Tuesday, April 24, 2012

BLM Opens Land

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Kemmerer and Pinedale field offices are notifying the public that the annual prohibition on motorized vehicles in big game winter ranges will end on May 1.
BLM-administered lands in the Kemmerer Field Office area will open
The Slate Creek area south of Fontenelle Creek, west and north of Highway 189, and east of the crest of Slate Creek Ridge;
The Rock Creek area south of County Road 204 (Pine Creek Road), west of the crest of Dempsey Ridge, west of Fossil Butte National Monument, north and east of Highway 30; and
The Bridger Creek area south of Highway 30, west of Fossil Ridge, west of the Bear River Divide, north of the Uinta-Lincoln county line, and east of the Utah-Wyoming border and southeast of Highway 89.
BLM-administered lands in the Pinedale Field Office area will open:
The Ryegrass, Bench Corral, Deer Hills, Calpet and Miller Mountain winter ranges, including lands north of Fontenelle Creek, east of the U.S. Forest Service boundary, west of Highway 189 and south of Horse Creek; and
The Mesa winter range, including lands east of County Road 110 (East Green River Road), north of County Road 136 (Paradise Valley Road), west of the New Fork River and south of State Highway 191.

Outdoor enthusiasts are reminded that motorized vehicle use on public land is limited to existing roads and two-track trails. Off-road, cross country travel by motorized means is prohibited. To learn more about responsible recreation activities on public lands, please visit http://www.treadlightly.org/.

No comments:

Post a Comment