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    BLM seeks feedback on protecting Moab's Corona Arch and Gemini Bridges

    Just saw that this was announced yesterday:

    http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/info/new..._feedback.html


    MOAB, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Moab Field Office is seeking comments on a proposed supplementary rule that would make permanent restrictions on certain roped activities at Corona Arch (31 acres) and Gemini Bridges (6.3 acres). The rules are intended to reduce resource impacts and to improve the visitor experiences at both areas. Restricted activities would include, but are not limited to, ziplining, highlining, slacklining, rock climbing, rappelling, and rope swinging. Both areas would remain open to other forms of recreation such as hiking, horseback riding, and photography. The comment period will be open for 60 days.

    The proposal to permanently restrict roped activities stems from concerns expressed by the public regarding resource impacts, user conflicts, and safety, particularly in the Corona Arch area. A two-year temporary ban on roped activities was put into effect in 2015 to give the BLM time to analyze the impacts of permanent restrictions and evaluate resource impacts and user conflicts in the area.

    “The BLM carefully weighed the impacts to these iconic resources from roped activities and listened to feedback from various user groups,” said BLM Moab Assistant Field Manager Jennifer Jones. “Public support was overwhelmingly in favor of making permanent the temporary restrictions in order to improve the visitor experience by protecting the resources and ensuring public safety.”

    Both Corona Arch and Gemini Bridges are located at the end of very popular hiking trails and are iconic destinations for visitors to the Moab area, each receiving more than 40,000 visitors annually. Corona Arch was acquired by the BLM from the state of Utah in May 2014 and is located within a Hiking Focus Area.

    The restrictions would reduce visual and sound impacts for hikers seeking a more quiet recreational experience in the presence of these two iconic geologic wonders in the Moab, Utah area. They would also reduce the potential for additional resource damage resulting from bolts, hardware, and friction from ropes and cables impacting both areas. Roped activities will be allowed on more than 1.5 million other acres in the field office area, which includes two Climbing Focus Areas.

    This proposed supplementary rule and other supporting documents are available online at ePlanning:
    ​http://go.usa.gov/xkHY8.

    ​​C​omments will be accepted online or by mail through Dec. 30, 2016. Send written comments to:
    Bureau of Land Management
    Attn: Proposed Supplementary Rules
    82 East Dogwood
    Moab, Utah 84532

    For additional information, contact Katie Stevens at (435) 259-2100. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1 (800) 877-8339 to leave a message or question with the above individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Replies are provided during normal business hours.



    The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of AmericaÂ’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. In Fiscal Year 2015, the BLM generated $4.1 billion in receipts from activities occurring on public lands.
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