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BLM delays airstrip work; travel‑management reassessment and county travel bureau funding discussed
Summary
A BLM representative told the Emery County Trails Committee that Cliff Dwellers Airstrip work was postponed until fall and that a reassessment of travel‑management plans would be released in two days; the county travel bureau also reported OHV and RTP funding for a signage crew project and urged corrective messaging about trail closures.
At the May 5 meeting of the Emery County Trails Committee, a Bureau of Land Management representative said several field‑office projects and staffing changes are affecting local work and that a travel‑management reassessment would be released imminently.
Jaydon, speaking for the BLM Price field office, said the Cliff Dwellers Airstrip project was pushed to a later date, likely this fall, and described recent improvements at Buckhorn (day parking and road work) plus fence and gate work at the Orange Trail near Temple Mountain. Jaydon also said the Price field office lost two recreation planners through deferred resignations/early buyouts and noted closures and facility work at the Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry visitor center while trails remain open.
Jaydon announced that in two days the BLM would release a reassessment of travel‑management plans for the desert and the swell; he said that release could result in openings or limits to a large quantity of miles in both plans. Committee members discussed public comments, parking improvements at several trailheads and access questions for Ware Spring and Sagers Hole.
AnnDee Mead, representing the county travel bureau, reported the office had secured OHV and RTP funding for a signage crew project (interviews completed; commission approval expected at the next commission meeting). Mead thanked committee volunteers who helped secure a trails grant and said the tourism‑business coalition is developing mountain‑biking itineraries to support local businesses. She urged members to correct “everything is closed” messaging around the travel‑management plan and to share accurate information about trails and events that remain open.
Jordan Leonard from the county commission expressed continued support for the committee and noted ongoing Cleveland Reservoir access work. The BLM and the county travel bureau indicated projects and funding will move forward as staff and approvals allow.
