Posted on 11/08/2013 6:00:04 PM PST by george76
SALT LAKE CITY — A coalition of conservation groups is hailing a federal judge's ruling Monday to strike down portions of the Richfield Bureau of Land Management plan they said gave deference to off-road vehicles at the expense of the environment.
"This landmark decision is a resounding rejection of the BLM’s mismanagement of Utah’s stunning public lands,” said Stephen Bloch, legal director for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance.
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The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance was among seven groups that filed a legal challenge to the Bush-era plans following their adoption in 2008, contending they imperiled pristine landscapes.
The Richfield plan covers 2.1 million acres that is mostly sandwiched between Capitol Reef National Park and the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. It was the first plan to get its day in court, where critics detailed that its 4,000 miles of off-road vehicle routes threatened prime landscapes such as Factory Butte, the Henry Mountains and Dirty Devil Canyon.
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(my apologies to Zen koan writers)
the gaia worshpping nitwits never visit such places.
It does not matter to them that they never go there, it is only important that they keep us from going there.
All part of the strategy. Govt attorneys want to lose these cases. They want to prevent people from going there.
Excellent response.
it keeps “the earth” Mysterious....for them ...
“”how is one supposed to GET TO those “stunning lands..without an off road vehicle?? walk fifty miles??””
“just turn left”
I think that went over most peoples heads. But I thought it was very clever, and funny.
I appreciate your perception.
LOL
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