BLM closes 28% of OHV trails

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/blms-labyrinth-rims-travel-plan-closes-28-of-ohv-routes/

BLM’s Labyrinth Rims travel plan closes 28% of OHV routes

"Under a newly-released travel management plan, nearly a third of off-highway vehicle (OHV) routes in the swath of Grand County near Labyrinth Canyon will be closed, per the Bureau of Land Management’s Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges Travel Management Plan, which was released earlier today, Sept. 28.

That the BLM’s decision sticks, however, is far from assured; motorized recreation advocacy groups have vowed to fight the plan, setting up another scuffle in a lengthy court-mandated travel management plan process that has already raised hackles in Moab.

The plan calls for closing 317 miles of motorized routes, 28% of the area’s total inventoried 1,128 miles. In its decision, the BLM didn’t choose any of the four alternatives released in last year’s draft plan. Instead, the agency opted for a balance between Alternative C and Alternative B, the most drastic of the four possibilities..."

 

Super disappointing to hear. Hopefully those fighting it can help make a difference. Speaking of - everyone that enjoying recreating there, or any public lands really, should support organizations like the Blue Ribbon Coalition.

 

Tyler with Independence Overland produced a good video about the recent plan to close Moab trails.

https://youtu.be/mhSlRfS6Coc?si=ROAw9gMCjPOGPKmk