu.org. She will keep track of comment numbers so that nobody’s voice is left out. 2nd…
DetailsBureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) are working together to analyze the proposed Northern Corridor Highway and Zone 6 Mitigation. What is Zone 6 They need our help to do this during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Scoping is the first step in the (NEPA) process. It…
DetailsNorthern Corridor Highway impacts to wildlife. READ MORE Shivwits Milkvetch, endangered Virgin River chub, endangered Woundfin, endangered California condor, endangered Mexican spotted owl, threatened Southwestern willow flycatcher, endangered Western yellow-billed cuckoo, threatened Bonneville cutthroat trout, BLM sensitive Desert sucker, BLM sensitive Flannel-mouth sucker, BLM sensitive Virgin spinedace, BLM sensitive American white pelican, BLM sensitive Bald…
DetailsAlternative road improvements outside the NCA. READ MORE Red Hills Parkway to I-15 Fly-Overs or Viaducts Red Hills Parkway and Buena Vista Blvd. Improvements between I-15 exits 8 and 13 Widen to 4-6 lanes (and straighten where possible) throughout entire length (Bluff St/SR 18 to Exit 13), starting with the eastern portion For busy Red…
Details1. My name is (First Name, Last Name), and I reside in (City). 2. I am now working as (job title) or retired as (job title). On (date), I joined Conserve Southwest Utah and have supported its mission to protect public lands ever since. 3. I moved to Washington County over (number) years…
DetailsComments are due January 6, 2020 HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT COMMENTS ARE PUBLIC PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE HIGHWAY AND WHAT POINTS YOU THINK SHOULD BE ANALYSED IN THE EIS. BLM and US Fish Wildlife Service Should Study these Issues in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): Alternative road improvements for the Northern…
DetailsIntroduce Yourself! The BLM wants to learn how you, your family, and your community will be affected by the proposed Northern Corridor Highway (whether you live here or not!). Take 10 minutes to write a paragraph or two that answers some of the following questions: *Short on time? Just answer the first 3 questions in…
DetailsDuring Northern Corridor NEPA, Scoping comments are invited on 3 separate, but closely connected plans: Proposed Amendment to BLM’s Red Cliffs National Conservation Area Resource Management Plan (RMP) UDOT is applying to BLM for a right-of-way to build the Northern Corridor Highway. This plan governs how the Red Cliffs NCA is to be managed for…
DetailsConserve Southwest Utah invites you to take part in the National Environmental Policy Act process (NEPA) for the proposed Northern Corridor Highway and Zone 6 mitigation. When an entity (Utah Department of Transportation) applies to an agency (BLM and USFWS) to build a project (the Northern Corridor Highway) on federally-owned lands (the Red Cliffs National…
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