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Board approves CWMU public‑land variance changes with recusals from CWU operators
Summary
The board approved rule changes and a public‑land variance for a Green Canyon CWMU boundary amendment (removing two Forest Service parcels and retaining a landlocked 40‑acre parcel in exchange for trade lands). The vote included two recusals by CWU operators; the board emphasized trade‑land posting and public visibility.
The board on June 11 approved amendments to CWMU (Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit) boundaries and public‑land variance procedures, including a request for the Green Canyon CWU that removes two Forest Service parcels from an existing CWU boundary and keeps a 40‑acre landlocked Forest Service parcel in the CWU in exchange for adding more trade lands.
Darren, the division’s public‑lands wildlife coordinator, said the advisory committee and regional RACKs reviewed the proposal and the map in advance; the updated map shown to the board removes two forest patches adjacent to the Blacksmith Fork road while retaining a landlocked forest parcel that has no public road access. The CWU will post trade‑land access points and corners and make trade‑land boundaries visible to the public; the division also encouraged work to get trade lands integrated into online planners and mobile apps.
Board members noted the rule change adds director discretion so that CWUs that make good‑faith efforts but fail due to extraordinary circumstances need not always appear in person before the advisory committee; repeat or blatant non‑performance would still require a formal appearance. Two board members recused themselves because they operate CWUs; the remainder approved the rule package and the Green Canyon variance.
Next steps: the division will require CWUs to post trade‑land corners and access points on the ground and to include trade‑land maps in public planners where feasible, and will monitor compliance; the board approved the rule changes and the Green Canyon CWU variance with two recusals recorded.
