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I received this in my email - some of you have been to Moab, many probably have not, but have heard of it. It's a very special place for motorized recreation but unfortunately it's subject to death by a thousand cuts.
As someone who lives in an area that lost 95% of our trail system in 2010, I can assure you that closures simply result in more resource damage and law enforcement issues by packing a lot of people into smaller areas instead of allowing them to spread out. Closures also prohibit people with disabilities from using an area that they have historically been able to drive into. Comment however you see fit... but please keep in mind that closures have a ripple effect that touches everyone in the community... your favorite hiking trail might be next!
"Southwest Utah Wilderness Alliance is trying to shutdown 330,000 acres of motorized recreation access in the Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridge Special Recreation Area outside of Moab. This includes every trail west of Highway 191 and north of town to the interstate. Affected trails include: Gemini Bridges, Rusty Nail, Golden Spike, Gold Bar Rim, Golden Crack, Poison Spider, Monitor & Merimac, Seven Mile Rim, Bull Canyon, White Wash Dunes, 10 Mile Canyon, Bartlett, Tusher, Determination Towers, Mashed Potatoes, Secret Spire, Dubinky, 3D, Dead Cow, The Tubes, and all the atv/single-track surrounding the dunes.
Make your voice heard! Visit https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2001224/510. Click the green box on the left that says "Participate Now" and then click on the green box on the right that says "Participate Now". Follow the submission process and urge the BLM to keep this wonderful area open. Submissions are open until 4/26/21. Please feel free to share this link to anyone who enjoys riding in the beauty that is Moab!"
As someone who lives in an area that lost 95% of our trail system in 2010, I can assure you that closures simply result in more resource damage and law enforcement issues by packing a lot of people into smaller areas instead of allowing them to spread out. Closures also prohibit people with disabilities from using an area that they have historically been able to drive into. Comment however you see fit... but please keep in mind that closures have a ripple effect that touches everyone in the community... your favorite hiking trail might be next!
"Southwest Utah Wilderness Alliance is trying to shutdown 330,000 acres of motorized recreation access in the Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridge Special Recreation Area outside of Moab. This includes every trail west of Highway 191 and north of town to the interstate. Affected trails include: Gemini Bridges, Rusty Nail, Golden Spike, Gold Bar Rim, Golden Crack, Poison Spider, Monitor & Merimac, Seven Mile Rim, Bull Canyon, White Wash Dunes, 10 Mile Canyon, Bartlett, Tusher, Determination Towers, Mashed Potatoes, Secret Spire, Dubinky, 3D, Dead Cow, The Tubes, and all the atv/single-track surrounding the dunes.
Make your voice heard! Visit https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2001224/510. Click the green box on the left that says "Participate Now" and then click on the green box on the right that says "Participate Now". Follow the submission process and urge the BLM to keep this wonderful area open. Submissions are open until 4/26/21. Please feel free to share this link to anyone who enjoys riding in the beauty that is Moab!"