The Bureau of Land Management has issued a decision on a road and trail plan for Moffat County, on about 350,000 acres northwest of Craig. The Travel Management Area 1 includes Sand Wash, Bears Ears, and Hiawatha Travel Planning Areas. Here’s Chris Maestas with the BLM.
It has taken eight years to inventory and study the road network, and review it with the specialists, stakeholders and other users. The roads are for motorized and non-motorized use. There is a 30-day appeal process to the environmental assessment which must be submitted in writing to the Little Snake Field Office in Craig.
The environmental assessment, finding of no significant impact, and decision record can be found at https://go.usa.gov/xzS66, and is subject to a 30-day appeal period. To file an appeal, submit in writing by May 7 to Attn: Outdoor Recreation Planner, Little Snake Field Office, 455 Emerson Street, Craig, CO 81625. Maps and additional information are also available online or via hard copy at the Little Snake Field Office.
Link to all details and studies
Here is the press release from the Bureau of Land Management and the Little Snake Field Office; April 7, 2022.
BLM issues decision on road and trail plan in Moffat County
CRAIG, Colo. – Today the Bureau of Land Management issued a decision on travel designations for roads and trails across approximately 350,000 acres of BLM-administered land northwest of Craig in Moffat County.
“We arrived at this decision through a collaborative process with extensive public, Tribal and partner input,” said Little Snake Field Manager Bruce Sillitoe. “The result is a transportation network of roads and trails that balances providing public and authorized access with the protection of public land resources, including big game and sage grouse habitats.”
Travel Management Area 1 includes Hiawatha, Sand Wash, and Bears Ears Travel Planning Areas.
The environmental assessment, finding of no significant impact, and decision record can be found at https://go.usa.gov/xzS66, and is subject to a 30-day appeal period. To file an appeal, submit in writing by September 5 to Attn: Outdoor Recreation Planner, Little Snake Field Office, 455 Emerson Street, Craig, CO 81625. Maps and additional information are also available online or via hard copy at the Little Snake Field Office.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your appeal, be advised that your entire appeal – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your appeal to withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Last year, recreation on lands managed by BLM Colorado generated $692 million and supported nearly 6,000 jobs.