Today, the Trump administration moved one step closer to approving a highway project that would cut through critical habitat for the Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) as well as the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area and Desert Reserve, which was designated for the conservation of the federally threatened desert tortoise.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published the final environmental impact statement for the Northern Corridor project. This triggers a 30-day period to protest the Resource Management Plan Amendments necessary for the highway right-of-way.
Bureau of Land Management Moves to Approve Utah Highway Through Critical Tortoise Habitat
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published the final environmental impact statement for the Northern Corridor project. This triggers a 30-day period to protest the Resource Management Plan Amendments necessary for the highway right-of-way.
Bureau of Land Management Moves to Approve Utah Highway Through Critical Tortoise Habitat