Forest Service proposes streamlining environmental review procedures
Changes needed to clarify permitting process In recently submitted comments, Public Land Solutions (PLS) offered several suggestions on the United States Forest Service’s (USFS) advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeking public input on its proposal to revise its...PLS Report: Balancing recreation and energy development
A new PLS white paper outlines proven strategies and policies for allowing recreation and energy development to exist in harmony.
BLM, local community join together for protection
Across the nation, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field offices and the local communities they serve are working together to enact smart-from-the-start planning to eliminate conflicts between resource extraction and recreation development. Master Leasing Plans (MLP), such as the Moab MLP and proposed Tres Rios MLP, are one example of this planning.
National Park Week 2016 Marked By Positive Federal Initiatives
This year’s National Park Week officially wrapped up on April 24. This annual celebration of our country’s greatest public lands is a great reminder of the privilege and responsibility we have as American citizens to these resources.
Moab Sun News (11/19/15): County weighs in on Master Leasing Plan
If federal land managers want to know where Grand County stands on their proposed Master Leasing Plan for the greater Moab area, they only have to look back to the county council’s recent discussions about eastern Utah’s public lands initiative.
