The Bureau of Land Management is seeking comments on a draft plan to guide management of the Bears Ears National Monument.
The proposed plan includes five alternatives that were determined in collaboration with the Bears Ears Commission, a group comprising several Tribes.
“While the draft management plan offers five different alternatives, public feedback will help us to refine the final plan,” said Acting Manti-LaSal Forest Supervisor Barbara Van Alstine. “It’s through these public comments we are able to find the best course forward.”
The preferred alternative allows the public use of the monument, while protecting monument resources. A total of 88% of the monument would be made available for grazing (nearly 1.2 million acres) and the review and processing of grazing permits would be prioritized. Leases that are voluntarily relinquished would be retired from future grazing. The number of livestock able to graze within the monument is the same in the preferred alternative and two of the three other action alternatives.
To submit input and view the alternatives in their entirety, visit tinyurl.com/3hdfch9k. Comments may also be mailed to ATTN: Monument Planning, BLM Monticello Field Office, 365 North Main, Monticello, UT 84535. Comments are due by June 11.
