BLM updates management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
KANAB, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) in Utah. The Department of the Interior Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management signed the ROD on Jan. 6, 2025, which constitutes the decision of the BLM, makes the Approved RMP effective immediately, and replaces the 2020 GSENM and Kanab Escalante Planning Area RMPs.
The ROD/Approved RMP is available online at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2020343/510 and will also be available for public inspection at the BLM Paria River District Office, 669 US-89A, Kanab, Utah 84741, and BLM Utah Public Room, 440 West 200 South, Ste. 500 Salt Lake City, UT 84101.
A copy of the Protest Resolution Report is available at: https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/protest-resolution-reports.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.