Paria River District

District Updates

**NEW UPDATE** Calf Creek Recreation Site now open

KANAB, Utah (Sept. 27, 2024) - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is pleased to announce that the Calf Creek Recreation Site is now open. For more information, visit Calf Creek Recreation Site scheduled to reopen | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov).

**NEW UPDATE** BLM seeks nominations for monument advisory committee

SALT LAKE CITY (Sept. 18, 2024) - The BLM is seeking public nominations for positions that are, or will soon become, vacant on its Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee, Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee, San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council, and Utah Resource Advisory Council. Nominations must be submitted by Oct. 18, 2024. For more information, visit BLM seeks nominations for multiple advisory councils in Utah | Bureau of Land Management.

**NEW UPDATE** BLM seeks input on plans to modernize management of recreation sites

PHOENIX (Sept. 6, 2024) - Today, BLM Arizona announced that the bureau is seeking public input on six draft Recreation Business Plans that would modernize the management of recreation fee sites in Arizona. The proposed business plans include changes to the fee structures at some campgrounds and recreation areas, including Stateline Campground, near Kanab, Utah. For more information, visit BLM seeks input on plans to modernize management of Arizona recreation sites.

**NEW UPDATE** Resource Management Planning

KANAB, Utah (Aug. 30, 2024) - BLM releases Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument proposed management plan. To learn more, visit GSENM Resource Management Plan (RMP) | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov)

**NEW UPDATE** Fire Restrictions Rescinded

KANAB, Utah (Aug. 30, 2024) - There are no additional fire restrictions in on BLM public lands managed by the Paria River District in Kane and Garfield counties. However, please keep campfires small and use "Fire Sense" when spending time outdoors.

For more information on preventing unwanted human-caused wildfires, agency-specific restrictions, and reference maps, visit www.utahfiresense.org, www.utahfireinfo.gov, and www.wildlandfire.az.gov or follow us on Twitter @UtahWildfire

General Information

About the District

Paria River District manages 2.3 million acres of Federal land in Southern Utah encompassing both Kane and Garfield Counties, providing multiple-use opportunities for both commercial and personal recreation, livestock grazing and mining in order to support both local and regional economies.

On Oct. 8, 2021, President Biden issued a Presidential Proclamation 10286 modifying the boundaries for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, which restored the original Monument boundaries that were established in 1996, and by default, decreased the number of acres managed by the Kanab Field Office (KFO). This proclamation adds detail to 1) identification of Monument objects and values, and 2) procedures for their preservation, restoration, and protection.

The Bureau is providing interim guidance regarding management of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This interim monument management direction will provide direction on the stewardship of these lands during the public planning effort, pending approval of a monument management plan and associated environmental impact statement, in compliance with the Presidential Proclamation. The interim guidance memorandum can be viewed on the BLM website.