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State plans East Canyon expansion; small Summit County parcel included in 2,600‑acre purchase
Summary
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources told the Summit County Council it is buying roughly 2,600 acres to expand East Canyon Wildlife Management Area and State Park; 2.67 acres lie in Summit County. The state secured legislative funding and plans to deed a portion to State Parks for a campground and public access.
Hailey Blair, a wildlife land specialist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, told the Summit County Council the division is working to purchase about 2,600 acres to expand the East Canyon Wildlife Management Area and East Canyon State Park. "It's 2,600 acres roughly, mostly located in Morgan County, but there is 2.67 acres here in Summit County," she said.
Blair described multiple conservation benefits: big‑game winter and summer habitat, a deer migration corridor and a…
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