Paria Canyon/Coyote Buttes Special Management Area and White Pocket Draft Business Plan
This business plan was prepared by the Bureau of Land Management’s Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and the Paria River District pursuant to the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6801-6814) and BLM recreation fee program policies. It establishes future management goals and priorities for the Paria Canyon/Coyote Buttes Special Management Area and White Pocket within the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and the Kanab Field Office.
Comment period is now open
We announced a public comment period on May 13. Read the news release.
You can provide comment on this draft business plan in writing in the following ways, with the subject line: “Paria Canyon / Coyote Buttes SMA and White Pocket Business Plan comments”
Email: blm_az_asdoweb@blm.gov
Or fax: 435-688-3258
Or, mail or hand-deliver: BLM Vermilion Cliffs National Monument 345 E. Riverside Drive St. George, UT 84790
The public comment period was extended. Comments must be received by June 26.
To learn more about draft business plans across the state, visit this interactive storymap.
Additionally, the BLM will host two virtual public information sessions about the proposals at 6:00 p.m. on May 30 and June 5.
- Watch the Thursday, May 30 session: https://youtu.be/2KnRdLMOgbM
- Register for the Wednesday, June 5 session: https://blm.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdeCuqTovGJaqfc--3x2C7N2Bi6LJKQA
Click the link below to read the draft business plan.