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Division of Wildlife Resources seeks to buy small inholdings in Gordon Creek Wildlife Management Area
Summary
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources presented a purchase agreement for six small parcels totaling 0.43 acres inside the Gordon Creek Wildlife Management Area; the commission agreed to sign and requested one additional county parcel be added to the paperwork.
Haley Blair, a representative of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, presented a purchase agreement on June 4 for several small inholdings inside the Gordon Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Carbon County.
Blair said the WMA covers more than 15,600 acres and provides winter habitat for big game and public hunting opportunities. She described the historic Great Western Town site within the WMA and said DWR seeks to acquire six parcels totaling about 0.43 acres "to allow the division to have a more streamlined management of the WMA as a whole."
Commissioners asked for clarification about county-owned parcels. Commissioner Jensen noted the county shows two parcels assigned to the county but the purchase agreement identified only one. Blair agreed to amend or reissue the purchase agreement to add the second tiny parcel and bring a new paper copy for signatures.
Commissioners indicated support and planned to sign the agreement once the missing parcel was added. Blair said the Division had already provided a signed copy for the county’s records and would deliver a county-support letter to the governor’s office.
No purchase price was discussed at the meeting. The proposal was presented as a routine land transaction led by the Division of Wildlife Resources to consolidate ownership for habitat and management purposes.
