Recapture (Part 2)

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TWSstatement
NadaCulver<nada_culver@tws.org>
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JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>,"l50porte@blm.gov"<l50porte@blm.gov>
Subject:
TWSstatement
HiJuanandLanceIwantedtosharethestatementthatweissuedtodayandletyouknowthatweappreciateyour
ongoingeffortstoaddressthisdifficultsituation.Pleasetakegoodcareofyourselvesandyourstaff.
Nada
TheWildernessSocietyCondemnsIllegalActionsandThreatstoLandManagers
atRecaptureCanyoninUtah
Contact:ScottMiller,SeniorRegionalDirector,(720)6336063,scott_miller@tws.org
KateMackay,CommunicationsDirector,(602)5712603,kate_mackay@tws.org
DENVER,CO(May9,2014)TheWildernessSociety(TWS)issuedthefollowingstatementregardingtheillegalactions
plannedforthisweekendatRecaptureCanyoninSanJuanCounty,Utah:
RecaptureCanyonisopentoanyonewhowantstohikeorhorsebackintoenjoyitsquietbeautyandmarvelatthe
importantarchaeologicalsitesleftbehindthousandsofyearsagobyancestralPueblopeople,saysScottMiller,senior
regionaldirectorwithTWSinDenver.Portionsofitareclosedtomotorizeduse.TheWildernessSocietyandmanyother
organizationsandindividualshaveadvocatedforthoseportionsoftheCanyontoremainclosedtomotorizedusesoits
valuablenatural,cultural,andhistoricresourcescanbeprotectedforandenjoyedbybothcurrentandfuturegenerations
throughlowerimpactvisitation.
AsthestewardofpubliclandsforallAmericans,theBureauofLandManagement(BLM)hasadutytoconsideravariety
ofcompetingusesonthelandsitmanagesandmakearesponsibledecisionastowhatusesareappropriateondifferent
landscapestheagencyisinthemidstofassessingthoseusesatRecaptureCanyon,saysMiller.Anystakeholderwho
believesthattheBLMisnotlivinguptoitsobligationscanresorttothecourtstoensurethatallrightsarerespectedand
pointsofviewconsidered.
Planstowillfullyviolatefederallawandtodisregardotherstakeholdersanddamagenaturalandculturalresourcesin
theprocessarereprehensible.TheBLMhasoursupportinitseffortstoprotectthespecialresourcesofRecapture
Canyon.
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TheWildernessSocietyistheleadingwildpubliclandsconservationorganizationworkingtoprotectwildernessand
inspireAmericanstocareforourwildplaces.Foundedin1935,andnowwithmorethan500,000membersand
supporters,TWShasledtheefforttopermanentlyprotect110millionacresofwildernessandtoensuresound
managementofoursharednationallands.www.wilderness.org.
NadaCulver
SeniorCounselandDirector,BLMActionCenter
TheWildernessSociety
1660Wynkoop,#850
Denver,CO80202
3036505818Ext.117
Nada_Culver@tws.org
JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>
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Re:TWSstatement
Nada,
ThanksweappreciateyouandPhilatTWEinDenver.Youall'arepartofourbroadcoalitionofsupportforRecapture
Canyon.
Juan
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OnMay9,2014,at7:46PM,NadaCulver<nada_culver@tws.org>wrote:
HiJuanandLanceIwantedtosharethestatementthatweissuedtodayandletyouknowthatwe
appreciateyourongoingeffortstoaddressthisdifficultsituation.Pleasetakegoodcareofyourselvesandyour
staff.
Nada
TheWildernessSocietyCondemnsIllegalActionsandThreatstoLand
ManagersatRecaptureCanyoninUtah
DENVER,CO(May9,2014)TheWildernessSociety(TWS)issuedthefollowingstatementregardingthe
illegalactionsplannedforthisweekendatRecaptureCanyoninSanJuanCounty,Utah:
RecaptureCanyonisopentoanyonewhowantstohikeorhorsebackintoenjoyitsquietbeautyandmarvel
attheimportantarchaeologicalsitesleftbehindthousandsofyearsagobyancestralPueblopeople,says
ScottMiller,seniorregionaldirectorwithTWSinDenver.Portionsofitareclosedtomotorizeduse.The
WildernessSocietyandmanyotherorganizationsandindividualshaveadvocatedforthoseportionsofthe
Canyontoremainclosedtomotorizedusesoitsvaluablenatural,cultural,andhistoricresourcescanbe
protectedforandenjoyedbybothcurrentandfuturegenerationsthroughlowerimpactvisitation.
AsthestewardofpubliclandsforallAmericans,theBureauofLandManagement(BLM)hasadutyto
consideravarietyofcompetingusesonthelandsitmanagesandmakearesponsibledecisionastowhat
usesareappropriateondifferentlandscapestheagencyisinthemidstofassessingthoseusesatRecapture
Canyon,saysMiller.AnystakeholderwhobelievesthattheBLMisnotlivinguptoitsobligationscanresortto
thecourtstoensurethatallrightsarerespectedandpointsofviewconsidered.
Planstowillfullyviolatefederallawandtodisregardotherstakeholdersanddamagenaturalandcultural
resourcesintheprocessarereprehensible.TheBLMhasoursupportinitseffortstoprotectthespecial
resourcesofRecaptureCanyon.
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TheWildernessSocietyistheleadingwildpubliclandsconservationorganizationworkingtoprotect
wildernessandinspireAmericanstocareforourwildplaces.Foundedin1935,andnowwithmorethan
500,000membersandsupporters,TWShasledtheefforttopermanentlyprotect110millionacresof
wildernessandtoensuresoundmanagementofoursharednationallands.www.wilderness.org.
NadaCulver
1660Wynkoop,#850
Denver,CO80202
3036505818Ext.117
Nada_Culver@tws.org
"Porter,Lance"<l50porte@blm.gov>
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Nada,
Thankyou
OnFri,May9,2014at7:44PM,NadaCulver<nada_culver@tws.org>wrote:
HiJuanandLanceIwantedtosharethestatementthatweissuedtodayandletyouknowthatweappreciateyour
ongoingeffortstoaddressthisdifficultsituation.Pleasetakegoodcareofyourselvesandyourstaff.
Nada
TheWildernessSocietyCondemnsIllegalActionsandThreatstoLand
ManagersatRecaptureCanyoninUtah
DENVER,CO(May9,2014)TheWildernessSociety(TWS)issuedthefollowingstatementregardingtheillegal
actionsplannedforthisweekendatRecaptureCanyoninSanJuanCounty,Utah:
RecaptureCanyonisopentoanyonewhowantstohikeorhorsebackintoenjoyitsquietbeautyandmarvelatthe
importantarchaeologicalsitesleftbehindthousandsofyearsagobyancestralPueblopeople,saysScottMiller,senior
regionaldirectorwithTWSinDenver.Portionsofitareclosedtomotorizeduse.TheWildernessSocietyandmany
otherorganizationsandindividualshaveadvocatedforthoseportionsoftheCanyontoremainclosedtomotorizeduse
soitsvaluablenatural,cultural,andhistoricresourcescanbeprotectedforandenjoyedbybothcurrentandfuture
generationsthroughlowerimpactvisitation.
AsthestewardofpubliclandsforallAmericans,theBureauofLandManagement(BLM)hasadutytoconsidera
varietyofcompetingusesonthelandsitmanagesandmakearesponsibledecisionastowhatusesareappropriate
ondifferentlandscapestheagencyisinthemidstofassessingthoseusesatRecaptureCanyon,saysMiller.Any
stakeholderwhobelievesthattheBLMisnotlivinguptoitsobligationscanresorttothecourtstoensurethatallrights
arerespectedandpointsofviewconsidered.
Planstowillfullyviolatefederallawandtodisregardotherstakeholdersanddamagenaturalandculturalresourcesin
theprocessarereprehensible.TheBLMhasoursupportinitseffortstoprotectthespecialresourcesofRecapture
Canyon.
###
TheWildernessSocietyistheleadingwildpubliclandsconservationorganizationworkingtoprotectwildernessand
inspireAmericanstocareforourwildplaces.Foundedin1935,andnowwithmorethan500,000membersand
supporters,TWShasledtheefforttopermanentlyprotect110millionacresofwildernessandtoensuresound
managementofoursharednationallands.www.wilderness.org.
NadaCulver
1660Wynkoop,#850
Denver,CO80202
3036505818Ext.117
Nada_Culver@tws.org
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
CanyonCountryDistrict
Office(435)2592174
Today'sTrib
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JennaWhitlock<jwhitloc@blm.gov>
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"Kirkham,Robyn"<rkirkham@blm.gov>
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JasonMoore<jdmoore@blm.gov>,LorenCannon<Loren.Cannon@ic.fbi.gov>,Mike
Hensle<Michael.Hensle@ic.fbi.gov>,NateAllred<Nate.Allred@ic.fbi.gov>,PaulBingham
<Paul.Bingham@ic.fbi.gov>,RobertSmith<Robert.Smith2@ic.fbi.gov>,JennaWhitlock
<jwhitloc@blm.gov>,MegamCrandall<mcrandal@blm.gov>,LancePorter
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JustyourdailydoseofmorningFunnies....MonteWells(undertheguiseofhiswebnewsoutletThePetroglyph)spouting
unhappythoughtsre:theGovernor'sstatementandthenews'lackofsupport
RobynKirkham
SpecialAgent
BureauofLandManagement
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SaltLakeCity,UT84101
(801)5394082office
(801)3672983cell
(801)5394220fax
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IntelUpdatefromSheriffre:RallyLastNight
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<mcrandal@blm.gov>,LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>,JasonMoore
<jdmoore@blm.gov>,DanielFowler<dfowler@blm.gov>,SalvatoreLauro
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IntelUpdatefromSheriffre:RallyLastNight
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May9,201410:14PM
IattendedtherallytonightinBlandingandidentifiedthesixmilitiamembersthatIspoketointhecanyonearlierthismorning.Itappearsthatthereare
afewmoremilitiawiththembutisestimatedthattherewerenomorethan10attherally.IwastoldthatRyanBundyhasarrivedsincethenwithhis
family.PhilLymanpreachedpeaceandrespectattherally.Iaddressedtherallyattendersaswellandtoldthemthatpeaceandrespectistheonly
option.Itwasreceivedverywell.Iamhopefulthatthiswillgooververypeaceful.
ThetwoBLMagentswillhaveseveraldeputieswithincloseproximitytothemandwehaveaplaninplaceiftheyareconfronted.Ihavereceived
additionaldeputiesfromadjacentSheriff'sOfficesbringingourdeputycounttoaround30.TheyarefromKane,Grand,SevierandEmeryCounties
includingtheEmeryCountySheriffhimself.Iwillbeuplateifanyoneneedstocallmewithquestions.
Thanks
SheriffRickEldredge
SanJuanCounty,Utah
RobynKirkham
SpecialAgent
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(801)3672983cell
(801)5394220fax
Checkingin...
MeganCrandall<mcrandal@blm.gov>
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NeilKornze<nkornze@blm.gov>,StevenEllis<sellis@blm.gov>,CeliaBoddington
<cbodding@blm.gov>,JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>,JennaWhitlock
<jwhitloc@blm.gov>,LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>,DonaldHoffheins
<dhoffhei@blm.gov>
Checkingin...
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Goodevening,all.ArrivedinMoabwithnoproblems.Closedtheloop
withseveralofthereportersIspokewithearliertoday.Provideda
couplewithmapsoftheclosureareaandthe2007closureorder.and
answeredafewquestionsaboutwhyweclosedtheoffice(safety,
safety,safety).Otherthanthat,Ihavenotreceivedadditional
calls/messagesfromanymediarepsthatIhaven'talreadyspokenwith
overthepastweek.Ifanythingshouldchange,I'llleteveryoneknow
rightaway.
Megan
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Here'sagoodonewithaMaryboyquote.j
LatestBLMprotesttotargetofflimitsATVtrailonpubliclandinUtah
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LEAHHOGSTEN,THESALTLAKETRIBUNE/AP
PostedsignsdetailrestrictionsonthoseenteringRecaptureCanyoninUtah.TheBureauofLandManagementclosedthe
canyontomotorizedvehiclesin2007.RecaptureCanyonishometodwellings,artifactsandburialsleftbehindby
AncestralPuebloanshundredsofyearsagobeforetheymysteriouslydisappeared.EnvironmentalistsandNative
Americanssaythebanisneededtopreservethefragileartifacts.
ByBradyMcCombs,AssociatedPress
Friday,May9,2014|12:32p.m.
SALTLAKECITYAnidyllicUtahcanyonhometoancientcliffdwellingsandnative
burialswillbethesiteofaprotestSaturdaybyagroupofpeoplewhoplanstomountATVs
andrideatrailthathasbeenofflimitstomotorizedvehiclessince2007.
TheBureauofLandManagementiswarningriderstostayout,vowingprosecutionagainst
thosewhoignorealawputinplaceafteranillegaltrailwasfoundthatcutsthroughruins
thatarenearly2,000yearsold.Thecanyonisopentohikersandhorsebackriders.
Thegroup'sactofdefianceisthelatestillustrationofgrowingtensionbetweenangryWestern
residentsandthefederalgovernmentovermanagementofpubliclands.Buttheoffroad
protestisn'texpectedtoendinaconfrontationlikeotherrecentones.
Relatedstory
Militiamenmoveonfrom
Bundyfighttonext
battlewithBLM
TheBLMdoesn'tplantoblockaccessorconfronttheriders,saidSanJuanCountySheriff
RickEldredge,whohasbeenbriefedontheagency'splans.Theagencywill,however,
documentpeoplewhorideATVsontheprohibitedtrail,hesaid.
Theprotest'sorganizer,SanJuanCountyCommissionerPhilLyman,saidheexpected
hundredsatanearbycityparkforamorningrallybutonlyahandfultorideontherestricted
trail.Hehasdrummedupinterestonsocialmediabutisn'trecruitingmilitanttypes.
Lyman,anaccountantwhosefamilyhasbeenintheregionforfourgenerations,saidtheridewasademonstrationofhis
disgustwithwhathecalledthefederalgovernment'soverreachingcontrolofpubliclandsanddisregardforlocalopinion.
"Theyarenotthesupremeauthority,"Lymansaid."Thepeoplehavearighttostandup."
RecaptureCanyonishometodwellings,artifactsandburialsleftbehindbyAncestralPuebloanshundredsofyearsago
beforetheymysteriouslydisappeared.Agurglingstreaminthecanyonlikelydrewthemasitdoesoutdoorenthusiasts
today.
EnvironmentalistsandNativeAmericanssaythebanisneededtopreservefragileartifacts.Navajosclaimthepeoplewho
livedthereandareburiedthereasancestors.
"Thoseancientsitesaretheequivalenttochurches,"saidMarkMaryboy,aformerNavajoNationCouncildelegate."It's
verydisappointingthattheyhavenorespectforNativeAmericanculture."
ThecanyonisoutsidethesmallcityofBlandingandabout40milesnorthwestofthejunctionofUtah,Arizona,New
MexicoandColorado,knownastheFourCorners.
TheprotestcomesamidaperiodofhightensionoverBLMpractices.
Lastmonth,theBLMhadastandoffwithgunwieldingmilitantsinNevadaoveradisputeabouttheroundupofrancher
ClivenBundy'scattle.BLMultimatelysteppeddown.Utahranchersandcountyleadersrecentlythreatenedtobreak
federallawandroundupwildhorsesthissummeriftheBLMdidntdoitfirst.Earlierthisweek,aBLMemployeeinUtah
wasthreatenedwhiledrivingonthehighwaybytwomenwithaweaponholdingasign,"Youneedtodie."
ThefederalgovernmentownstwothirdsofUtah'sland,andtheRepublicandominatedLegislaturepassedalawin2012
thatdemandsthestatebegivencontrolofthoselands,excludingnationalparks,before2015.
MotorizedaccesstoRecaptureCanyonandotherareasinUtah'swildernesshasbeenasourceoftensionfordecades.
ATVridersrodeanotherofflimitstrailin2009inaprotest.TheBLMgaveinformationabouttheriderstofederal
prosecutors.Nochargeswerefiled.
Lymanbelievesit'spossibletoreopenthecanyontoATVswhilepreservingtheartifacts,contendingthatridersare
responsible.ButJessicaGoadoftheCenterforWesternPrioritiesdisagrees,pointingoutthatATVridersblewtheir
chancewhenauthoritiesdiscoveredtwomenusedpicksandshovelstocreateanoffroadrecreationalvehicletrailinthe
canyonpriortothe2007ban.
PatShea,aformernationalBLMdirectorwhoisnowanattorneyinSaltLakeCity,saidactsofcivildisobedienceput
federalagenciesinadifficultposition.Topreventinjuriesandbloodshed,theymustavoidclashesandworktode
escalatesituations,butcomingoffweakbringsitsownconsequence.
"It'sarealpolicydilemmabecausepeoplebegintobelievetheycanbethelawintothemselves,"Sheasaid."Thenwhy
shouldpeoplestopatredlights?"
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OnMay9,2014,at10:51PM,MeganCrandall<mcrandal@blm.gov>wrote:
Goodevening,all.ArrivedinMoabwithnoproblems.Closedtheloop
withseveralofthereportersIspokewithearliertoday.Provideda
couplewithmapsoftheclosureareaandthe2007closureorder.and
answeredafewquestionsaboutwhyweclosedtheoffice(safety,
safety,safety).Otherthanthat,Ihavenotreceivedadditional
calls/messagesfromanymediarepsthatIhaven'talreadyspokenwith
overthepastweek.Ifanythingshouldchange,I'llleteveryoneknow
rightaway.
Megan
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RecaptureIntelUpdate
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JennaWhitlock<jwhitloc@blm.gov>,JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>,LancePorter
<l50porte@blm.gov>,JasonMoore<jdmoore@blm.gov>,DanielFowler
<dfowler@blm.gov>,GaryMannino<gmannino@blm.gov>,MegamCrandall
<mcrandal@blm.gov>
RecaptureIntelUpdate
All,
OurProvoRApersonnelcheckedinwithaSanJuanCountySheriff'sdeputywhoobservedthiseveningstailgaterally
whichstartedaround66:30andlasteduntil8:30.Thedeputyestimatedtherewere5060peoplepresent,themajorityof
whichwerenotlocals.Noonewasopencarryingriflesandtheeventwaspeaceful.
ThedeputynotedthetailgateeventwasorganizedbySanJuanCountyCommissionerPhilLyman.WhenCommissioner
Lyman'speopleshoweduptosetupasoundsystem,nonlocalsalreadyhadasystemsetupandseemedtohave
usurpedtheeventtoalargeextent.
TheprotestgroupismeetingatCentennialParkinBlandingat9:00AMtomorrowmorning.Therewillprobablybesome
speakers,thentheywillridethetrail.SanJuanCountydeputiesarehopefultheeventwillbeoverbynoon.
Theeventappearstoremainwellinhand.Iknowthereisplentyofcommunicationhappeningbetweenunits,butwe'll
postanupdateortwotomorrowtoensureallcopiedremainabreastofthesituation.
Regards,
Renn
RobynKirkham
SpecialAgent
(801)5394082office
(801)3672983cell
(801)5394220fax
LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>
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ThanksFortheupdate
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OnMay9,2014,at10:42PM,"Kirkham,Robyn"<rkirkham@blm.gov>wrote:
All,
OurProvoRApersonnelcheckedinwithaSanJuanCountySheriff'sdeputywhoobservedthisevenings
tailgaterallywhichstartedaround66:30andlasteduntil8:30.Thedeputyestimatedtherewere5060people
present,themajorityofwhichwerenotlocals.Noonewasopencarryingriflesandtheeventwaspeaceful.
ThedeputynotedthetailgateeventwasorganizedbySanJuanCountyCommissionerPhilLyman.When
CommissionerLyman'speopleshoweduptosetupasoundsystem,nonlocalsalreadyhadasystemsetup
andseemedtohaveusurpedtheeventtoalargeextent.
TheprotestgroupismeetingatCentennialParkinBlandingat9:00AMtomorrowmorning.Therewillprobably
besomespeakers,thentheywillridethetrail.SanJuanCountydeputiesarehopefultheeventwillbeover
bynoon.
Theeventappearstoremainwellinhand.Iknowthereisplentyofcommunicationhappeningbetweenunits,
butwe'llpostanupdateortwotomorrowtoensureallcopiedremainabreastofthesituation.
Regards,
Renn
RobynKirkham
SpecialAgent
(801)5394082office
(801)3672983cell
(801)5394220fax
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Utahguv,BLMurgeRecaptureprotesterstofollowlaws
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<mcrandal@blm.gov>,NeilKornze<nkornze@blm.gov>,CeliaBoddington
<cbodding@blm.gov>,StevenEllis<sellis@blm.gov>,BretBirdsong
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Utahguv,BLMurgeRecaptureprotesterstofollowlaws
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JustFYI.j
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/5792446078/blmcanyonamprecapture.html.csp
OntheeveofacontroversialrideprotestinganATVbaninRecapture
Canyon,UtahGov.GaryHerbertandtheUtahdirectoroftheBureauof
LandManagementurgedpossibleparticipantstofollowthelaw.I
encourageeveryonetoupholdthelawandnotdoanythingthatcould
disruptpublicsafety,HerbertsaidinaFridayafternoonstatement.
TheBLMcloseditsMonticelloofficeonFridayandsentemployeeshome
...
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Date:May9,2014at10:41:23PMMDT
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<mcrandal@blm.gov>,NeilKornze<nkornze@blm.gov>,CeliaBoddington<cbodding@blm.gov>,Steven
Ellis<sellis@blm.gov>,BretBirdsong<bret.birdsong@sol.doi.gov>
Cc:JohnSteiger<John.Steiger@sol.doi.gov>,RobynKirkham<rkirkham@blm.gov>
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JustFYI.j
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/5792446078/blmcanyonamprecapture.html.csp
OntheeveofacontroversialrideprotestinganATVbaninRecapture
Canyon,UtahGov.GaryHerbertandtheUtahdirectoroftheBureauof
LandManagementurgedpossibleparticipantstofollowthelaw.I
encourageeveryonetoupholdthelawandnotdoanythingthatcould
disruptpublicsafety,HerbertsaidinaFridayafternoonstatement.
TheBLMcloseditsMonticelloofficeonFridayandsentemployeeshome
...
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UpdatedOpsPlan
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/80.UpdatedOpsPlan/3.1RecaptureCanyonActionPlan.docx
/80.UpdatedOpsPlan/4.12014OPSPlanRecaptureProtestRide5214.doc
"Moore,Jason"<jdmoore@blm.gov>
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Updatedopsplanisattached.Letmeknowofanysuggestionsorchanges.
JasonD.Moore
SupervisoryStaffLawEnforcementRanger
CanyonCountryDistrictOffice
MoabFieldOffice
Phone:4352592109
Cell:4352608013
"Whitlock,Jenna"<jwhitloc@blm.gov>
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ThanksJasonI'veforwardedittoSteigerintheSOL.Let'scontinuetokeephimintheloopontheLEopsplan.Thanks.
j
OnThu,May8,2014at3:23PM,Moore,Jason<jdmoore@blm.gov>wrote:
JasonD.Moore
MoabFieldOffice
Phone:4352592109
Cell:4352608013
JennaWhitlock,AssociateStateDirector,UtahBLM
(801)5394010office
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(801)5394013fax
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Lance,
justfyi:
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takecare
liz
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FORIMMEDIATERELEASE:BLMUtahPressStatementregardingRecaptureCanyon
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ForImmediateReleaseMediaContact:MeganCrandall,(801)5394020
May9,2014
Today,BureauofLandManagementUtahStateDirectorJuanPalmaissuedthefollowingstatementregardingtheillegal
rideplannedthroughRecaptureCanyonnearMonticello,UtahonSaturday,May10:
WeregretthattheillegalATVrideplannedfortomorrowappearstobegoingforward.RecaptureCanyonispublicland
belongingtoallAmericansandcontainsancientculturalsitesandartifactsthatareatseriousriskofbeingdestroyedor
damaged.
TheBLM'smultipleuseandsustainedyieldmissionistoensurethehealthandproductivityofthepubliclandsfortheuse
andenjoymentofpresentandfuturegenerations.However,multipleusedoesnotmeaneveryuseoneveryacre,andthe
limitedclosureshelpprotectthesesensitiveresourcesfromfurtherdamageandshowsrespecttothosewhosefinal
restingplaceisinthecanyon.
TheBLMUtahwillseekappropriatepenaltiesagainstanyonewhowillfullyviolatesthelaw.Asalways,ourfirstandmost
importantprioritywillbethesafetyofthepublicandouremployees,andouractionswillreflectthat.
Therearemorethan2,800milesoftrailsonpubliclandsthatareopentoATVusewithinashortdriveofBlandingin
otherwords,theapproximatedistancebetweenNewYorkCityandLosAngeles.ThisextensivetrailsystemoffersOHV
ridersvastanddiverseopportunitiestorideandrecreateonpubliclandsinsoutheasternUtah.Inordertoprotecttherich
archaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestralPuebloanswhooncecalledthisareahomefornearlytwomillennial,thetrail
wasclosedtomotorizedaccessin2007.TheBLMiscommittedtoconstructivelyaddressingcompetingresource
demandsonpubliclandsintheareaandwillcontinuetoengagewiththecountyandotherstakeholders.
PubliclandsmanagedbytheBLMinUtahcontributesignificantlytotheStateseconomyandhaveapositiveimpacton
nearbycommunities.DiverserecreationalactivitiesonBLMmanagedlandsinUtahprovided$490millioninlocaland
nationaleconomicbenefitsin2012.
TheBLMmanagesmorethan245millionacresofpublicland,themostofanyFederalagency.Thisland,knownastheNationalSystemofPublicLands,isprimarilylocatedin12Westernstates,
includingAlaska.TheBLMalsoadministers700millionacresofsubsurfacemineralestatethroughoutthenation.TheBLM'smultipleusemissionistosustainthehealth,diversity,and
productivityofthepubliclandsfortheuseandenjoymentofpresentandfuturegenerations.InFiscalYear2012,activitiesonpubliclandsgenerated$4.6billioninrevenue,muchofwhichwas
sharedwiththeStateswheretheactivitiesoccurred.Inaddition,publiclandscontributedmorethan$112billiontotheU.S.economyandhelpedsupportmorethan500,000jobs.
BLM
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Today,BureauofLandManagementUtahStateDirectorJuanPalmaissuedthefollowingstatementregarding
theillegalrideplannedthroughRecaptureCanyonnearMonticello,UtahonSaturday,May10:
WeregretthattheillegalATVrideplannedfortomorrowappearstobegoingforward.RecaptureCanyonis
publiclandbelongingtoallAmericansandcontainsancientculturalsitesandartifactsthatareatseriousriskof
beingdestroyedordamaged.
TheBLM'smultipleuseandsustainedyieldmissionistoensurethehealthandproductivityofthepubliclands
fortheuseandenjoymentofpresentandfuturegenerations.However,multipleusedoesnotmeaneveryuse
oneveryacre,andthelimitedclosureshelpprotectthesesensitiveresourcesfromfurtherdamageandshows
respecttothosewhosefinalrestingplaceisinthecanyon.
TheBLMUtahwillseekappropriatepenaltiesagainstanyonewhowillfullyviolatesthelaw.Asalways,our
firstandmostimportantprioritywillbethesafetyofthepublicandouremployees,andouractionswillreflect
that.
Therearemorethan2,800milesoftrailsonpubliclandsthatareopentoATVusewithinashortdriveof
Blandinginotherwords,theapproximatedistancebetweenNewYorkCityandLosAngeles.Thisextensive
trailsystemoffersOHVridersvastanddiverseopportunitiestorideandrecreateonpubliclandsin
southeasternUtah.InordertoprotectthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestralPuebloanswhoonce
calledthisareahomefornearlytwomillennial,thetrailwasclosedtomotorizedaccessin2007.TheBLMis
committedtoconstructivelyaddressingcompetingresourcedemandsonpubliclandsintheareaandwill
continuetoengagewiththecountyandotherstakeholders.
PubliclandsmanagedbytheBLMinUtahcontributesignificantlytotheStateseconomyandhaveapositive
impactonnearbycommunities.DiverserecreationalactivitiesonBLMmanagedlandsinUtahprovided$490
millioninlocalandnationaleconomicbenefitsin2012.
TheBLMmanagesmorethan245millionacresofpublicland,themostofanyFederalagency.Thisland,knownastheNationalSystemofPublicLands,isprimarilylocatedin
12Westernstates,includingAlaska.TheBLMalsoadministers700millionacresofsubsurfacemineralestatethroughoutthenation.TheBLM'smultipleusemissionisto
sustainthehealth,diversity,andproductivityofthepubliclandsfortheuseandenjoymentofpresentandfuturegenerations.InFiscalYear2012,activitiesonpubliclands
generated$4.6billioninrevenue,muchofwhichwassharedwiththeStateswheretheactivitiesoccurred.Inaddition,publiclandscontributedmorethan$112billiontotheU.S.
economyandhelpedsupportmorethan500,000jobs.
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CamerasareplacedinRecaptureCanyon
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CamerasareplacedinRecaptureCanyon
FYIJasonisoutoftheRecaptureCanyon.Thecamerashavebeenplacedandtheyareinroutehome.
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FYIJasonisoutoftheRecaptureCanyon.Thecamerashavebeenplacedandtheyareinroutehome.
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ThanksLanceI'llbumpituptoNeil.Wecouldn'tfindgeneralpicturesofthecanyonthanwereanybetterthanthose
sharedbyJasonearlier.I'lllethimknowthattoo.Ithinkhe'llbefine.j
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Hi,Daniel.IamonmywaytoMoabaswespeakbutwon'tbetherein
timetodoastandupforyour10pmnews.Dir.Palmaissimilarly
traveling.Wewillbeavailablealldaytomorrow,though.I
apologizethatwearenotavailablejustnowtohelpyouout,but
everyonethatcouldspeakwithyouabouttheRecapturesituationisin
transit.However,thereisapressstatementpostedtoourBLMUtah
homepagethathasattributablequotesfromDir.Palmaandisaclear
statementofourpositiononthematter.
Ilookforwardtoworkingwithyouandamverysorrythatwecan't
helpatthistime.
Megan
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>Hello,
>
>I'manewreporteratKUTVinmythirddayofwork,soIhaven'tmetyouyet,butIlookforwardtoit!
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>IamtryingtotalktoaBLMofficersometimethisafternoonoreveningabouttheRecaptureCanyonATVride.Iam
currentlyintheMonticello/Blandingarea.Ourstoryisfor10pm.Itriedreachingouttothedirectordownherebuthaven't
heardback.
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>Wouldanyonebeavailabletospeakwithme?
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>Iamavailablebyemailorcellphoneat8013183263.
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>Thankyou!
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AllIwantedtobesuretoshareacoupleofcurrentarticleswithyou.Pleaseseebelowfor(i)aGreenwirestorywithanupdateon
S.Nevadaissuesand(ii)today'sDenverPosteditorialonUtah'sRecaptureCanyon.Pleasesharethemwithyouteam.Thanks,Celia
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FBIinvestigatingBundystandoffsheriff
Published:Friday,May9,2014
TheFBIhasopenedacriminalinvestigationintoallegationsofthreatsandassaultsagainstlawenforcementofficersduringanApril12standoffwith
NevadarancherClivenBundyandhisarmedsupporters,accordingtoClarkCountySheriffDougGillespie.
"Everyoneanticipatedthatthiswouldoccur,"Gillespiesaid."I'vesaidallalongtherehastobeaccountabilityforwhattookplaceonApril12."
GillespiesaidFBIagentsinterviewedhimApril28,andheexpectseverylawenforcementofficerwhowasattheshowdownwillbeinterviewed.
AssistantSheriffJoeLombardosaidhealreadyhadbeeninterviewedbyagents,includingoneassignedtotheSouthernNevadaJointTerrorismTask
Force.Hesaidtheywereparticularlyinterestedinwhetheranyoftheestimated300supportersleveledgunsatfederalagents.
Militiamembersandstates'rightsactivistsflockedtotheNevadaranchafterhearingthattheBureauofLandManagementhadseizedBundy'scattleover
hisfailuretopayanestimated$1millioningrazingviolationsfinesBundycalledunconstitutional.
BLMcalledoffitsroundupApril12,fearingforthesafetyofitsagents,withtensionsmounting.Lombardosaidheneverthoughtthatwastheendofit
forfederalofficials,though.
"Theyhaveacertainstandardofwhattheybelieveisaviolationofthelaw,"hesaid."Youcan'texpectthefederalgovernmenttowalkaway."
FBIspokeswomanBridgetPappascouldnotbereachedforcommentlateyesterday(JeffGerman,LasVegasReviewJournal,May8).DTB
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DenverPostEditorial
BrazendisregardforWesternlands
ByTheDenverPostEditorialBoard
Posted:05/09/201412:01:00AMMDT
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HikersareseeninUtahsRecapture
Canyon.Protestersareexpectedtoride
theirATVspastaclosedtomotorizeduse
signinthecanyonthisweekendtoshow
theirdisdainfortheBureauofLand
Managementsdecisiontokeepthatarea
offlimitstovehicles.(ScottSommerdorf,
TheSaltLakeTribune)
It'shardtobelievethataUtahcountycommissionerofallpeoplewouldbeorganizinganillegalATVridethrough
protectedAmericanIndianruinsinaclearefforttodefythefederalgovernment.
It'sshameful.
ThedisputemightseemlikeaskirmishbetweenUtahlocalsandtheU.S.BureauofLandManagement,butgiventhe
recentexperiencewithNevadarancherClivenBundy,theplannedillegalATVridetakesongreatersignificance.
It'sonethingtoengageinvehementdisagreementwiththegovernment.Butit'sanotherentirelytoencouragepeopleto
breakthelaw,particularlywhenitinvolvespotentialdamagetoecologicalandhistoricresources.
AtissueisawildplacenearBlanding,Utah,calledRecaptureCanyon,whichisnotfarfromtheColoradoborder.In2007,
theBLMclosedtheareatomotorizedtrafficaftertwomencutanillegaltrailthroughthearea,evenbuildingabridge.
Thecanyon,whichisopentopeopleonfootandhorseback,hasancestralPuebloancliffdwellingsandotherartifacts.
TheBLMreportedlyistalkingtotribes,environmentalists,archaeologistsandlocalandstateofficialstoseehowand
whetherreopeningtheareastoATVscanbedonewithoutendangeringitshistoricfeatures.
True,thatconsultationhasbeendraggingonforyears,raisingsuspicionsaboutwhetheritisproceedingingoodfaith.
Yet,impatienceforafootdraggingbureaucracyisnoexcuseforthedamageanillegalridecouldinflict.
Bundy,whoencouragedarmedresistancetothegovernmentinagrazingrightssquabble,similarlythoughthecould
simplytakemattersintohisownhandswhenrulingsfailedtogohisway.Andheseemedequallyindifferenttothe
environmentalconsequences,inhiscasetothedeserttortoise.
Brandishingweaponsorridingroughshodoverarchaeologicaltreasuresisnowaytochallengeafederaldecision.The
Westernpenchantforfreedomcancoexistwithrespectforpublicassets.
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Backatyou.j
Tribal groups dismayed by Recapture ATV

protest
Public lands Tribal groups displeased, veterans retreat postponed by county officials planned ride into canyon
rich in prehistoric sites.
BYBRIANMAFFLY
THESALTLAKETRIBUNE
PUBLISHED:MAY9,201408:50AM
UPDATED:MAY9,201407:33AM
Blanding ATV enthusiasts claim federal authorities illegally exclude their machines from nearby
Recapture Canyon, but their protest ride Saturday has become a source of dismay for some tribal
members whose ancestors inhabited this canyon long before Anglo ranchers ran cows there.
And some Navajo are incensed that the potential for confrontation has led to the cancellation of a
weekend retreat for disabled veterans in nearby Bluff.
Officials with the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office say an illegal ride, organized by an elected official,
would be yet another gesture of disrespect leveled at American Indians cultural heritage, which is
embedded in the landscape and has been longed pillaged by the descendants of San Juan Countys
Anglo pioneers.
The tribe claims an ancestral affiliation with the prehistoric Puebloans who built cliff dwellings and
kivas and buried their dead in Recapture Canyon between 750 and 1150 AD.
We believe the [Bureau of Land Management] should be providing more law enforcement to protect
and preserve the cultural and natural resources for which it is the Nations caretaker, and not
providing more motorized access to areas containing cultural and natural resources that it has
demonstrated that it is unable to protect, wrote Leigh J. Kuwanwisiwma, the tribes preservation
director, in a May 1 letter to BLM.
But the offices Terry Morgart concurred that a show of force could provoke a confrontation with antifederal activists who may join the locals protest.
But if BLM keeps acquiescing it will make it worse too, because [ATV enthusiasts] will keep upping
the ante. Whats to keep them from going out there anytime they want? Morgart asks.
Recapture Canyon enjoys no permanent protection, but the BLM closed it to motorized use in 2007,
citing damage to numerous archaeological sites from illegal trail construction.
The countys right-of-way application, which would put the Recapture trail in local hands, has dragged
on for eight years. The delay has prompted San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman and other
Blanding residents to stage Saturdays ride as a way to assert local jurisdiction over public lands that
their families have used for generations.
Lyman contends the protest is motivated by love of the land and he says riders would prefer to avoid
damaging cultural resources. He asked the BLM to show him where the trail crosses archaeological
sites.
He originally proposed riding the entire seven-mile stretch closed to motorized use, but he now plans
to ride in and out on a 1.5-mile stretch on the canyons north end.
In a Facebook post he is directing participants to established trails on the canyon rim if they want to
avoid violating the BLMs rules. The BLM warned him last week that it will pursue civil and criminal
penalties against those who drive into areas closed to motorized use.
However, the agency has no plans to beef up its local two-person law enforcement contingent, and the
county sheriff is taking the lead on keeping the peace.
But the ATV protest prompted the BLM to rethink its long-planned veterans retreat.
This opportunity for healing, to help these men and women has been postponed due to the threats of
illegal activities by San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman on behalf of those who desire to drive
their ATV toys over the sacred ruins of others, wrote Willie Grayeyes, who chairs a non-profit group
lobbying to protect public lands important to the Navajo, in a letter submitted to the Tribune.
Contrary to the beliefs of many, southeastern Utah was not an empty place that no one wanted just
waiting to be inhabited by European settlers or discovered as a recreation playground, but rather it
was and remains our home.
In partnership with the Sierra Club, the BLM had invited two dozen disabled veterans from around the
county to gather near Bluff. Several local Navajo veterans were expected to join them. Tribal members
were to conduct a traditional warrior welcoming home ceremony and lead them to sacred places on
nearby Cedar Mesa, according to Stacy Bare, an Army veteran who served in Iraq.
The BLM postponed the retreat until October out of concern that the Recapture ride would be a
distraction.
A lot of time and energy went into this. Its super disappointing. Riding a bunch of ATVs through
[Recapture] is not helping anyone. Its certainly not helping their cause, said Bare, who now leads a
Sierra Club program connecting fellow vets with public lands to help them recover from war and reintegrate into society.
You can have free speech, he said. We fought for those rights, but we didnt fight for them to do an
illegal event.
bmaffly@sltrib.com
http://www.sltrib.com/csp/cms/sites/sltrib/pages/printerfriendly.csp?id=57919721
OnFri,May9,2014at4:49PM,Boddington,Celia<cbodding@blm.gov>wrote:
AllIwantedtobesuretoshareacoupleofcurrentarticleswithyou.Pleaseseebelowfor(i)aGreenwirestorywith
anupdateonS.Nevadaissuesand(ii)today'sDenverPosteditorialonUtah'sRecaptureCanyon.Pleasesharethem
withyouteam.Thanks,Celia
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Greenwire
FBIinvestigatingBundystandoffsheriff
Published:Friday,May9,2014
TheFBIhasopenedacriminalinvestigationintoallegationsofthreatsandassaultsagainstlawenforcementofficersduringanApril12
standoffwithNevadarancherClivenBundyandhisarmedsupporters,accordingtoClarkCountySheriffDougGillespie.
"Everyoneanticipatedthatthiswouldoccur,"Gillespiesaid."I'vesaidallalongtherehastobeaccountabilityforwhattookplaceon
April12."
GillespiesaidFBIagentsinterviewedhimApril28,andheexpectseverylawenforcementofficerwhowasattheshowdownwillbe
interviewed.
AssistantSheriffJoeLombardosaidhealreadyhadbeeninterviewedbyagents,includingoneassignedtotheSouthernNevadaJoint
TerrorismTaskForce.Hesaidtheywereparticularlyinterestedinwhetheranyoftheestimated300supportersleveledgunsatfederal
agents.
Militiamembersandstates'rightsactivistsflockedtotheNevadaranchafterhearingthattheBureauofLandManagementhadseized
Bundy'scattleoverhisfailuretopayanestimated$1millioningrazingviolationsfinesBundycalledunconstitutional.
BLMcalledoffitsroundupApril12,fearingforthesafetyofitsagents,withtensionsmounting.Lombardosaidheneverthoughtthat
wastheendofitforfederalofficials,though.
"Theyhaveacertainstandardofwhattheybelieveisaviolationofthelaw,"hesaid."Youcan'texpectthefederalgovernmenttowalk
away."
FBIspokeswomanBridgetPappascouldnotbereachedforcommentlateyesterday(JeffGerman,LasVegasReviewJournal,May
8).DTB
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TheSaltLakeTribune)
It'shardtobelievethataUtahcountycommissionerofallpeoplewouldbeorganizinganillegalATV
ridethroughprotectedAmericanIndianruinsinaclearefforttodefythefederalgovernment.
It'sshameful.
ThedisputemightseemlikeaskirmishbetweenUtahlocalsandtheU.S.BureauofLandManagement,but
giventherecentexperiencewithNevadarancherClivenBundy,theplannedillegalATVridetakeson
greatersignificance.
It'sonethingtoengageinvehementdisagreementwiththegovernment.Butit'sanotherentirelyto
encouragepeopletobreakthelaw,particularlywhenitinvolvespotentialdamagetoecologicalandhistoric
resources.
AtissueisawildplacenearBlanding,Utah,calledRecaptureCanyon,whichisnotfarfromtheColorado
border.In2007,theBLMclosedtheareatomotorizedtrafficaftertwomencutanillegaltrailthroughthe
area,evenbuildingabridge.
Thecanyon,whichisopentopeopleonfootandhorseback,hasancestralPuebloancliffdwellingsand
otherartifacts.TheBLMreportedlyistalkingtotribes,environmentalists,archaeologistsandlocalandstate
officialstoseehowandwhetherreopeningtheareastoATVscanbedonewithoutendangeringitshistoric
features.
True,thatconsultationhasbeendraggingonforyears,raisingsuspicionsaboutwhetheritisproceedingin
goodfaith.Yet,impatienceforafootdraggingbureaucracyisnoexcuseforthedamageanillegalridecould
inflict.
Bundy,whoencouragedarmedresistancetothegovernmentinagrazingrightssquabble,similarlythought
hecouldsimplytakemattersintohisownhandswhenrulingsfailedtogohisway.Andheseemedequally
indifferenttotheenvironmentalconsequences,inhiscasetothedeserttortoise.
Brandishingweaponsorridingroughshodoverarchaeologicaltreasuresisnowaytochallengeafederal
decision.TheWesternpenchantforfreedomcancoexistwithrespectforpublicassets.
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HereareacoupleofphonenumbertoaddtotheactionplanNateisonalerttobeavailableonceit'ssafe.ButIthought
itwouldbegoodforyourtohavehisandAaron'sphonenumbers.
Also,IgotanemergencyITcalllistfromtheNOC,primarilyinanticipationofthefireseason.Iwillforwardthattoyou
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Walter,
Pleaseaddthesenumberstotheactionplan.Iwillcontinuetosendyouupdatesasthedayprogresses.
Pleaseprintmeafinalactionplanformyfilebeforeyoudepartfortheday.
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Noproblem.I'llalsoneedthefinalLEplan,IhavetheonethatJasonsentoutforreviewbutnotthefinalchop.
Walter
Walter,
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Therehavenotbeenanywrittenchangessincelastnightscopy.Ithinkheisbusyandmaynotbeabletomake
additionalcopies.
OnFri,May9,2014at1:56PM,Birkenheier,Walter<wbirkenheier@blm.gov>wrote:
Noproblem.I'llalsoneedthefinalLEplan,IhavetheonethatJasonsentoutforreviewbutnotthefinalchop.
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Myonlyotherfeedbackonyouractionplanisthatweneedtohaveareallygoodmaponethatiscurrent,legibleand
hasallthelandmarksthatfolksarereferencing.Anexample,Likethepipelineforinstance,fromourdiscussion
yesterday.Hopethathelps.j
Walter,
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Jenna
SpentsometimegoingthroughtheRecaptureGISdatawehave.Wereallydon'thaveanythingonhandthathasthe
informationyousuggested.Noneofthemapsshowthelocationofthepipeline.Ifwehadafewdaysandaccesstothe
Monticelloofficewecouldputsomethingtogetherbutit'sjustnotpossiblewithsuchashortfuse.
Sorry.
Walter
OnFri,May9,2014at2:27PM,Whitlock,Jenna<jwhitloc@blm.gov>wrote:
Myonlyotherfeedbackonyouractionplanisthatweneedtohaveareallygoodmaponethatiscurrent,legibleand
hasallthelandmarksthatfolksarereferencing.Anexample,Likethepipelineforinstance,fromourdiscussion
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Attachments:
Recapture_Emergency_Closure_map2007.pdfrecapture2008RMPOHVdecision.pdf
RecaptureMapConstruction.pdfRecaptureMapSegments.pdf
OK,thanksWalter.I'mattachingmycollectionofmapsincasetheyarehelpfulfortomorrow.j
OnFri,May9,2014at4:15PM,Birkenheier,Walter<wbirkenheier@blm.gov>wrote:
Jenna
SpentsometimegoingthroughtheRecaptureGISdatawehave.Wereallydon'thaveanythingonhandthathasthe
informationyousuggested.Noneofthemapsshowthelocationofthepipeline.Ifwehadafewdaysandaccesstothe
Monticelloofficewecouldputsomethingtogetherbutit'sjustnotpossiblewithsuchashortfuse.
Sorry.
Walter
Myonlyotherfeedbackonyouractionplanisthatweneedtohaveareallygoodmaponethatiscurrent,legible
andhasallthelandmarksthatfolksarereferencing.Anexample,Likethepipelineforinstance,fromourdiscussion
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RecaptureCanyonActionPlan
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<dhoffhei@blm.gov>,RobynKirkham<rkirkham@blm.gov>,JuanPalma
<jpalma@blm.gov>,JennaWhitlock<jwhitloc@blm.gov>,LolaBird<lbird@blm.gov>,
MeganCrandall<mcrandal@blm.gov>,ShelleySmith<ssmith@blm.gov>,AaronCurtis
<acurtis@blm.gov>,ChristopherMorley<chris.morley@sol.doi.gov>,JamesKarkut
<james.karkut@sol.doi.gov>
RecaptureCanyonActionPlan
ToAll
AttachedistheRecaptureCanyonActionPlan.TheLawEnforcementplanisn'tincludedbecauseithasn'tbeenfinalized
atthistime.
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<dhoffhei@blm.gov>,ShelleyJSmith<ssmith@blm.gov>,JennaWhitlock
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SentfrommyiPad
From:LoriMcCullough<lori@treadlightly.org>
To:"AaronCurtis"<acurtis@blm.gov>,'PattiKlein'<pklein@blm.gov>,'DaveJeppsen'<d1jeppes@blm.gov>
Subject:ProtectRecreationAccessandOpportunitiesbyModelingResponsibleBehaviors
Hopefully,youreceivedthismessagedirectly,butjustincaseyoudidnt,Iwantedtosharewithyouamessagesentto
TreadLightly!Members,FriendsandPartnersinUtahinlightoftomorrowsplannedillegalATVridethroughRecapture
Canyon.
Warmregards,
~Lori
LoriMcCullough
ExecutiveDirector
TreadLightly!,Inc.
T:9728509959
C:8179466909
Conservationenablesoutdoorrecreationwhileoutdoorrecreationsustainsconservation
DearTreadLightly!Members,FriendsandPartners,
Withallthenewsandsocialmediaactivitysurroundingtomorrow'splannedATVprotestrideinUtah'sRecaptureCanyon,we
wantedtoremindyouthatthistypeofillegalactivityisnotinkeepingwithTreadLightly!'scoreprinciples.Modelingrespectful
andresponsiblebehaviorsisoneofthebestwaystoprotectouraccesstopubliclands.Importantly,youshouldonlyRIDEON
routesdesignatedasopentoyourmodeoftransporationandatthistimeRecaptureCanyonisnotoneofthoseroutes.
Saturday'splannedeventsdonotfallintothecategoryofresponsiblebehaviorandcoulddomoretolimitaccessinthefuture
thantoopenupmoreroutesforresponsibleriders.ThenewssurroundingthiseventisalsodetrimentaltotheOHV
community'simageandnotwhatweneedafteralltheheadwayOHVgroupshavemadetomaintainexistingmotorizedroutes.
So,please,revistTreadLightly!'sprinciplesbelow,andsharethemwithyourfriendsandcolleagues.YoucanalsovisitTread
Lightly!'swebsitetofindawidevarietyofbrochuresprovidingpracticaltipsonhowtorecreateresponsiblywhetheronlandor
water.
Haveafun,safeweekendoutthereandpleasetreadlightly,rideonlyondesignatedroutesandremember,respectedaccess
isopenaccess.
Sincerely,
LoriMcCullough
TreadPrinciples:
TravelResponsiblyonlandbystayingondesignatedroad,trailsandareas.Goover,notaround,obstaclestoavoidwidening
thetrails.Crossstreamsonlyatdesignatedfords.Whenpossible,avoidwet,muddytrails.Onwater,stayondesignated
waterwaysandlaunchyourwatercraftinadesignatedarea.
RespecttheRightsofOthersincludingprivatepropertyowners,allrecreationaltrailusers,campersandotherssotheycan
enjoytheirrecreationalactivitiesundisturbed.Leavegatesasyoufoundthem.Yieldrightofwaytothosepassingyouorgoing
uphill.Onwater,respectanglers,swimmers,skiers,boaters,diversandthoseonornearshore.
EducateYourselfpriortoyourtripbyobtainingtravelmapsandregulationsfrompublicagencies.Planforyourtrip,take
recreationskillsclassesandknowhowtooperateyourequipmentsafely.
AvoidSensitiveAreasonlandsuchasmeadows,lakeshores,wetlandsandstreams.Stayondesignatedroutes.thisprotects
wildlifehabitatsandsensitivesoilsfromdamage.Don'tdisturbhistorical,archeologicalorpaleontologicalsites.Onwater,avoid
operatingyourwatercraftinshallowwatersornearshorelinesathighspeeds.
DoYourPartbymodelingappropriatebehavior,leavingtheareabetterthanyoufoundit,properlydisposingofwaste,
minmizingtheuseoffire,avoidingthespreadofinvasivespeciesandrepairingdegradedareas.
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Subject:ProtectRecreationAccessandOpportunitiesbyModelingResponsibleBehaviors
Hopefully,youreceivedthismessagedirectly,butjustincaseyoudidnt,Iwantedtosharewithyouamessagesentto
TreadLightly!Members,FriendsandPartnersinUtahinlightoftomorrowsplannedillegalATVridethroughRecapture
Canyon.
Warmregards,
~Lori
LoriMcCullough
ExecutiveDirector
TreadLightly!,Inc.
T:9728509959
C:8179466909
Conservationenablesoutdoorrecreationwhileoutdoorrecreationsustainsconservation
DearTreadLightly!Members,FriendsandPartners,
Withallthenewsandsocialmediaactivitysurroundingtomorrow'splannedATVprotestrideinUtah'sRecaptureCanyon,we
wantedtoremindyouthatthistypeofillegalactivityisnotinkeepingwithTreadLightly!'scoreprinciples.Modelingrespectful
andresponsiblebehaviorsisoneofthebestwaystoprotectouraccesstopubliclands.Importantly,youshouldonlyRIDEON
routesdesignatedasopentoyourmodeoftransporationandatthistimeRecaptureCanyonisnotoneofthoseroutes.
Saturday'splannedeventsdonotfallintothecategoryofresponsiblebehaviorandcoulddomoretolimitaccessinthefuture
thantoopenupmoreroutesforresponsibleriders.ThenewssurroundingthiseventisalsodetrimentaltotheOHV
community'simageandnotwhatweneedafteralltheheadwayOHVgroupshavemadetomaintainexistingmotorizedroutes.
So,please,revistTreadLightly!'sprinciplesbelow,andsharethemwithyourfriendsandcolleagues.YoucanalsovisitTread
Lightly!'swebsitetofindawidevarietyofbrochuresprovidingpracticaltipsonhowtorecreateresponsiblywhetheronlandor
water.
Haveafun,safeweekendoutthereandpleasetreadlightly,rideonlyondesignatedroutesandremember,respectedaccess
isopenaccess.
Sincerely,
LoriMcCullough
TreadPrinciples:
TravelResponsiblyonlandbystayingondesignatedroad,trailsandareas.Goover,notaround,obstaclestoavoidwidening
thetrails.Crossstreamsonlyatdesignatedfords.Whenpossible,avoidwet,muddytrails.Onwater,stayondesignated
waterwaysandlaunchyourwatercraftinadesignatedarea.
RespecttheRightsofOthersincludingprivatepropertyowners,allrecreationaltrailusers,campersandotherssotheycan
enjoytheirrecreationalactivitiesundisturbed.Leavegatesasyoufoundthem.Yieldrightofwaytothosepassingyouorgoing
uphill.Onwater,respectanglers,swimmers,skiers,boaters,diversandthoseonornearshore.
EducateYourselfpriortoyourtripbyobtainingtravelmapsandregulationsfrompublicagencies.Planforyourtrip,take
recreationskillsclassesandknowhowtooperateyourequipmentsafely.
AvoidSensitiveAreasonlandsuchasmeadows,lakeshores,wetlandsandstreams.Stayondesignatedroutes.thisprotects
wildlifehabitatsandsensitivesoilsfromdamage.Don'tdisturbhistorical,archeologicalorpaleontologicalsites.Onwater,avoid
operatingyourwatercraftinshallowwatersornearshorelinesathighspeeds.
DoYourPartbymodelingappropriatebehavior,leavingtheareabetterthanyoufoundit,properlydisposingofwaste,
minmizingtheuseoffire,avoidingthespreadofinvasivespeciesandrepairingdegradedareas.
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Fwd:RecaptureCanyonStatementRe.Archaeology
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Lance,
Ithoughtyou'dlikeacopyoftheColoradoPlateauArchaeologicalAlliance'smediastatementbelow.
LizThomas
Attorney
POBox968
Moab,UT84532
Phone:435.259.5440
FAX:435.259.9151
liz@suwa.org
From:JerrySpangler<jerry_cpaa@comcast.net>
Subject:RecaptureCanyonStatementRe.Archaeology
Date:May9,20143:48:15PMMDT
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bmaffly@sltrib.com,cityed@standard.net,citdesk@desnews.com,dhnews@heraldextra.com,
news@fox13now.com,jed.boal@ksl.com,jennifer.weaver@fox13now.com,jfahys@kuer.org,news@kuer.org,
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Contact:JerryD.Spangler,executivedirector
8013922646
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ArchaeologyofRecaptureCanyonShouldNotbeaPoliticalPawn
OnSaturday,SanJuanCountyCommissionerPhilLymanandacadreofantifederalgovernment
protestorswilldrivetheirOHVspastaClosedtoMotorizedUsesignandintoRecaptureCanyon,aplace
renownedforitsAncestralPuebloanruinsmorethanathousandyearsold.Andtheywillmostlikelyrideinto
thenationalspotlight.
CivildisobedienceisatimehonoredAmericanright,asisdrummingupmediaattentionforyour
cause.AndCPAArespectstherightofSanJuanCountyresidentstoseekpeacefulredressoftheirgrievances
withtheBLMthroughanylawfulmeans.
Butthisprotestisanythingbutlawful,saidJerryD.Spangler,executivedirectoroftheColorado
PlateauArchaeologicalAlliance,aUtahbasedorganizationthatadvocatesfortheprotectionofarchaeological
sitesonpubliclands.AnditisnothingshortofaslapinthefacetoNativeAmericanswhotreasurethecultural
resourcesofthatcanyonaspartoftheirpastandpresent.
TherearecompellingreasonswhytheBureauofLandManagementhasclosedRecaptureCanyon
tomotorizedvehicles.
1)Theroadwasillegallyconstructedbylocalresidentssevenyearsagowithoutthebenefitofany
environmentalstudiesastowhatresourceswouldbeaffectedbyvehicletravel.
2)Theroadpassesthroughthemiddleofsixnationallysignificantarchaeologicalsitesthatinclude
residencesandstoragestructures,aswellasthreereligiousstructuresknownaskivas.
3)Notonlydidtheroadconstructionirreparablydamagetheseancientsites,butvehiculartravel
hasandwillcontinuetodegradethesites.
4)Thecanyonandthesitesfoundthereareoftremendousspiritualsignificancetomodern
Puebloangroups(Hopi,Zuniandothers)andtotheNavajo.
Vehicledamagetovegetationandriparianareascanberepairedovertime.Damageto
archaeologicalsitesispermanentandtheinformationaboutourcollectivepastisthenlostforever,Spangler
said.
OHVtravelthrougharchaeologicalsitescausesacceleratederosionofintactdepositsburied
beneaththeroad,whichifstudiedinproperscientificcontextcanofferimportantinsightsastohowprehistoric
peopleslivedandthrivedinthisremarkablelandscape.Vehicletravelcanalsobreakartifactsandfacilitatethe
collapseofstructuralwalls.
ItissadthatirreplaceabletreasuresofimportancetoallAmericanswouldbesacrificedonthealtar
ofantigovernmentfervor.Itisworsethatprotesterswouldbesoblindedtotheirowninsensitivityastowhat
othersconsidertobesacredtreasuresoftheirpast.
CPAAapplaudsUtahBLMstatedirectorJuanPalma,whoissuedastatementthatreadsinpart,
"TheBLMUtahhasnotandwillnotauthorizetheproposedrideandwillseekallappropriatecivilandcriminal
penaltiesagainstanyonewhousesamotorizedvehiclewithintheclosedarea."AndtoUtahGov.Gary
Herbert,whourgedSanJuanCountyresidentstoupholdthelaw.
Iftheprotestmovesforward,sobeit.
Generationsofactivistshavegonetojailbecauseoftheirbeliefsthatcertainlawsweremorally
wrong.Civilrightsactivists,womensrightsactivists,gayrightsactivists,antiwarprotestors,evenanimalrights
activists.In2011,climateactivistTimDeChristopherwassentencedtoprisonbecausehispeacefulactofcivil
disobedienceviolatedfederallawsrelatedtobiddingonleasesonpubliclands.
WilltheDepartmentofJusticeholdCommissionerLymantothesamestandard?Ifyoucantdothe
time,commissioner,thendontdothecrime,Spanglersaid.
###
JerryD.Spangler,MARPA
ExecutiveDirector
ColoradoPlateauArchaeologicalAlliance
2529JacksonAve.
Ogden,Utah84401
8013922646(office)
8013883387(cell)
"WisemenspeakbecausetheyhavesomethingtosayFoolsbecausetheyhavetosaysomething."Plato
May9newsclips
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Fwd:BLMUtahPressStatement
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/92.Fwd:BLMUtahPressStatement/1.15.9Governor'sstatementonRecaptureCanyon.pdf
/92.Fwd:BLMUtahPressStatement/2.15.9Governor'sstatementonRecaptureCanyon.pdf
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CeliaBoddington<cbodding@blm.gov>,NeilKornze<nkornze@blm.gov>,StevenEllis
<sellis@blm.gov>,CraigLeff<cleff@blm.gov>,JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>,Jenna
Whitlock<jwhitloc@blm.gov>,JohnSteiger<john.steiger@sol.doi.gov>,RobynKirkham
<rkirkham@blm.gov>,LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>,DonaldHoffheins
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Attachments:
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AttachedistheGovernor'sstatement.I'msureIhaven'tcoveredeveryoneinmy"to"list,though.IfyouseefolksI
missed,couldyoupassthison.Thankssomuch!
Megan
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Wearesendingthefollowingstatementoutaswell.
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Nate,IwantedtobesurethattheGovernorsawourpressstatementre:RecaptureCanyon.Wewillbereleasingitto
mediainthenext1015minutes.Ihaveattachedit.Thanksandhaveagreatweekend.
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forthechronology
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AttachedistheGovernor'sstatement.I'msureIhaven'tcoveredeveryoneinmy"to"list,though.IfyouseefolksI
missed,couldyoupassthison.Thankssomuch!
Megan
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OnFri,May9,2014at2:12PM,Crandall,Megan<mcrandal@blm.gov>wrote:
Nate,IwantedtobesurethattheGovernorsawourpressstatementre:RecaptureCanyon.Wewillbereleasingitto
mediainthenext1015minutes.Ihaveattachedit.Thanksandhaveagreatweekend.
Megan
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"Kornze,Neil"<nkornze@blm.gov>
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Excellentstatement,team!Let'skeepleaningintothecommunicationsonthis.
Neil
Allfinalversionbelow/attached(notechangedleadquotegraphperNeil).BLMUtahandWOwillsendtodelegation
BLMUtahwillprovidetoGovernor.ThenBLMUtahwillprovidetopress.
Thanksall,Celia
FINALUtahPressStatementMay9,2014
Today,BureauofLandManagementUtahStateDirectorJuanPalmaissuedthefollowingstatementregardingthe
illegalrideplannedthroughRecaptureCanyonnearMonticello,UtahonSaturday,May10:
WeregretthattheillegalATVrideplannedfortomorrowappearstobegoingforward.RecaptureCanyonispublic
landbelongingtoallAmericansandcontainsancientculturalsitesandartifactsthatareatseriousriskofbeing
destroyedordamaged.
TheBLM'smultipleuseandsustainedyieldmissionistoensurethehealthandproductivityofthepubliclandsforthe
useandenjoymentofpresentandfuturegenerations.However,multipleusedoesnotmeaneveryuseoneveryacre,
andthelimitedclosureshelpprotectthesesensitiveresourcesfromfurtherdamageandshowsrespecttothosewhose
finalrestingplaceisinthecanyon.
TheBLMUtahwillseekappropriatepenaltiesagainstanyonewhowillfullyviolatesthelaw.Asalways,ourfirstand
mostimportantprioritywillbethesafetyofthepublicandouremployees,andouractionswillreflectthat.
ridersvastanddiverseopportunitiestorideandrecreateonpubliclandsinsoutheasternUtah.Inordertoprotectthe
richarchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestralPuebloanswhooncecalledthisareahomefornearlytwomillennial,the
trailwasclosedtomotorizedaccessin2007.TheBLMiscommittedtoconstructivelyaddressingcompetingresource
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CeliadraftedthisstatementitstillneedstobeclearedbyDOI,soitmightchange.j
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Belowisthestatement...lookslikeDOIwascomfywithitandjustwantedsomeofitattributabletoJuan.
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Cc:JessicaKershaw<jessica_kershaw@ios.doi.gov>,CraigLeff<cleff@blm.gov>,JeffKrauss<jkrauss@blm.gov>,
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Somethoughtsback...makingsomeofitaquotefromJuan.Doesthiswork?
UtahPressStatementDraftMay9,2014
Today,BureauofLandManagementUtahStateDirectorJuanPalmaissuedthefollowingstatementregardingtheillegalrideplanned
throughRecaptureCanyonnearMonticello,UtahonSaturday,May10:
WeregretthatthereareplanstoillegallyrideATVstomorrowoverpubliclandsthatbelongtoallAmericansandthatwillpotentially
destroyirreplaceableculturalresources.
TheBLM'smultipleusemissionistosustainthehealthandproductivityofthepubliclandsfortheuseandenjoymentofpresentand
futuregenerations.However,multipleusedoesnotmeaneveryuseoneveryacre,andthelimitedclosuresshelpprotectthese
sensitiveresourcesfromfurtherdamageandshowsrespecttothosewhosefinalrestingplaceisinthecanyon.
TheBLMUtahwillseekappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhowillfullyviolatesthelaw.Asalways,ourfirst
andmostimportantprioritywillbethesafetyofthepublicandouremployees,andouractionswillreflectthat.
Therearemorethan2,800milesoftrailsonpubliclandsthatareopentoATVusewithina90minutedriveofMonticello.This
extensivetrailsystemoffersOHVridersvastanddiverseopportunitiestorideandrecreateonpubliclandsinsoutheasternUtah.In
ordertoprotectthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestralPuebloanswhooncecalledthisareahomefornearlytwo
millennial,thetrailwasclosedtomotorizedaccessin2007.TheBLMiscommittedtoconstructivelyaddressingcompetingresource
demandsonpubliclandsintheareaandwillcontinueengagewiththecountyandotherstakeholders.
PubliclandsmanagedbytheBLMinUtahcontributesignificantlytotheStateseconomyandhaveapositiveimpactonnearby
communities.DiverserecreationalactivitiesonBLMmanagedlandsinUtahprovided$490millioninlocalandnationaleconomic
benefitsin2012.
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OnFri,May9,2014at1:24PM,Kelly,Katherine<kate_kelly@ios.doi.gov>wrote:
Looking.
Katehere'saquickfirstcutatthestatement.THanks,Celia
_________________________________________________
WeregretthatthereareplanstoillegallyrideATVstomorrowoverpubliclandsthatbelongtoallAmericansandpotentially
destroyirreplaceableculturalresourcesnearMonticello,Utah.
Asalways,ourfirstandmostimportantprioritywillbethesafetyofthepublicandouremployees,andouractionswillreflect
that.
BecausetheBureauofLandManagementhasbeenmandatedbyCongresstomanagethenationspubliclandsaccordingto
multipleuseandsustainedyield,weworktoensurethatusessuchasoffhighwayvehiclerecreationisaccommodatedonpublic
landsandspecialandimportantresources,suchasthearchaeologicalandculturalsitesfoundinRecaptureCanyon,are
preserved.
Accordingly,wewanttonotethattherearemorethan2,800milesoftrailsonpubliclandsthatareopentoATVusewithina90
minute[CHECKINGTHISSTAT]driveofMonticello.BecauseoftherichresourcesinRecaptureCanyon,thetrailwasclosed
tomotorizedaccessin2007topreventthedestructionofthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestralPuebloanswhoonce
calledthisareahome.
communities.DiverserecreationalactivitiesonBLMmanagedlandsinUtahprovided$490millioninlocalandnational
economicbenefitsin2012.
TheBLM'smultipleusemissionistosustainthehealthandproductivityofthepubliclandsfortheuseandenjoymentofpresent
andfuturegenerations.Weaccomplishthisbymanagingpubliclandsforusesasdiverseasthelandsthemselves.However,
multipleusedoesnotmeaneveryuseoneveryacre.
Kate Kelly
Director of Communications
Department of the Interior
(202) 208 2409
kate_kelly@ios.doi.gov
Kate Kelly

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Re:DraftUtahStatement
MyGISSpecialistisouttolunch.Iwouldliketoverifythe2,800milesoftrailsquote.
Also,Isuggestwechangethissameparagraphdeletedthe90milesstatementfromMonticelloandaddedBlanding.
Seeoptionslistedbelowinlargertext.
Therearemorethan2,800milesoftrailsonpubliclandsthatareopentoATVuseandcanbeaccessedrightoutsidethe
communityofBlanding.ThisextensivetrailsystemoffersOHVridersvastanddiverseopportunitiestorideandrecreateon
publiclandsinsoutheasternUtah.InordertoprotectthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestralPuebloanswhooncecalled
thisareahomefornearlytwomillennial,thetrailwasclosedtomotorizedaccessin2007.TheBLMiscommittedtoconstructively
addressingcompetingresourcedemandsonpubliclandsintheareaandwillcontinueengagewiththecountyandotherstakeholders
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Celia
Today,BureauofLandManagementUtahStateDirectorJuanPalmaissuedthefollowingstatementregardingtheillegalride
plannedthroughRecaptureCanyonnearMonticello,UtahonSaturday,May10:
WeregretthatthereareplanstoillegallyrideATVstomorrowoverpubliclandsthatbelongtoallAmericansandthatwill
potentiallydestroyirreplaceableculturalresources.
andfuturegenerations.However,multipleusedoesnotmeaneveryuseoneveryacre,andthelimitedclosuresshelpprotectthese
TheBLMUtahwillseekappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhowillfullyviolatesthelaw.Asalways,our
firstandmostimportantprioritywillbethesafetyofthepublicandouremployees,andouractionswillreflectthat.
millennial,thetrailwasclosedtomotorizedaccessin2007.TheBLMiscommittedtoconstructivelyaddressingcompeting
resourcedemandsonpubliclandsintheareaandwillcontinueengagewiththecountyandotherstakeholders.
benefitsin2012.
###
Looking.
_________________________________________________
that.
multipleuseandsustainedyield,weworktoensurethatusessuchasoffhighwayvehiclerecreationisaccommodatedon
publiclandsandspecialandimportantresources,suchasthearchaeologicalandculturalsitesfoundinRecaptureCanyon,are
preserved.
Accordingly,wewanttonotethattherearemorethan2,800milesoftrailsonpubliclandsthatareopentoATVusewithina
90minute[CHECKINGTHISSTAT]driveofMonticello.BecauseoftherichresourcesinRecaptureCanyon,thetrailwas
closedtomotorizedaccessin2007topreventthedestructionofthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestralPuebloans
whooncecalledthisareahome.
TheBLM'smultipleusemissionistosustainthehealthandproductivityofthepubliclandsfortheuseandenjoymentof
presentandfuturegenerations.Weaccomplishthisbymanagingpubliclandsforusesasdiverseasthelandsthemselves.
However,multipleusedoesnotmeaneveryuseoneveryacre.
Kate Kelly
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Kate Kelly
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Megan M. Crandall
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presentandfuturegenerations.However,multipleusedoesnotmeaneveryuseoneveryacre,andthelimitedclosuresshelp
protectthesesensitiveresourcesfromfurtherdamageandshowsrespecttothosewhosefinalrestingplaceisinthecanyon.
extensivetrailsystemoffersOHVridersvastanddiverseopportunitiestorideandrecreateonpubliclandsinsoutheasternUtah.
InordertoprotectthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestralPuebloanswhooncecalledthisareahomefornearlytwo
###
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_________________________________________________
WeregretthatthereareplanstoillegallyrideATVstomorrowoverpubliclandsthatbelongtoallAmericansand
potentiallydestroyirreplaceableculturalresourcesnearMonticello,Utah.
Asalways,ourfirstandmostimportantprioritywillbethesafetyofthepublicandouremployees,andouractionswill
reflectthat.
publiclandsandspecialandimportantresources,suchasthearchaeologicalandculturalsitesfoundinRecaptureCanyon,
arepreserved.
Accordingly,wewanttonotethattherearemorethan2,800milesoftrailsonpubliclandsthatareopentoATVusewithin
a90minute[CHECKINGTHISSTAT]driveofMonticello.BecauseoftherichresourcesinRecaptureCanyon,thetrail
wasclosedtomotorizedaccessin2007topreventthedestructionofthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestral
Puebloanswhooncecalledthisareahome.
Kate Kelly
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"Palma,Juan"<jpalma@blm.gov>
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Celia,
Iamcomfortablewiththestatement.Thirdparagraphthereisanextra"s"afterclosures.The90minutesreferenceis
OK,butwithin90minutesyouaregoingtohavemorethan2,800milesbecausethatwouldincludewesternColorado,
GrandCounty,andothersurroundinglands.AlthoughthisincludesmorethanSanJuanCounty(the90minute
reference)itistrue.
Juan
cell801.4405411
Juancanyouletusknowasapifyouareokw/this?thanks,celia
PSDOIisrunningitbyBretBirdsongandI'mworkingw/Megantoconfirmthestatistic.thanks
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andfuturegenerations.However,multipleusedoesnotmeaneveryuseoneveryacre,andthelimitedclosuresshelpprotectthese
benefitsin2012.
###
Looking.
_________________________________________________
that.
publiclandsandspecialandimportantresources,suchasthearchaeologicalandculturalsitesfoundinRecaptureCanyon,are
preserved.
Accordingly,wewanttonotethattherearemorethan2,800milesoftrailsonpubliclandsthatareopentoATVusewithina
90minute[CHECKINGTHISSTAT]driveofMonticello.BecauseoftherichresourcesinRecaptureCanyon,thetrailwas
closedtomotorizedaccessin2007topreventthedestructionofthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestralPuebloans
whooncecalledthisareahome.
Kate Kelly
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Kate Kelly
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Megan,
Howaboutthis?
Theapproved2008MonticelloResourceManagementPlandesignatedover2,800milesofroutesopentovehicleuseincludingATV
use.ManyoftheseroutesfromBlanding.ThisextensivetrailsystemoffersOHVridersvastanddiverseopportunitiestorideand
recreateonpubliclandsinsoutheasternUtah.InordertoprotectthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestralPuebloanswho
oncecalledthisareahomefornearlytwomillennial,thetrailwasclosedtomotorizedaccessin2007.TheBLMiscommittedto
constructivelyaddressingcompetingresourcedemandsonpubliclandsintheareaandwillcontinueengagewiththecountyandother
stakeholders.
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Celia
extensivetrailsystemoffersOHVridersvastanddiverseopportunitiestorideandrecreateonpubliclandsinsoutheasternUtah.
InordertoprotectthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestralPuebloanswhooncecalledthisareahomefornearlytwo
###
Looking.
_________________________________________________
reflectthat.
publiclandsandspecialandimportantresources,suchasthearchaeologicalandculturalsitesfoundinRecaptureCanyon,
arepreserved.
Accordingly,wewanttonotethattherearemorethan2,800milesoftrailsonpubliclandsthatareopentoATVusewithin
a90minute[CHECKINGTHISSTAT]driveofMonticello.BecauseoftherichresourcesinRecaptureCanyon,thetrail
wasclosedtomotorizedaccessin2007topreventthedestructionofthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestral
Puebloanswhooncecalledthisareahome.
Kate Kelly
(202) 208 2409
Kate Kelly
(202) 208 2409
Megan M. Crandall
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I'llbehonest,Idon'tthinkWOwantstochangethestatementthatmuchbecauseithastheblessingofDOIcommsand
they'rerunningitthroughSOaswespeak.
Megan,
Howaboutthis?
Theapproved2008MonticelloResourceManagementPlandesignatedover2,800milesofroutesopentovehicleuseincluding
ATVuse.ManyoftheseroutesfromBlanding.ThisextensivetrailsystemoffersOHVridersvastanddiverseopportunitiestoride
andrecreateonpubliclandsinsoutheasternUtah.InordertoprotectthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestralPuebloans
whooncecalledthisareahomefornearlytwomillennial,thetrailwasclosedtomotorizedaccessin2007.TheBLMiscommitted
toconstructivelyaddressingcompetingresourcedemandsonpubliclandsintheareaandwillcontinueengagewiththecountyand
otherstakeholders.
Also,Isuggestwechangethissameparagraphdeletedthe90milesstatementfromMonticelloandadded
Blanding.Seeoptionslistedbelowinlargertext.
Therearemorethan2,800milesoftrailsonpubliclandsthatareopentoATVuseandcanbeaccessedrightoutside
thecommunityofBlanding.ThisextensivetrailsystemoffersOHVridersvastanddiverseopportunitiestorideand
recreateonpubliclandsinsoutheasternUtah.InordertoprotectthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestralPuebloans
whooncecalledthisareahomefornearlytwomillennial,thetrailwasclosedtomotorizedaccessin2007.TheBLMis
committedtoconstructivelyaddressingcompetingresourcedemandsonpubliclandsintheareaandwillcontinueengagewith
thecountyandotherstakeholders
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Cc:JessicaKershaw<jessica_kershaw@ios.doi.gov>,CraigLeff<cleff@blm.gov>,JeffKrauss
<jkrauss@blm.gov>,MeganCrandall<mcrandal@blm.gov>,StevenEllis<sellis@blm.gov>,NeilGKornze
<nkornze@blm.gov>
Celia
TheBLMUtahwillseekappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhowillfullyviolatesthelaw.Asalways,
ourfirstandmostimportantprioritywillbethesafetyofthepublicandouremployees,andouractionswillreflectthat.
Therearemorethan2,800milesoftrailsonpubliclandsthatareopentoATVusewithina90minutedriveofMonticello.
ThisextensivetrailsystemoffersOHVridersvastanddiverseopportunitiestorideandrecreateonpubliclandsin
southeasternUtah.InordertoprotectthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbytheAncestralPuebloanswhooncecalledthisarea
homefornearlytwomillennial,thetrailwasclosedtomotorizedaccessin2007.TheBLMiscommittedtoconstructively
addressingcompetingresourcedemandsonpubliclandsintheareaandwillcontinueengagewiththecountyandother
stakeholders.
###
Looking.
_________________________________________________
reflectthat.
BecausetheBureauofLandManagementhasbeenmandatedbyCongresstomanagethenationspubliclandsaccording
tomultipleuseandsustainedyield,weworktoensurethatusessuchasoffhighwayvehiclerecreationisaccommodated
onpubliclandsandspecialandimportantresources,suchasthearchaeologicalandculturalsitesfoundinRecapture
Canyon,arepreserved.
Accordingly,wewanttonotethattherearemorethan2,800milesoftrailsonpubliclandsthatareopentoATVuse
withina90minute[CHECKINGTHISSTAT]driveofMonticello.BecauseoftherichresourcesinRecaptureCanyon,
thetrailwasclosedtomotorizedaccessin2007topreventthedestructionofthericharchaeologicalrecordleftbythe
AncestralPuebloanswhooncecalledthisareahome.
Kate Kelly
(202) 208 2409
Kate Kelly
(202) 208 2409
Megan M. Crandall
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Fx:8015394013
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"Hoffheins,Donald"<dhoffhei@blm.gov>
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<cameron.johnson@sol.doi.gov>,JohnSteiger<john.steiger@sol.doi.gov>
Laird's statement about the trip to Recapture canyon with Phil Lyman
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To:DonaldHoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>,BrianQuigley<bquigley@blm.gov>
OnMay6,2014ImetwithSanJuanCountyCommissionerPhilLymanandaccompaniedhimonahikethrough
RecaptureCanyonalongroutesproposedorformerlyproposedforanATVtrailrightofwayfromtheBrownsCanyon
GravelPittoRecaptureDamandfromthereupthepowerlineaccessintoBullpupCanyonandacrosstothehighway
alongtherouteoftheproposedBlandingtoBulldogATVTrail.WereturnedtoourvehiclesandweremetbyRichardPiatt
ofKSLnews,byhisphotographer,andbylocalrancherZaneODell.WewalkedtogetherdowntotherimofRecapture
CanyonandthereportersinterviewedPhilLymanandfilmedviewsofthecanyonanditsruins.
ThedaystartedwithmemeetingMr.Lymanjustbelowthegravelpit,exchanginggreetings,andwalkingtoapointjust
belowtherimwherehehadmemakeaformalintroductionofmyselfandmybackgroundashefilmedwithasmallvideo
camera.IexplainedthatIwassharingculturalresourceinformationwithMr.LymanundertheSection106consulting
partyprocessashewasarepresentativeofthecountyandoneoftheRecaptureconsultingparties.Mr.Lymanregularly
madeshortvideoclipsofourconversationsallthroughtheday,butmostofthetimethecamerawasoff.
Weexaminedthehistoricstocktrailsthatfollow,join,anddivergefromtherouteasitpassesthroughtherimarea.Mr.
Lymanmadeacommentaboutstocktrailrightsofway.ItoldhimthatIwastheretodiscussculturalresourcesand
archeologicalinformationandthatIwasnotinterestedintalkingaboutrights.Heagreed.
WedescendedtoapointwherethetrailcrossesasmallAncestralPuebloancist,whichIexplainedcouldbeastoragecist
oraroastingpit.Mr.LymanaskedifitcouldbeaEuroamericanfirering.Iattemptedtofindamanowhichhadformerly
beenpresentatthecistbutcouldnotlocateit.Iexplainedthatboththearchitecturalstyleandtheartifactwouldindicatea
NativeAmericanoriginforthefeature,andthearchitectureindicateditwasAncestralPuebloan.

Wewentdownalittlefurtherandexaminedasitewithpossiblemealingbins.Theartifactscatterfromthissiteextendsto
thetrailedge,andwediscussedhowsiteboundariesaredrawntoenclosefeaturesandareasofartifactscatter.I
explainedthatarcheologistsattempttodrawboundariestoincludeareaswheretheartifactscattermeetsinformaldensity
criteriaandthatartifactsoutsidetheboundaryaredocumentedasisolatedartifacts.Iexplainedthatwhilefeaturesand
denseartifactscatterareobjectivelyincludedwithinsiteboundaries,theexactplacementoftheouterboundaryis
subjectiveinnature.Itoldhimthatisolatedartifacts,bydefinitionarenotsignificant,andsitesmaybeeithersignificantor
not.
WediscussedeligibilitycriteriafortheNationalRegister,butneverfinishedthatdiscussion.Mr.Lymanaskedifasite,
oncelistedontheRegister,mustbeprotectedandmustnotbedestroyed.Iexplainedthatthatwasnotspecificallythe
case.Section106oftheNationalHistoricPreservationActisproceduralinnature,requiresagencyofficialstotakeinto
accounttheconsequencesoftheiractionsregardingculturalresources,andestablishesaprocessfordoingsothat
includesprovisionsforavoidance,minimization,ormitigationofpotentialadverseeffects.Iexplainedthatevenalisted
sitecouldbesubjecttothisprocess,butthatlistedsitesoftenaregivenhigherlevelsofprotectionthroughother
processes,suchasthroughresourcemanagementplans.
Inthisarea,wealsobrieflydiscussedsomeoftheproposedandpreviouslyproposedreroutes.Wedidthisrepeatedly
throughtheday,butdidnotexaminealloftheproposedreroutes,andlittlediscussionaboutthemarose.Inresponseto
Mr.LymansquestionsIdidexplainthatmostofthereroutesweredesignedbyanengineeringteamthatincludedmyself,
aBLMengineer,andarepresentativeofthecounty.Iexplainedthattheteammaderecommendationsthatwere
subsequentlyincludedbythecountyintoarevisionofitsrightofwayapplicationandthenincorporatedintoBLMs
proposedaction.Mr.LymanwasconcernedthatthechangesweredictatedtothecountybyBLM.Iassuredhimthatthe
teammadeitsrecommendationsbyconsensus,notbyvote,andthatthenumberofcountyrepresentativesontheteam
wasnotdictatedbyBLM.Theprocesswasfairandopen.
WecrossedRecaptureCreekandproceededtoanarcheologicalsitewhichiscrossedbytheexistingtrailinasteeper
area.Ishowedhimhowthetrailiscrossingstructuralfeatures,amidden,andhowitcutthrougharubblemound.Itook
photosofthesefeatures.Wetalkedforsometimeaboutthedamagetothesite.Thetrailiserodingandcausingfurther
damageeventoday.WetalkedabouttheneedforremediationandhowIwouldrecommenderosioncontrolandtheuse
ofbranchestotrapsedimentandprovidecoverforvegetationandtodiscouragefurthertrampling.Wetalkedmoreabout
eliminationofconsiderableadverseeffectslaterinthedayaswell,whenIexplainedmyconcernthatthedamage
assessmentrecommendationtoburythesiteswouldcausemoreeffectsthanneededtothesitesandtotheaccess.At
thattimehealsoaskedhowdamagesarecalculatedandIexplainedthatcostsofrestorationandrepair,including
specialisttime,areaddedtoarcheologicalvaluewhichcanbecalculatedbydifferentmethods.
Iexplainedthearcheologicalevidencethatthissectionofthetrailwasofrecentconstruction,ontheorderofmagnitudeof
onedecadeorless.Mr.LymansaidthathecouldrememberdrivingthroughthecanyoninaJeepinhisyouth.Iexplained
thatIcouldnotfindanyarcheologicalevidencetosupportthepastexistenceofaJeeptrailthroughthissectionofthe
canyon.Thereisevidenceinothersectionsofthecanyon,yes,butnotinthissection.Weagreedthatinthestream
corridorerosionandfloodingdestroyallarcheologicalevidenceandifhisJeephadpassedthroughtheretheevidence
wouldbegone.Ididpointoutthatthestreamcorridorwasveryruggedwithlargerocks,butwedidnotarguethepoint
further.Throughoutthissectionofthecanyon,however,Mr.Lymanrepeatedlywouldquestionwhetherfeatureswesaw
couldreallybethatyoung.WelookedatwindrowsofgravelcreatedbyATVtires,andIassuredhimthatthesemachines
couldcausesuchwindrowstoformveryquickly.Welookedatsectionswhererockshadbeenstackedandtrailterrace
levelledandheexpressedamazementthattwomenwouldbecapableormotivatedenoughtomovesomuchmaterial.I
toldhimthatIwasnotinvolvedintheinvestigation,Ididnotwanttodiscusshowmanypeoplemighthavebeeninvolved,
andIreallywishedwecouldmovepastthatcontroversyandfocusonworkingtogether.
Weexaminedahistoriccorralwithashovelandprehistoricsherds.IsuggestedthatitwasoflikelyNavajooriginasits
constructionwassimilartootherNavajositesinthecanyon.Mr.LymanaskedwhetheritmaybeofEuroamericancowboy
originandIagreedthatitwaspossible.IpointedoutthatitmightalsobeUte,althoughIwasnotawareofanyUte
artifactsinthecanyon.Weagreedthatwhoeverbuiltit,theywerealldoingthesamething,handlinglivestock.Hepointed
outtheingenioususeofnaturalfeaturesandlivingtreesintothedesignofthecorral.
Weexaminedseveralothersitesgoingupthroughthecanyon,siteswheretheproposedroutewouldcrossthesitealong
theexistingdisturbanceandsiteswhereweproposetorealign.Iexplainedthatthetopographydidnotallowfor
realignmenttocompletelyavoidthesitesandthattheengineeringteamattemptedtodesignaroutethatwouldminimize
potentialeffectstothegreatestextentpossible.Ishowedhimonefeaturefilledwithmiddenthatwouldbeavoidedanda
fragileuprightslabfeatureontheedgeofthetrailthatcouldbeeitherburiedoravoidedbutwasproposedtobeavoided.
Heaskedifwehadseenmostorallofthesitesinthetrailinthisstretchofthecanyon.IhadbroughtmapsbutasIhad
notusedthemIcouldnotconfirmthatwehadseenall.Hewassatisfiedthatwehadseenmostanddidntneedmeto
checkthemaps.HeaskedifasingleATVweretopassalongthetrail,wouldthesiteswehadseenbedamaged.Itold
himthattheerodingsiteonthesteephillwouldbedamagedbythepassageofasingleATVtheotherswouldhavetobe
assessedafterwardfordamagetoseehowtheyfared.
Mr.Lymanaskedmeabouttheresourcesinthesouthernpartofthecanyonandindicatedthathehadthoughtthatthe
conflictsdownthereweremuchmoreserious.Iindicatedthatthecanyonwaswiderandmoreopeninthatareaandthere
werefewerobstaclestoeitherrealignmentortoofftrailabusebyerrantATVoperators.Itoldhimthatmypredecessor
washighlyconcernedaboutthepotentialforabusebutthatIhadbeenconfidentthatabusewasmanageable.Iexplained
thatIbelievedthatthrougheducationandthevigilantrakingoutofanytracksthatdidformwecouldkeeppeoplefrom
repeatingoffensesandprotecttheresource.Wecomparedthatareatothemiddlesectionofthecanyonwherewewere
nowhiking.Iexplainedthatthecontractorwhohadconductedtheoriginalarcheologicalinventoryhadfirstrealizedthat
avoidancewasnotpossibleandhadsuggestedthatsectionofthecanyonbekeptnonmotorized.Ihadraisedthat
concernagainacoupleyearsagoandhadsuggestedthatwerevisitit.Thecountyhadcounteredthatthemiddlesection
ofthecanyonwasfarmoreimportanttothemthanthesouthernsection.Thesouthernsectionwasdroppedfromthe
applicationandproposalandtheengineeringteamwasassembledandtaskedwithfindingawaythroughthemiddle
section.
Mr.Lymanindicatedhewasconcernedwithpoorinformationflowandwishedwecouldhaveapublicinterpretiveeventto
explainthedamagethathadbeencaused.Wediscussedthelawsthatrestrictreleaseoflocationalinformationtothe
public,butInotedthatSection106stipulatespublicinvolvementaswellasaconsultingpartyprocess.IindicatedthatI
regularlyspeaktogroupsaboutculturalresources,andthatIwouldliketoparticipateinsuchaneventifitcouldbe
organized.Isuggestedwefocusontheincredibleresourcesofthecanyonandhowwecanlookforwardtoopportunities
foreducation,interpretation,development,andprotectionoftheresourceanddwelllessonthedamageofthepast.He
saidhewantedtocallmetomorrowbutIcautionedthatheshouldtalktomyfieldmanagerbeforewegettoofaralongin
organizingsuchanevent.
IaskedMr.Lymanwhathisprotestridewoulddotoimprovecommunication.Hesaidnothing.Hesaidthatthepurpose
oftheprotestactuallyhadverylittletodowithRecapturebutratherwasconcernedwithoverreachbytheFederal
Government.HecomparedtheBLMTravelPlantoalistthatsomeonemightaskhimtomakeoftheitemsinhishousehe
wantedtokeepwhileanythingnotonthelistthatpersonwouldtake.
Mr.LymanlamentedthatIhadnotbeenallowedtovisitthecanyonwithhimperhapsweeksprior.Heindicatedthatnow,
justdaysbeforehisplannedprotest,hehadfewoptions.Heindicatedthathewasnotnecessarilyopposedtohavingthe
middlesectionofthecanyonnonmotorized,buthewantedtobepersuadedandnotdictatedto.
Mr.LymanindicatedhehadaskedforalistofoptionalactivitiesthatBLMmightencouragehimtopursueasapositive
alternativetohisprotest.IindicatedthatthestaffhadbeenaskedtobrainstormforoptionsandthatIhadsuggested
some.Hesaidthelisthadnotmadeitbacktohimforovertwoweeks.Wetalkedaboutconstructionwhichwouldneeded
ontheBlandingtoBulldogRouteiftheactionalternativeweretobeselectedinthedecisionontheFiveRoutesEA.Itold
himthatthisdecisionmaybeissuedatanytime,butthattoavoidconfusionitwouldbedelayeduntilafterhisevent.He
indicatedhewouldliketohikethisrouteaswell.
Beforeproceedingonthatroute,wewalkedashortdistanceupSegment6oftheRecapturerightofwayapplication.We
discussedhowthisroutewasnotdesignatedbutthatithadnotbeenclosedontheground.Publicmotorizeduseisbeing
toleratedpendingtheRecapturedecision.IdidnotexplainShelleySmithspositionontheseroutesbeingleftopen,
perhapsIshouldhave.
WehikedtothedamandexaminedtheproposedBlandingtoBulldogRouteupBullpupCanyonandovertothestate
highway.Mr.Lymanindicatedthatitseemedlikeagoodsenseapproach,althoughhedidnotthinkthecountyneededto
toleratetheGuymonsclosingthealternaterouteacrosstheirprivateland.Itoldhimthatoncethedecisionwassigned
andiftheproposedactionwasselectedtherewouldneedtobea30dayappealperiodandawildlifesurvey.Eitherastay
issuedbyacourtorthepresenceofnestingraptorsorthelikecoulddelayimplementationotherwisethedecisioncould
beimplementedafter30days.Isuggestedthathedelayhisprotestforthatlonganduseaserviceprojectasavenuefor
hisprotest.Hedidnotindicatewhetherhewouldconsiderthat.
Mr.LymansdaughtergaveusaridebacktoourvehicleswhereweweremetbyRichardPiattofKSLnews,byhis
photographer,andbylocalrancherZaneODell.ItoldMr.PiattthatIwasnotauthorizedtomakeastatement.Heasked
metoconfirmthatIhadjustspentthedaywithMr.Lyman.Iconfirmedthat.Heaskedifhecouldfilmuswalkingand
talkingtogethertoshowthatBLMwasindeedtryingtoworkwithMr.Lyman.Iagreed.Wewalkedtogetherdowntothe
rimofRecaptureCanyonandthereportersinterviewedPhilLymanandfilmedviewsofthecanyonanditsruins.Mr.
Lymansaidatthebeginningoftheinterviewthathewouldridedowntheclosedroute,butlateronhistonesoftened.He
indicatedthatmostpeoplewouldprobablywanttoridedesignatedroutes,perhapsdownRecaptureCanyonbelowthe
closure.Hesaidthatfew,ifanywouldridetheclosedroute.
Wereturnedtoourvehicles.Mr.PiattindicatedthathehadformallyrequestedinterviewsofBLMbuthadbeentoldthe
agencyhadnocomment.HesaiditwasunfortunatethatBLMssideofthestorywasnotbeingtold.HeaskedmeifI
couldcommentontheruinsofthecanyoncompletelyasidefromtheprotestride.IsaidthatIwouldlovetobutthathe
neededtomakethatrequestthroughchannelsaswell.Hethankedmeforstayingratherthanleavingimmediatelywhen
hearrived.Idepartedbeforeanyoneelsedid.
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OnMay6,2014ImetwithSanJuanCountyCommissionerPhilLymanandaccompaniedhimonahikethrough
RecaptureCanyonalongroutesproposedorformerlyproposedforanATVtrailrightofwayfromtheBrownsCanyon
GravelPittoRecaptureDamandfromthereupthepowerlineaccessintoBullpupCanyonandacrosstothehighway
alongtherouteoftheproposedBlandingtoBulldogATVTrail.WereturnedtoourvehiclesandweremetbyRichardPiatt
ofKSLnews,byhisphotographer,andbylocalrancherZaneODell.WewalkedtogetherdowntotherimofRecapture
CanyonandthereportersinterviewedPhilLymanandfilmedviewsofthecanyonanditsruins.
ThedaystartedwithmemeetingMr.Lymanjustbelowthegravelpit,exchanginggreetings,andwalkingtoapointjust
belowtherimwherehehadmemakeaformalintroductionofmyselfandmybackgroundashefilmedwithasmallvideo
camera.IexplainedthatIwassharingculturalresourceinformationwithMr.LymanundertheSection106consulting
partyprocessashewasarepresentativeofthecountyandoneoftheRecaptureconsultingparties.Mr.Lymanregularly
madeshortvideoclipsofourconversationsallthroughtheday,butmostofthetimethecamerawasoff.
Weexaminedthehistoricstocktrailsthatfollow,join,anddivergefromtherouteasitpassesthroughtherimarea.Mr.
Lymanmadeacommentaboutstocktrailrightsofway.ItoldhimthatIwastheretodiscussculturalresourcesand
archeologicalinformationandthatIwasnotinterestedintalkingaboutrights.Heagreed.
WedescendedtoapointwherethetrailcrossesasmallAncestralPuebloancist,whichIexplainedcouldbeastoragecist
oraroastingpit.Mr.LymanaskedifitcouldbeaEuroamericanfirering.Iattemptedtofindamanowhichhadformerly
beenpresentatthecistbutcouldnotlocateit.Iexplainedthatboththearchitecturalstyleandtheartifactwouldindicatea
NativeAmericanoriginforthefeature,andthearchitectureindicateditwasAncestralPuebloan.
Wewentdownalittlefurtherandexaminedasitewithpossiblemealingbins.Theartifactscatterfromthissiteextendsto
thetrailedge,andwediscussedhowsiteboundariesaredrawntoenclosefeaturesandareasofartifactscatter.I
explainedthatarcheologistsattempttodrawboundariestoincludeareaswheretheartifactscattermeetsinformaldensity
criteriaandthatartifactsoutsidetheboundaryaredocumentedasisolatedartifacts.Iexplainedthatwhilefeaturesand
denseartifactscatterareobjectivelyincludedwithinsiteboundaries,theexactplacementoftheouterboundaryis
subjectiveinnature.Itoldhimthatisolatedartifacts,bydefinitionarenotsignificant,andsitesmaybeeithersignificantor
not.
WediscussedeligibilitycriteriafortheNationalRegister,butneverfinishedthatdiscussion.Mr.Lymanaskedifasite,
oncelistedontheRegister,mustbeprotectedandmustnotbedestroyed.Iexplainedthatthatwasnotspecificallythe
case.Section106oftheNationalHistoricPreservationActisproceduralinnature,requiresagencyofficialstotakeinto
accounttheconsequencesoftheiractionsregardingculturalresources,andestablishesaprocessfordoingsothat
includesprovisionsforavoidance,minimization,ormitigationofpotentialadverseeffects.Iexplainedthatevenalisted
sitecouldbesubjecttothisprocess,butthatlistedsitesoftenaregivenhigherlevelsofprotectionthroughother
processes,suchasthroughresourcemanagementplans.
Inthisarea,wealsobrieflydiscussedsomeoftheproposedandpreviouslyproposedreroutes.Wedidthisrepeatedly
throughtheday,butdidnotexaminealloftheproposedreroutes,andlittlediscussionaboutthemarose.Inresponseto
Mr.LymansquestionsIdidexplainthatmostofthereroutesweredesignedbyanengineeringteamthatincludedmyself,
aBLMengineer,andarepresentativeofthecounty.Iexplainedthattheteammaderecommendationsthatwere
subsequentlyincludedbythecountyintoarevisionofitsrightofwayapplicationandthenincorporatedintoBLMs
proposedaction.Mr.LymanwasconcernedthatthechangesweredictatedtothecountybyBLM.Iassuredhimthatthe
teammadeitsrecommendationsbyconsensus,notbyvote,andthatthenumberofcountyrepresentativesontheteam
wasnotdictatedbyBLM.Theprocesswasfairandopen.
WecrossedRecaptureCreekandproceededtoanarcheologicalsitewhichiscrossedbytheexistingtrailinasteeper
area.Ishowedhimhowthetrailiscrossingstructuralfeatures,amidden,andhowitcutthrougharubblemound.Itook
photosofthesefeatures.Wetalkedforsometimeaboutthedamagetothesite.Thetrailiserodingandcausingfurther
damageeventoday.WetalkedabouttheneedforremediationandhowIwouldrecommenderosioncontrolandtheuse
ofbranchestotrapsedimentandprovidecoverforvegetationandtodiscouragefurthertrampling.Wetalkedmoreabout
eliminationofconsiderableadverseeffectslaterinthedayaswell,whenIexplainedmyconcernthatthedamage
assessmentrecommendationtoburythesiteswouldcausemoreeffectsthanneededtothesitesandtotheaccess.At
thattimehealsoaskedhowdamagesarecalculatedandIexplainedthatcostsofrestorationandrepair,including
specialisttime,areaddedtoarcheologicalvaluewhichcanbecalculatedbydifferentmethods.
Iexplainedthearcheologicalevidencethatthissectionofthetrailwasofrecentconstruction,ontheorderofmagnitudeof
onedecadeorless.Mr.LymansaidthathecouldrememberdrivingthroughthecanyoninaJeepinhisyouth.Iexplained
thatIcouldnotfindanyarcheologicalevidencetosupportthepastexistenceofaJeeptrailthroughthissectionofthe
canyon.Thereisevidenceinothersectionsofthecanyon,yes,butnotinthissection.Weagreedthatinthestream
corridorerosionandfloodingdestroyallarcheologicalevidenceandifhisJeephadpassedthroughtheretheevidence
wouldbegone.Ididpointoutthatthestreamcorridorwasveryruggedwithlargerocks,butwedidnotarguethepoint
further.Throughoutthissectionofthecanyon,however,Mr.Lymanrepeatedlywouldquestionwhetherfeatureswesaw
couldreallybethatyoung.WelookedatwindrowsofgravelcreatedbyATVtires,andIassuredhimthatthesemachines
couldcausesuchwindrowstoformveryquickly.Welookedatsectionswhererockshadbeenstackedandtrailterrace
levelledandheexpressedamazementthattwomenwouldbecapableormotivatedenoughtomovesomuchmaterial.I
toldhimthatIwasnotinvolvedintheinvestigation,Ididnotwanttodiscusshowmanypeoplemighthavebeeninvolved,
andIreallywishedwecouldmovepastthatcontroversyandfocusonworkingtogether.
Weexaminedahistoriccorralwithashovelandprehistoricsherds.IsuggestedthatitwasoflikelyNavajooriginasits
constructionwassimilartootherNavajositesinthecanyon.Mr.LymanaskedwhetheritmaybeofEuroamericancowboy
originandIagreedthatitwaspossible.IpointedoutthatitmightalsobeUte,althoughIwasnotawareofanyUte
artifactsinthecanyon.Weagreedthatwhoeverbuiltit,theywerealldoingthesamething,handlinglivestock.Hepointed
outtheingenioususeofnaturalfeaturesandlivingtreesintothedesignofthecorral.
Weexaminedseveralothersitesgoingupthroughthecanyon,siteswheretheproposedroutewouldcrossthesitealong
theexistingdisturbanceandsiteswhereweproposetorealign.Iexplainedthatthetopographydidnotallowfor
realignmenttocompletelyavoidthesitesandthattheengineeringteamattemptedtodesignaroutethatwouldminimize
potentialeffectstothegreatestextentpossible.Ishowedhimonefeaturefilledwithmiddenthatwouldbeavoidedanda
fragileuprightslabfeatureontheedgeofthetrailthatcouldbeeitherburiedoravoidedbutwasproposedtobeavoided.
Heaskedifwehadseenmostorallofthesitesinthetrailinthisstretchofthecanyon.IhadbroughtmapsbutasIhad
notusedthemIcouldnotconfirmthatwehadseenall.Hewassatisfiedthatwehadseenmostanddidntneedmeto
checkthemaps.HeaskedifasingleATVweretopassalongthetrail,wouldthesiteswehadseenbedamaged.Itold
himthattheerodingsiteonthesteephillwouldbedamagedbythepassageofasingleATVtheotherswouldhavetobe
assessedafterwardfordamagetoseehowtheyfared.
Mr.Lymanaskedmeabouttheresourcesinthesouthernpartofthecanyonandindicatedthathehadthoughtthatthe
conflictsdownthereweremuchmoreserious.Iindicatedthatthecanyonwaswiderandmoreopeninthatareaandthere
werefewerobstaclestoeitherrealignmentortoofftrailabusebyerrantATVoperators.Itoldhimthatmypredecessor
washighlyconcernedaboutthepotentialforabusebutthatIhadbeenconfidentthatabusewasmanageable.Iexplained
thatIbelievedthatthrougheducationandthevigilantrakingoutofanytracksthatdidformwecouldkeeppeoplefrom
repeatingoffensesandprotecttheresource.Wecomparedthatareatothemiddlesectionofthecanyonwherewewere
nowhiking.Iexplainedthatthecontractorwhohadconductedtheoriginalarcheologicalinventoryhadfirstrealizedthat
avoidancewasnotpossibleandhadsuggestedthatsectionofthecanyonbekeptnonmotorized.Ihadraisedthat
concernagainacoupleyearsagoandhadsuggestedthatwerevisitit.Thecountyhadcounteredthatthemiddlesection
ofthecanyonwasfarmoreimportanttothemthanthesouthernsection.Thesouthernsectionwasdroppedfromthe
applicationandproposalandtheengineeringteamwasassembledandtaskedwithfindingawaythroughthemiddle
section.
Mr.Lymanindicatedhewasconcernedwithpoorinformationflowandwishedwecouldhaveapublicinterpretiveeventto
explainthedamagethathadbeencaused.Wediscussedthelawsthatrestrictreleaseoflocationalinformationtothe
public,butInotedthatSection106stipulatespublicinvolvementaswellasaconsultingpartyprocess.IindicatedthatI
regularlyspeaktogroupsaboutculturalresources,andthatIwouldliketoparticipateinsuchaneventifitcouldbe
organized.Isuggestedwefocusontheincredibleresourcesofthecanyonandhowwecanlookforwardtoopportunities
foreducation,interpretation,development,andprotectionoftheresourceanddwelllessonthedamageofthepast.He
saidhewantedtocallmetomorrowbutIcautionedthatheshouldtalktomyfieldmanagerbeforewegettoofaralongin
organizingsuchanevent.

IaskedMr.Lymanwhathisprotestridewoulddotoimprovecommunication.Hesaidnothing.Hesaidthatthepurpose
oftheprotestactuallyhadverylittletodowithRecapturebutratherwasconcernedwithoverreachbytheFederal
Government.HecomparedtheBLMTravelPlantoalistthatsomeonemightaskhimtomakeoftheitemsinhishousehe
wantedtokeepwhileanythingnotonthelistthatpersonwouldtake.
Mr.LymanlamentedthatIhadnotbeenallowedtovisitthecanyonwithhimperhapsweeksprior.Heindicatedthatnow,
justdaysbeforehisplannedprotest,hehadfewoptions.Heindicatedthathewasnotnecessarilyopposedtohavingthe
middlesectionofthecanyonnonmotorized,buthewantedtobepersuadedandnotdictatedto.
Mr.LymanindicatedhehadaskedforalistofoptionalactivitiesthatBLMmightencouragehimtopursueasapositive
alternativetohisprotest.IindicatedthatthestaffhadbeenaskedtobrainstormforoptionsandthatIhadsuggested
some.Hesaidthelisthadnotmadeitbacktohimforovertwoweeks.Wetalkedaboutconstructionwhichwouldneeded
ontheBlandingtoBulldogRouteiftheactionalternativeweretobeselectedinthedecisionontheFiveRoutesEA.Itold
himthatthisdecisionmaybeissuedatanytime,butthattoavoidconfusionitwouldbedelayeduntilafterhisevent.He
indicatedhewouldliketohikethisrouteaswell.
Beforeproceedingonthatroute,wewalkedashortdistanceupSegment6oftheRecapturerightofwayapplication.We
discussedhowthisroutewasnotdesignatedbutthatithadnotbeenclosedontheground.Publicmotorizeduseisbeing
toleratedpendingtheRecapturedecision.IdidnotexplainShelleySmithspositionontheseroutesbeingleftopen,
perhapsIshouldhave.
WehikedtothedamandexaminedtheproposedBlandingtoBulldogRouteupBullpupCanyonandovertothestate
highway.Mr.Lymanindicatedthatitseemedlikeagoodsenseapproach,althoughhedidnotthinkthecountyneededto
toleratetheGuymonsclosingthealternaterouteacrosstheirprivateland.Itoldhimthatoncethedecisionwassigned
andiftheproposedactionwasselectedtherewouldneedtobea30dayappealperiodandawildlifesurvey.Eitherastay
issuedbyacourtorthepresenceofnestingraptorsorthelikecoulddelayimplementationotherwisethedecisioncould
beimplementedafter30days.Isuggestedthathedelayhisprotestforthatlonganduseaserviceprojectasavenuefor
hisprotest.Hedidnotindicatewhetherhewouldconsiderthat.
Mr.LymansdaughtergaveusaridebacktoourvehicleswhereweweremetbyRichardPiattofKSLnews,byhis
photographer,andbylocalrancherZaneODell.ItoldMr.PiattthatIwasnotauthorizedtomakeastatement.Heasked
metoconfirmthatIhadjustspentthedaywithMr.Lyman.Iconfirmedthat.Heaskedifhecouldfilmuswalkingand
talkingtogethertoshowthatBLMwasindeedtryingtoworkwithMr.Lyman.Iagreed.Wewalkedtogetherdowntothe
rimofRecaptureCanyonandthereportersinterviewedPhilLymanandfilmedviewsofthecanyonanditsruins.Mr.
Lymansaidatthebeginningoftheinterviewthathewouldridedowntheclosedroute,butlateronhistonesoftened.He
indicatedthatmostpeoplewouldprobablywanttoridedesignatedroutes,perhapsdownRecaptureCanyonbelowthe
closure.Hesaidthatfew,ifanywouldridetheclosedroute.
Wereturnedtoourvehicles.Mr.PiattindicatedthathehadformallyrequestedinterviewsofBLMbuthadbeentoldthe
agencyhadnocomment.HesaiditwasunfortunatethatBLMssideofthestorywasnotbeingtold.HeaskedmeifI
couldcommentontheruinsofthecanyoncompletelyasidefromtheprotestride.IsaidthatIwouldlovetobutthathe
neededtomakethatrequestthroughchannelsaswell.Hethankedmeforstayingratherthanleavingimmediatelywhen
hearrived.Idepartedbeforeanyoneelsedid.
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Monticello BLM sign hit by paint ball some time prior to 9:00 am on May 7.
For what it's worth this is not a totally uncommon. It has happened in the past, most recently about 4 months ago. The Monticello police say it
typically happens to numerous buildings the same time period, but I haven't heard that any other buildings were hit this time.
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RuthDHansen
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CongressmanMichaelNoelinRecapturetoday
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CongressmanMichaelNoelinRecapturetoday
He came in this morning and is planning to hike down from the north
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Lancesee?IaccidentallycopiedPortilloinsteadofPorter.We'reworkingonthisyoumaybetoo,soI'llstayintouch
withwhatwefind.Thanks.j
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HiAaron/Nate/ShelleytheDirectorhasrequestedphotosofRecaptureCanyon.AsIunderstandit,he'slookingfor
generalphotosoftheconditionofthecanyon.IfiguredNatetookphotoswhenhevisiteditearlier.Canyoupleaseletme
knowwhatyouhave?Weneedthesefirstthingthismorning.Thanks.j
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Great,thankyouNateifyouhaveafewmorephotosofthecanyon,thatwouldbegreat.j
OnFri,May9,2014at8:26AM,Thomas,Nathan<nthomas@blm.gov>wrote:
Jenna,herearesomemorepicturesofthetrailandcanyon.
OnFri,May9,2014at8:19AM,Whitlock,Jenna<jwhitloc@blm.gov>wrote:
ThanksNate.j
OnFri,May9,2014at8:13AM,Thomas,Nathan<nthomas@blm.gov>wrote:
Jenna,hereisapowerpointthatIputtogether.Thispresentationfocusesonthedirectimpactstothecanyon.I
haveadditionalphotosthataresimilartothoseinthepowerpointandIwilltrytogathersomeofthecanyonand
granaries.I'llcoordinatewithAaron,togetthemtotheSOthroughourshareddrives.
OnFri,May9,2014at7:57AM,Whitlock,Jenna<jwhitloc@blm.gov>wrote:
HiAaron/Nate/ShelleytheDirectorhasrequestedphotosofRecaptureCanyon.AsIunderstandit,he'slooking
forgeneralphotosoftheconditionofthecanyon.IfiguredNatetookphotoswhenhevisiteditearlier.Canyou
pleaseletmeknowwhatyouhave?Weneedthesefirstthingthismorning.Thanks.j
(801)5394010office
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NateThomas
ArchaeologistCedarCityFieldOffice
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NateThomas
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GeneraldescriptionofRecaptureCanyonresources
Attachments:
/100.GeneraldescriptionofRecaptureCanyonresources/1.1RecaptureCanyonDescriptiondraftfrom2010
document.docx
document.docx
document.docx
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Megan, I realize this is more than the brief description you wanted, but figured that different folks will want more or less detail. Lance it
may even be helpful to share with WO staff who have different questions about the canyon.
DonHoffheins
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DonaldK.Hoffheins
FieldManager
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dhoffhei@blm.gov
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Juan,
ThisisagoodgeneraldescriptionoftheresourcesinRecaptureCyn.Iamnotsureofyouraudienceforthebriefing
material,butthismaybehelpfultoyou.
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DonHoffheins
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DonaldK.Hoffheins
FieldManager
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LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
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Juan,
ThisisagoodgeneraldescriptionoftheresourcesinRecaptureCyn.Iamnotsureofyouraudienceforthebriefing
material,butthismaybehelpfultoyou.
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DonHoffheins
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DonaldK.Hoffheins
FieldManager
Work:4355871506,Cell:4354599461
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LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
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RecaptureCanyonClosureSigns
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<jpalma@blm.gov>,JohnSteiger<john.steiger@sol.doi.gov>,NeilKornze
<nkornze@blm.gov>,SalvatoreLauro<slauro@blm.gov>,DonaldHoffheins
<dhoffhei@blm.gov>
RecaptureCanyonClosureSigns
AttachedaretheclosuresignsinRecaptureCanyonatBrown'sCanyonandPerkinsRoad(LowerRecapture).I'llget
photosofthesignsatthetopnearRecaptureReservoirtodayandforwardthoseonaswell.We'llalsomakesureallof
thesesignsareintactthisafternoon.IknowDirectorKornzewasalsorequestingphotosoftheconditionofthecanyon
priortoSaturday'sevent.Idon'thaveanyofthosebutifsomeonecanpassthemalongthatwouldbegreat.Thanks.
BrownsCanyonClosureSigns2.JPG
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JasonD.Moore
MoabFieldOffice
Phone:4352592109
Cell:4352608013
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ThanksJasonI'llworkongettingNeilphotosofthecanyon.j
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OnMay9,2014,at7:20AM,"Moore,Jason"<jdmoore@blm.gov>wrote:
AttachedaretheclosuresignsinRecaptureCanyonatBrown'sCanyonandPerkinsRoad(LowerRecapture).
I'llgetphotosofthesignsatthetopnearRecaptureReservoirtodayandforwardthoseonaswell.We'llalso
makesureallofthesesignsareintactthisafternoon.IknowDirectorKornzewasalsorequestingphotosof
theconditionofthecanyonpriortoSaturday'sevent.Idon'thaveanyofthosebutifsomeonecanpassthem
alongthatwouldbegreat.Thanks.
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JasonD.Moore
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ContactwithGlenCanyonNRA(Re:Recapture)
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Tried to contact Superintendent Todd Brindle 928-608-6205 - He was out of town so I talked with Acting Superintendent Denise Schultz
and informed her of the situation. She said she would contact her field staff "on that side of the river". Denise also asked if we needed any
help and I declined. She did offer contact numbers for their LE staff:
Lindy Mahata, Chief Ranger - 928-608-6252 - (may be easier to contact her through
Dispatch - 928-608-6300 or 928-608-6301)
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Thanks
OnThu,May8,2014at5:03PM,Hoffheins,Donald<dhoffhei@blm.gov>wrote:
Tried to contact Superintendent Todd Brindle 928-608-6205 - He was out of town so I talked with Acting Superintendent Denise Schultz
and informed her of the situation. She said she would contact her field staff "on that side of the river". Denise also asked if we needed
any help and I declined. She did offer contact numbers for their LE staff:
Lindy Mahata, Chief Ranger - 928-608-6252 - (may be easier to contact her through
Dispatch - 928-608-6300 or 928-608-6301)
DonHoffheins
=============================
DonaldK.Hoffheins
FieldManager
Work:4355871506,Cell:4354599461
dhoffhei@blm.gov
LanceC.Porter
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Office(435)2592174
FW:URGENT:NeedyourhelpinBlandingUtah5/10/14
RoseChilcoat<rose.chilcoat@gmail.com>
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FYIall.justaheadsupofwhatmightbecoming.
Rose
From:CarolBundy<cbundyemails@gmail.com>
Date:May8,201411:26:08AMMST
To:
Subject:URGENT:NeedyourhelpinBlandingUtah5/10/14
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Please help us Share This Message - Gray

Hi,
Please make your way to Blanding Utah this Saturday May 10th 9AM to protest the
BLM Closure of Recapture Canyon.
Blanding has been the site of many BLM overreach efforts, including the horrific BLM
SWAT team raids that resulted in the deaths of three Blanding residents.
County Commissioner Phil Lyman has organized a peaceful ATV ride into "Recapture
Canyon". This Canyon was "temporarily" closed over 7 years ago by the BLM.
You do not need an ATV to participate.
We need to help the people of Blanding re-establish who is in control of the land.
This is your next stand. Will you be there to help them like you helped us?
From Commissioner Lyman:
"I apologize that the protest on May 10th is not perfectly defined. That is kind of the
nature of a protest. The main thing is the 9:00 AM assembly at Centennial Park In
Blanding Utah on May 10th. The Park is at 900 South 300 West.
At that meeting we will have information on the many trails on which people may ride
legally. Also remember the tailgate social Friday night starting at 6:30 pm, also at
Centennial Park. For my part, I plan (as of this writing) to come into Recapture from
the North end. About two miles down the road you come to the BLM closure sign.
The road continues on from there in the closed area about a mile or 1.5 miles until you
come to where the water pipeline leaves the canyon. At that point the trail starts to
wind through thick willows. I expect to turn around at that point and drive back to the
closure sign and head out of the Canyon on a trail going West.
That trail, which is legal and open, goes up on top of the Canyon. It is pretty steep, but
if you have a 4 wheel drive machine or a horse, you should be fine.
Side-by-Sides are no problem on this open road. Once on top, there are many legal
trails that head south. You can come back into town or keep going south until you get
to a major gravel road known as Perkins Road.
This road marks the South Boundary of the closed area. When you get to that point
you can head south down the creek bed and you will be on the historic trail which leads
all the way the the San Juan River. About 10 miles down this trail you will come to the
old Stone Ruins of the Shumway Homestead.
A few miles further and you will be on on Hwy 262. There are a lot of options for you to
be 100% part of this very needed protest without riding on any closed trails. Thank
you all for your strong support of local jurisdiction over local interests. I hope to see
you on Saturday."
PLEASE make the trip to Blanding, we need to keep sending the message loud and
clear wherever the BLM is illegally asserting its power.
Thank you,
-Carol
PS - If you want to know more about the situation click HERE.
PPS - Here is the Map to the meet up location. Click Here.
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"l50porte@blm.gov"<l50porte@blm.gov>,timpeterson<tpeterson@grandcanyontrust.or>,
LynellSchalk<lynellschalk@aol.com>
RE:URGENT:NeedyourhelpinBlandingUtah5/10/14
SonowPhilisgoingtoclaimheonlywantspeopletostayonlegalroutes?Isntitalittlelate?
NadaCulver
1660Wynkoop,#850
Denver,CO80202
3036505818Ext.117
Nada_Culver@tws.org
From:RoseChilcoat[mailto:rose.chilcoat@gmail.com]
Sent:Thursday,May08,201412:37PM
To:liz@suwa.orgNadaCulverl50porte@blm.govtimpetersonLynellSchalk
Subject:FW:URGENT:NeedyourhelpinBlandingUtah5/10/14
Rose
To:

Hi,
you on Saturday."
Thank you,
-Carol
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Rose
To:

Hi,
you on Saturday."
Thank you,
-Carol

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Rose
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Hi,
you on Saturday."
Thank you,
-Carol
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To:
Subject:
Yeah,especiallysincetheroutesheisplanningonusingandclaimingtobelegalandopenarenotpartoftheMOFOTravelPlan
someareincludedinthecountyROWapplicationeventhoughtheyarentpartoftheclosureinthebottomofthecanyon.
Rose
From:NadaCulver[mailto:nada_culver@tws.org]
To:RoseChilcoatliz@suwa.orgl50porte@blm.govtimpetersonLynellSchalk
Subject:RE:URGENT:NeedyourhelpinBlandingUtah5/10/14
SonowPhilisgoingtoclaimheonlywantspeopletostayonlegalroutes?Isntitalittlelate?
NadaCulver
1660Wynkoop,#850
Denver,CO80202
3036505818Ext.117
Nada_Culver@tws.org
From:RoseChilcoat[mailto:rose.chilcoat@gmail.com]
To:liz@suwa.orgNadaCulverl50porte@blm.govtimpetersonLynellSchalk
Rose
To:

Hi,
you on Saturday."
Thank you,
-Carol

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RecaptureEA
Brian
WhendoyouanticipatethatwewouldgettheEAforBLMinternal
review?Canyougetanupdatefromthecontractor?
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Ihaveacallwiththecontractorthisafternoonandwillgetbacktoyou.
Thanks
OnWed,May7,2014at11:38AM,LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>wrote:
Brian
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BrianQuigley
AssistantFieldOfficeManager
Monticello,Utah
(435)5871503
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LanceItalkedtothecontractortodayandweestimateonemonth.Hehasmademuchprogressandoncehehasadraftheneedstosenditto
hiseditor.
Brian
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BrianQuigley
Monticello,Utah
(435)5871503
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Subject:
Re:RecaptureEA
Don,
Ididnotmeantoleaveyououtofthesediscussions.Sorry,fortheoversight.
Aswemoveaheadifwegetthisinamonth(June8)thisisthesamemonthwehavesaiditwouldbereleased.Ifwe
cannotgetitsoonerthenherearesomethoughtstoconsider:
SetasideIDTeamWorkweektogothroughtheEAtheweekofJune8.Employeeswillneedtomarkouttheir
calendarsfortheBLMreview.
WhatdoweneedtodowithFWSConsultation?
DoesthecontractorprovideadraftFONSI/DR?Ifnothenweneedtoplantimetoprepareit
WewillneedtocoordinatewiththeSolicitorsofficeandtheymaywanttoreviewtheEA.
DowewanttohaveaunsignedDRreleasedwiththeEAforpublicreview?Ifyes,thenweneedtoschedulea
conferencecallwithJuanet.al.toplanourproposedDR.
Wehavealotofthingstobethinkingabout,
OnWed,May7,2014at3:40PM,Quigley,Brian<bquigley@blm.gov>wrote:
LanceItalkedtothecontractortodayandweestimateonemonth.Hehasmademuchprogressandoncehehasadraftheneedstosendit
tohiseditor.
Brian
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BrianQuigley
Monticello,Utah
(435)5871503
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
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Lance, Brian and I would like to have a discussion with you at 10:00 am Friday May 9 please.
DonHoffheins
=============================
DonaldK.Hoffheins
FieldManager
Work:4355871506,Cell:4354599461
dhoffhei@blm.gov
OnThu,May8,2014at7:14AM,Porter,Lance<l50porte@blm.gov>wrote:
Don,
Ididnotmeantoleaveyououtofthesediscussions.Sorry,fortheoversight.
Aswemoveaheadifwegetthisinamonth(June8)thisisthesamemonthwehavesaiditwouldbereleased.Ifwe
cannotgetitsoonerthenherearesomethoughtstoconsider:
SetasideIDTeamWorkweektogothroughtheEAtheweekofJune8.Employeeswillneedtomarkouttheir
calendarsfortheBLMreview.
WhatdoweneedtodowithFWSConsultation?
DoesthecontractorprovideadraftFONSI/DR?Ifnothenweneedtoplantimetoprepareit
WewillneedtocoordinatewiththeSolicitorsofficeandtheymaywanttoreviewtheEA.
DowewanttohaveaunsignedDRreleasedwiththeEAforpublicreview?Ifyes,thenweneedtoschedulea
conferencecallwithJuanet.al.toplanourproposedDR.
Wehavealotofthingstobethinkingabout,
OnWed,May7,2014at3:40PM,Quigley,Brian<bquigley@blm.gov>wrote:
LanceItalkedtothecontractortodayandweestimateonemonth.Hehasmademuchprogressandoncehehasadraftheneedstosend
ittohiseditor.
Brian
SentfrommyiPhone
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Monticello,Utah
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RobynKirkham<rkirkham@blm.gov>,MeganCrandall<mcrandal@blm.gov>,JuanPalma
<jpalma@blm.gov>,LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>,JasonMoore<jdmoore@blm.gov>,
JohnSteiger<John.Steiger@sol.doi.gov>
Fwd:FromE&ENewsPMPUBLICLANDS:BundytellssupporterstojoinillegalATVride
inUtahcanyon
FYI
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canyon
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ThisE&ENewsPMstorywassenttoyouby:jwhitloc@blm.gov
E&ENewsPM
AnE&EPublishingService
PUBLICLANDS:BundytellssupporterstojoinillegalATV
rideinUtahcanyon(Thursday,May8,2014)
PhilTaylor,E&Ereporter
NevadarancherClivenBundythisafternoonurgedhissupporterstojoina
Utahcountycommissioner'splannedillegalATVridethroughaBureauof
LandManagementrivercanyonthisSaturday.
Theemailtosupporterscoulddrawmoreoutofstateprotesterstothe
archaeologicallyrichRecaptureCanyoninSanJuanCountyatatime
whenBLMistryinghardtodefusethecontroversy.
It'sasignthatstates'rightsadvocatesplantocontinuepushingthelegal
envelopefollowingBLM'sdecisionlastmonthtohaltaroundupof
hundredsofBundy'scattlefrompubliclandsnortheastofLasVegas.BLM
ceasedtheoperationamidthreatsofarmedviolencefromBundy
supporters.Bundyhadillegallygrazedthecattletherefordecades.
ItcomesdaysafteraBLMofficialwasharassedatgunpointandshowna
signreading"Youneedtodie"whiledrivingonInterstate15inwestern
Utah(Greenwire,May8).
"WeneedtohelpthepeopleofBlandingreestablishwhoisincontrolof
theland,"saidtoday'semailfromBundyandhiswife,Carol."Thisisyour
nextstand.Willyoubetheretohelpthemlikeyouhelpedus?"
Theride,organizedbySanJuanCommissionerPhilLymanbutnot
endorsedbythecounty,seekstopromptBLMtoreopenRecaptureto
motorizedrecreation.Lymansaidhe'spreparedtobearrestedor
incapacitatedbyastungun.
BLMclosedRecaptureCanyontomotorizedrecreationin2007aftertwo
Utahmenusedpicks,shovelsandothertoolstoblazeanillegal7mileoff
highwayvehicletrailthroughit,damagingancientcookingstructures,rock
wallsandotherpricelessartifacts(Greenwire,Feb.4).
Sincethen,SanJuanhasbeenpushingforBLMtoapproveamotorized
rightofwaythatitargueswouldbolsterrecreationaltourismfornearby
Blanding.Theagencyisinthemidstofcraftinganenvironmental
assessmentoftheplan,thoughthatwon'tbecompleteformonths.
SourcessayBLMhasindicateditwillnotarrestviolators.Theagencyis
morelikelytotakenamesandturnthemovertofederalattorneys,andit
warnedLymaninlateAprilthathewillbesubjecttocriminalcharges.
ConservationistssaytherideandBLM'sdecisionnottostopitcould
continueatroublingprecedentoflawlessnessonpubliclands,particularly
followingtheBundyincident.
AccordingtotheBundyemail,Lymanapparentlyplanstotravela1.5mile
portionoftheclosedtrail.Protesterswereinstructedtomeetat9a.m.
MountaintimeatBlanding'sCentennialParkat900South300West.
"Thankyouallforyourstrongsupportoflocaljurisdictionoverlocal
interests,"LymanwasquotedassayingintheBundyemail."Ihopetosee
youonSaturday."
TheBundyemailnotesthatBlandingwasthesiteof"BLMSWATteam"
raidsthatresultedinthedeathsofthreeBlandingresidents.
Itisunclearwhatthatrefersto,butitlikelyreferencesa2009federalraid
inBlandinginvolvingawiretappedFBIsourcethatrecovered256Native
Americanartifactsworthanestimated$335,685.Twodozenpeoplewere
chargedwiththeftofU.S.governmentandtribalproperty.Twosuspectsin
thecaseandtheFBIsinformantdiedwithinmonths,apparentlyalldueto
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PUBLICLANDS:BundytellssupporterstojoinillegalATV
rideinUtahcanyon(Thursday,May8,2014)
NevadarancherClivenBundythisafternoonurgedhissupporterstojoina
Utahcountycommissioner'splannedillegalATVridethroughaBureauof
LandManagementrivercanyonthisSaturday.
Theemailtosupporterscoulddrawmoreoutofstateprotesterstothe
archaeologicallyrichRecaptureCanyoninSanJuanCountyatatime
whenBLMistryinghardtodefusethecontroversy.
It'sasignthatstates'rightsadvocatesplantocontinuepushingthelegal
envelopefollowingBLM'sdecisionlastmonthtohaltaroundupof
hundredsofBundy'scattlefrompubliclandsnortheastofLasVegas.BLM
ceasedtheoperationamidthreatsofarmedviolencefromBundy
supporters.Bundyhadillegallygrazedthecattletherefordecades.
ItcomesdaysafteraBLMofficialwasharassedatgunpointandshowna
signreading"Youneedtodie"whiledrivingonInterstate15inwestern
Utah(Greenwire,May8).
"WeneedtohelpthepeopleofBlandingreestablishwhoisincontrolof
theland,"saidtoday'semailfromBundyandhiswife,Carol."Thisisyour
nextstand.Willyoubetheretohelpthemlikeyouhelpedus?"
Theride,organizedbySanJuanCommissionerPhilLymanbutnot
endorsedbythecounty,seekstopromptBLMtoreopenRecaptureto
motorizedrecreation.Lymansaidhe'spreparedtobearrestedor
incapacitatedbyastungun.
BLMclosedRecaptureCanyontomotorizedrecreationin2007aftertwo
Utahmenusedpicks,shovelsandothertoolstoblazeanillegal7mileoff
highwayvehicletrailthroughit,damagingancientcookingstructures,rock
wallsandotherpricelessartifacts(Greenwire,Feb.4).
Sincethen,SanJuanhasbeenpushingforBLMtoapproveamotorized
rightofwaythatitargueswouldbolsterrecreationaltourismfornearby
Blanding.Theagencyisinthemidstofcraftinganenvironmental
assessmentoftheplan,thoughthatwon'tbecompleteformonths.
SourcessayBLMhasindicateditwillnotarrestviolators.Theagencyis
morelikelytotakenamesandturnthemovertofederalattorneys,andit
warnedLymaninlateAprilthathewillbesubjecttocriminalcharges.
ConservationistssaytherideandBLM'sdecisionnottostopitcould
continueatroublingprecedentoflawlessnessonpubliclands,particularly
followingtheBundyincident.
AccordingtotheBundyemail,Lymanapparentlyplanstotravela1.5mile
portionoftheclosedtrail.Protesterswereinstructedtomeetat9a.m.
MountaintimeatBlanding'sCentennialParkat900South300West.
"Thankyouallforyourstrongsupportoflocaljurisdictionoverlocal
interests,"LymanwasquotedassayingintheBundyemail."Ihopetosee
youonSaturday."
TheBundyemailnotesthatBlandingwasthesiteof"BLMSWATteam"
raidsthatresultedinthedeathsofthreeBlandingresidents.
Itisunclearwhatthatrefersto,butitlikelyreferencesa2009federalraid
inBlandinginvolvingawiretappedFBIsourcethatrecovered256Native
Americanartifactsworthanestimated$335,685.Twodozenpeoplewere
chargedwiththeftofU.S.governmentandtribalproperty.Twosuspectsin
thecaseandtheFBIsinformantdiedwithinmonths,apparentlyalldueto
suicide(LandLetter,June18,2009).
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OLEScontactforRecapture
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LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>,JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>,JohnSteiger
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OLEScontactforRecapture
To:
Subject:
HelloAllyoumighthaveheardthatRandStoverisonALthisandnextweek.InhisabsenceRobynKirkhamwillbethe
OLESpointofcontactforRecapture.Iwilladdhertoourstanding3:30calls.Hercellnumberis(801)3672983.Thanks.
j
(801)5394010office
(801)5036254cell
(801)5394013fax
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PleaseaddRobintoourActionPlanandemailittome.
Thanks
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Cc:RobynKirkham<rkirkham@blm.gov>,JasonMoore<jdmoore@blm.gov>,SalvatoreLauro<slauro@blm.gov>
HelloAllyoumighthaveheardthatRandStoverisonALthisandnextweek.InhisabsenceRobynKirkhamwillbethe
OLESpointofcontactforRecapture.Iwilladdhertoourstanding3:30calls.Hercellnumberis(801)3672983.Thanks.
j
(801)5394010office
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Attachments:
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Walter
OnThu,May8,2014at12:46PM,Porter,Lance<l50porte@blm.gov>wrote:
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HelloAllyoumighthaveheardthatRandStoverisonALthisandnextweek.InhisabsenceRobynKirkhamwillbe
theOLESpointofcontactforRecapture.Iwilladdhertoourstanding3:30calls.Hercellnumberis(801)3672983.
Thanks.j
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WalterBirkenheier
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RecaptureCanyon/Questionregardingreportedconversation
"Karkut,James"<james.karkut@sol.doi.gov>
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PRIVILEGEDATTORNEY/CLIENTCOMMUNICATION/PROTECTEDFROMDISCLOSURE/DONOTDISTRIBUTE
Lance,
Thisisafollowuptomyvoicemailofafewminutesago.Asfarasyouknow,hastherebeenanychangeorupdateto
thefollowinginformationinblue,whichisfromanFBIlawenforcementreportofyesterdayafternoon:
o(U//LES)SheriffEldredgecontactedRyanPaynetoseewhathisintentionswereregardingtheBlandingATVprotest
ride.PayneofferedmilitiasupporttoSheriffEldredgebutSheriffEldredgeturnedhimdownsayingthattheBLMwas
notshowingupandthattheyhaditallundercontrol.SheriffEldredgebelievedthatPaynehadbeenplanningonbeingin
Blandingon10May.Bytheendoftheirconversationhowever,Payneactedlikehenolongerplannedtotravelto
BlandingbutinsteadwaspackinguphisthingsinNevadaandheadingbackhome.
Iftherehasbeennochangeorupdatetothatinformation,feelfreetosendanemailsaying"no."Iftherehasbeena
changeofsomesort,pleaseletmeknowwhattypeofchangetherehasbeen.
Thanks.
Jim
JamesE.Karkut
OfficeoftheRegionalSolicitor
U.S.DepartmentoftheInterior
125SouthStateStreet,Suite6201
SaltLakeCity,Utah84138
(801)5245677,ext.225
(801)5244506(fax)
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Jim,
Idon'thaveanupdateonlywhatIsentfromsocialmediasites.JasonisgoingtotryandcontactSheriffandseeifhe
hasanupdate.
OnThu,May8,2014at11:56AM,Karkut,James<james.karkut@sol.doi.gov>wrote:
PRIVILEGEDATTORNEY/CLIENTCOMMUNICATION/PROTECTEDFROMDISCLOSURE/DONOTDISTRIBUTE
Lance,
Thisisafollowuptomyvoicemailofafewminutesago.Asfarasyouknow,hastherebeenanychangeorupdateto
thefollowinginformationinblue,whichisfromanFBIlawenforcementreportofyesterdayafternoon:
o(U//LES)SheriffEldredgecontactedRyanPaynetoseewhathisintentionswereregardingtheBlandingATVprotest
ride.PayneofferedmilitiasupporttoSheriffEldredgebutSheriffEldredgeturnedhimdownsayingthattheBLMwas
notshowingupandthattheyhaditallundercontrol.SheriffEldredgebelievedthatPaynehadbeenplanningonbeing
inBlandingon10May.Bytheendoftheirconversationhowever,Payneactedlikehenolongerplannedtotravelto
BlandingbutinsteadwaspackinguphisthingsinNevadaandheadingbackhome.
Iftherehasbeennochangeorupdatetothatinformation,feelfreetosendanemailsaying"no."Iftherehasbeena
changeofsomesort,pleaseletmeknowwhattypeofchangetherehasbeen.
Thanks.
Jim
JamesE.Karkut
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(801)5244506(fax)
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
USAALLandBundyCommissionerLyman'sRecaptureORVevent
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USAALLandBundyCommissionerLyman'sRecaptureORVevent
DearLance,
I'msureyou'reawareoftheUSAALLalert(below)andClivenBundy'sFBposting(https://www.facebook.com/
bundyranch),encouragingfolkstoattendPhilLyman'sORVeventinRecapture.
SUWAgreatlyappreciatesthatBLMandotherfederallawenforcementofficerswillbedoingtheirjobonSaturday.
Yet,weareconcernedthatifevenasmallpercentageofthenearly800"likes"onBundy'sFBpageattendCommission
Lyman'sORVeventandridethroughRecaptureCanyonand/orrelatedtrailsontherim,therewillbesignificantdamages
toculturalresources,includingthosethatareeligibleforlistingontheFederalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.
Thankyouforyourcontinuedeffortstoprotecttheseresources.
takecare
liz
LizThomas
Attorney
POBox968
Moab,UT84532
Phone:435.259.5440
FAX:435.259.9151
liz@suwa.org
OriginalMessage
From:UtahSharedAccessAlliance
To:xxxx
Sent:Tuesday,May06,20145:45PM
Subject:FightingForAccessThisSaturday
PhilLymanLeadsProtestRide
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ThefollowinghasbeentakenfromPhilLyman'sFacebookpage.Wetakeno
creditforit.Wethoughtyoumightbeinterestedinthis.Itislookinglikeitmay
beahugeeventandopportunitytovoiceyourconcernsaboutmismanagement
ofpubliclandandexcessivefederalcontrolofwesternlandingeneral.
MikeSwenson(801)8309112
USAALL
FromSanJuanCounty,UtahCommissionerPhilLyman,
"RECAPTURE!Someusefulinformation:
Date:May10,2014
Time:9:00AM(possiblemeetingthenightbefore,TBA)
Place:Blanding,Utah255NorthHwy191.
Purpose:Assertlocaljurisdictionandchallengetheoverreachoffederal
agencies.
Whoisinvited:Thisisnotbeingformallysponsoredororganized.Itwas
deemednecessaryatatownhallmeetinginBlandingonFebruary27,2014,
andwewelcomeALLsupporters.
Hereareacoupleofmapsofthearea.Onthe10thWewillhavesome
introductions,someinstructions,andIwillexplainthetopographyincluding
whattrailshavebeen"closed"bytheBLMandwhichonesremainopen.We
willalsohaveaflagceremonyandwillhearfromsomedignitaries.
IhaveincludedaBLMMapoftheClosureArea.Thisareaisopenforwalking,
biking,running,andpossiblyskipping.Itisalsoopentohorses,cows,mules,
dogs,etc.Itisonlymotorizedmachinesthataredeemedunfit(bytheBLM)for
thesetrails.IforoneplantoberidinganATV,carefullyandrespectfully,on
thesewellestablishedtrailswhichhaveexistedinthiscanyonformanymany
years.
ThereisalikelihoodthatBLMwillhavesometypeofenforcementaction
planned.Ifyouchoosetostayofftheclosedpartofthetrail,therewillbeplenty
ofridingtodointhenameofaccess.
SanJuanCountyappliedforaRightOfWayapparentlybeforetheemergency
closurewhichtookplaceinSeptember2007.Inhindsight,applyingforthe
ROWwasamistakeweshouldhavestronglyresistedtheclosureand
assertedourjurisdictionovertheexistingroad.TheROWjustputthistrailinto
theBLM"process"whichgivesthemcontroloverthetimeline.
Ihavesaidanumberoftimes,thisprotestisnotaboutRecapture,orabout
ATVs,itisaboutthejurisdictionalcreepofthefederalgovernment.Ihear
electedofficialssaythatweneedtofindthe"right"issueandthenreallyjump
onit.Frommyperspective,wehaveachanceeverydaytodefendourlocal
jurisdictionfromtheoverreachinghandoftheBLMandotherfederalagencies.
Iappreciatetheoverwhelmingsupportandattentionthatthishasreceived.
Therearesomeangryandhatefulpeopleontheoppositesideofthiscontest,
butIassureyouthatmymotivationcomesfromgenuineaffinityfortheculture,
customs,andhistoryofthepeopleofthisarea.
Pleasemessagemehereifyouhavequestions,andpleasesharethiswith
otherswhorecognizetheacceleratedlossoffreedomscurrentlytakingplacein
thiscountry.
PleasevisitBlandingAreaTravelCouncilforalistoflodgingplaces.
http://www.blandingutah.org/index.html#lodging
Also,hereisagoodarticleonRecaptureCanyon.
http://thepetroglyph.com/riderecapturerim/
Thanks!!"
ReadMoreOnOurFacebookPage
UtahSharedAccessAlliance|POBOX50592|Provo|UT|846050592
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Fwd:USAALLandBundyCommissionerLyman'sRecaptureORVevent
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From:LizThomas<liz@suwa.org>
Date:Thu,May8,2014at9:43AM
Subject:USAALLandBundyCommissionerLyman'sRecaptureORVevent
DearLance,
Lyman'sORVeventandridethroughRecaptureCanyonand/orrelatedtrailsontherim,therewillbesignificantdamages
toculturalresources,includingthosethatareeligibleforlistingontheFederalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.
takecare
liz
LizThomas
Attorney
POBox968
Moab,UT84532
Phone:435.259.5440
FAX:435.259.9151
liz@suwa.org
OriginalMessage
To:xxxx
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USAALL
Date:May10,2014
agencies.
years.
thiscountry.
Thanks!!"
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
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To:
"Porter,Lance"<l50porte@blm.gov>,DonaldHoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>
Subject:
Re:USAALLandBundyCommissionerLyman'sRecaptureORVevent
IhaveamediarequestfortheoriginalROWrequestsfromthecountyforRecapture...dowehavethoseinpdfform?She
alsowantsalinktotheFRNclosingRecapture...anyhelpyoucangivemewouldbegreat.
M
OnThu,May8,2014at10:47AM,Porter,Lance<l50porte@blm.gov>wrote:
FYI
Forwardedmessage
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Subject:USAALLandBundyCommissionerLyman'sRecaptureORVevent
DearLance,
Lyman'sORVeventandridethroughRecaptureCanyonand/orrelatedtrailsontherim,therewillbesignificant
damagestoculturalresources,includingthosethatareeligibleforlistingontheFederalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.
takecare
liz
LizThomas
Attorney
POBox968
Moab,UT84532
Phone:435.259.5440
FAX:435.259.9151
liz@suwa.org
OriginalMessage
To:xxxx
Image
USAALL
Date:May10,2014
agencies.
years.
thiscountry.
Thanks!!"
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174

Megan M. Crandall
Ph:8015394020
Fx:8015394013
RecapturePhil'smapvs.MontTPmap
Attachments:
/109.RecapturePhil'smapvs.MontTPmap/1.1Recaptureclosuremap1.pdf
/109.RecapturePhil'smapvs.MontTPmap/2.1Recaptureclosuremap1.pdf
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To:
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RecapturePhil'smapvs.MontTPmap
Attachments:
Recaptureclosuremap1.pdf
DearLance(IapologizeifyougetthistwiceIgotanondelivery/errormessagethefirsttimeIsentthis)
ThankyouforyourtirelesseffortstoprotectresourcesofRecaptureCanyonandtokeepthepeaceamongthevarious
factionsnotanenviablejob!
IwantedtofollowupononeofthethingswediscussedearliertodaythemostrecentpostonPhilLyman'sFBpage
(pastedbelow)notesthathe'sgoingtorideanATVintoRecapturefromthenorthend,andcontinueintotheclosedarea
forapprox.1.5milesandthenturnaroundandexitthecanyononatrailtothewest.HisFBpoststatesthatthereare
manylegaltrails"onceontop"andthatfolkscanalsodriveinthe"creekbed"southofPerkinsroadandbeonalegaltrail.
HehaspostedtheBLMclosuremap(attached)onhisFBpage,whichpredatestheMonticelloRMP/TP.Severalof
theroutesshownontheclosuremaponthewestsideofthecanyonarenotdesignatedtrailsinintheTP,andthereis
notadesignatedrouteinRecapture"creekbed"southofPerkinsRoaduntilFiddlersGreen,severalmilessouthofthe
PerkinsRoad.
Aswediscussed,ORVuseonanyundesignatedtrail(regardlessofwhetheratrailisintheclosureareaornot)isillegal
ORVuseandmustnotbeignoredbytheBLM,andSUWAurgesBLMtobevigilantaboutenforcingitsRMP/TPaswell
astheofficialClosureOrder.
AlthoughitisanORVdriver'sresponsibilitytodriveondesignatedroutesonly,I'mcuriousastowhethertheBLMhas
takenstepstopostmapsofthedesignatedroutesinandnearRecaptureCanyon?Iapologizeifthisisaredundant
question...IknowBLMisreinforcingit'sclosureareasigns,butIdon'tthinkI'veheardifBLMhasposteddesignated
routemapson/nearnondesignatedtrailsthatwereshownontheclosuremap.
ThankyouforyoureffortstoprotecttheresourcesofRecaptureCanyonandforyourtimeindiscussingtheissuewithme.
takecare
liz
PhilLyman'sFBpost5714:
UpdateinformationforMay10,RecaptureEvent:
IapologizethattheprotestonMay10thisnotperfectlydefined.Thatiskindofthenatureofaprotest.Themainthingisthe9:00AMassemblyat
CentennialParkInBlandingUtahonMay10th.TheParkisat900South300East.Atthatmeetingwewillhaveinformationonthemanytrailsonwhich
peoplemayridelegally.AlsorememberthetailgatesocialFridaynightstartingat6:30pm,alsoatCentennialPark.
Formypart,Iplan(asofthiswriting)tocomeintoRecapturefromtheNorthend.AbouttwomilesdowntheroadyoucometotheBLMclosuresign.The
roadcontinuesonfromthereintheclosedareaaboutamileor1.5milesuntilyoucometowherethewaterpipelineleavesthecanyon.Atthatpointthe
trailstartstowindthroughthickwillows.IexpecttoturnaroundatthatpointanddrivebacktotheclosuresignandheadoutoftheCanyononatrailgoing
West.Thattrail,whichislegalandopen,goesupontopoftheCanyon.Itisprettysteep,butifyouhavea4wheeldrivemachineorahorse,youshouldbe
fine.SidebySidesarenoproblemonthisopenroad.
Onceontop,therearemanylegaltrailsthatheadsouth.Youcancomebackintotownorkeepgoingsouthuntilyougettoamajorgravelroadknownas
PerkinsRoad.ThisroadmarkstheSouthBoundaryoftheclosedarea.Whenyougettothatpointyoucanheadsouthdownthecreekbedandyouwillbe
onthehistorictrailwhichleadsallthewaythetheSanJuanRiver.About10milesdownthistrailyouwillcometotheoldStoneRuinsoftheShumway
Homestead.AfewmilesfurtherandyouwillbeononHwy262.Therearealotofoptionsforyoutobe100%partofthisveryneededprotestwithoutriding
onanyclosedtrails.
Thankyouallforyourstrongsupportoflocaljurisdictionoverlocalinterests.IhopetoseeyouonSaturday.
LizThomas
Attorney
POBox968
Moab,UT84532
Phone:435.259.5440
FAX:435.259.9151
liz@suwa.org
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To:
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Subject:
Fwd:RecapturePhil'smapvs.MontTPmap
Attachments:
Recaptureclosuremap1.pdf
FYI
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Subject:RecapturePhil'smapvs.MontTPmap
DearLance(IapologizeifyougetthistwiceIgotanondelivery/errormessagethefirsttimeIsentthis)
ThankyouforyourtirelesseffortstoprotectresourcesofRecaptureCanyonandtokeepthepeaceamongthevarious
factionsnotanenviablejob!
IwantedtofollowupononeofthethingswediscussedearliertodaythemostrecentpostonPhilLyman'sFBpage
(pastedbelow)notesthathe'sgoingtorideanATVintoRecapturefromthenorthend,andcontinueintotheclosedarea
forapprox.1.5milesandthenturnaroundandexitthecanyononatrailtothewest.HisFBpoststatesthatthereare
manylegaltrails"onceontop"andthatfolkscanalsodriveinthe"creekbed"southofPerkinsroadandbeonalegaltrail.
HehaspostedtheBLMclosuremap(attached)onhisFBpage,whichpredatestheMonticelloRMP/TP.Severalof
theroutesshownontheclosuremaponthewestsideofthecanyonarenotdesignatedtrailsinintheTP,andthereis
notadesignatedrouteinRecapture"creekbed"southofPerkinsRoaduntilFiddlersGreen,severalmilessouthofthe
PerkinsRoad.
Aswediscussed,ORVuseonanyundesignatedtrail(regardlessofwhetheratrailisintheclosureareaornot)isillegal
ORVuseandmustnotbeignoredbytheBLM,andSUWAurgesBLMtobevigilantaboutenforcingitsRMP/TPaswell
astheofficialClosureOrder.
AlthoughitisanORVdriver'sresponsibilitytodriveondesignatedroutesonly,I'mcuriousastowhethertheBLMhas
takenstepstopostmapsofthedesignatedroutesinandnearRecaptureCanyon?Iapologizeifthisisaredundant
question...IknowBLMisreinforcingit'sclosureareasigns,butIdon'tthinkI'veheardifBLMhasposteddesignated
routemapson/nearnondesignatedtrailsthatwereshownontheclosuremap.
ThankyouforyoureffortstoprotecttheresourcesofRecaptureCanyonandforyourtimeindiscussingtheissuewithme.
takecare
liz
PhilLyman'sFBpost5714:
UpdateinformationforMay10,RecaptureEvent:
IapologizethattheprotestonMay10thisnotperfectlydefined.Thatiskindofthenatureofaprotest.Themainthingisthe9:00AMassemblyat
CentennialParkInBlandingUtahonMay10th.TheParkisat900South300East.Atthatmeetingwewillhaveinformationonthemanytrailsonwhich
peoplemayridelegally.AlsorememberthetailgatesocialFridaynightstartingat6:30pm,alsoatCentennialPark.
Formypart,Iplan(asofthiswriting)tocomeintoRecapturefromtheNorthend.AbouttwomilesdowntheroadyoucometotheBLMclosuresign.The
roadcontinuesonfromthereintheclosedareaaboutamileor1.5milesuntilyoucometowherethewaterpipelineleavesthecanyon.Atthatpointthe
trailstartstowindthroughthickwillows.IexpecttoturnaroundatthatpointanddrivebacktotheclosuresignandheadoutoftheCanyononatrailgoing
West.Thattrail,whichislegalandopen,goesupontopoftheCanyon.Itisprettysteep,butifyouhavea4wheeldrivemachineorahorse,youshouldbe
fine.SidebySidesarenoproblemonthisopenroad.
Onceontop,therearemanylegaltrailsthatheadsouth.Youcancomebackintotownorkeepgoingsouthuntilyougettoamajorgravelroadknownas
PerkinsRoad.ThisroadmarkstheSouthBoundaryoftheclosedarea.Whenyougettothatpointyoucanheadsouthdownthecreekbedandyouwillbe
onthehistorictrailwhichleadsallthewaythetheSanJuanRiver.About10milesdownthistrailyouwillcometotheoldStoneRuinsoftheShumway
Homestead.AfewmilesfurtherandyouwillbeononHwy262.Therearealotofoptionsforyoutobe100%partofthisveryneededprotestwithoutriding
onanyclosedtrails.
Thankyouallforyourstrongsupportoflocaljurisdictionoverlocalinterests.IhopetoseeyouonSaturday.
LizThomas
Attorney
POBox968
Moab,UT84532
Phone:435.259.5440
FAX:435.259.9151
liz@suwa.org
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
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Recapturecommplan
Attachments:
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Boddington<cbodding@blm.gov>,JeffKrauss<JKrauss@blm.gov>,CraigLeff
<cleff@blm.gov>,JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>,JennaWhitlock<jwhitloc@blm.gov>
Recapturecommplan
Attachments:
RecaptureCanyonCommunicationPlan.doc(CommPlan,UTSO,5714).docx
To:
AttachedistheRecapturecommplan.Pleasenotethatitsays'attachments'attheend,butIhavenotbeenabletogetto
thatpointjustyet.It'sonthetodolist...
M
Megan M. Crandall
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FYI
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DanielP.Love
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440West200Southsuite500
Office(801)5394219
Cell(801)5563723
Fax(801)5394220
From:"Kirkham,Robyn"<rkirkham@blm.gov>
To:BrianSpeelman<bspeelman@utah.gov>,DanielLove<dlove@blm.gov>,"GarryL.'
<Garry.Cunningham@ic.fbi.gov>,,'mrapich@utah.gov'"<mrapich@utah.gov>,JasonMoore
<jdmoore@blm.gov>,JeffPeterson<Jeff.Peterson@ic.fbi.gov>,LorenCannon<Loren.Cannon@ic.fbi.gov>,
MattWeeks<Matthew.Weeks@ic.fbi.gov>,MikeHensle<Michael.Hensle@ic.fbi.gov>,NateAllred
<Nate.Allred@ic.fbi.gov>,PaulBingham<Paul.Bingham@ic.fbi.gov>,RandStover<rstover@blm.gov>,
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<slauro@blm.gov>,CodyDunn<codydunn@utah.gov>
Subject:SheriffEldridgeincontactwithmilitia
TheSheriffcontactedourRanger(JasonMoore)coveringtheRecaptureride.AccordingtotheSheriff,hehas
beenintouchwithRyanPayne(headmilitialeaderattheBundyRanch.TheSherifftoldPaynethathis
peoplewerenot"needed"atthisevent,butPaynesaidhedidnotcare,thattheyweregoingtobethere
anyway.Nodetailsregardingnumbers,buttherewillbeapresence.
ThesherifftoldMoorethattherewasarallyplannedforFridaynight(notsureifthisisthesameasthetailgate
partyIforwardedtoyouallafewdaysago)andhewouldgauge#'sanddemeanorfromthecrowd,whichmay
givesomeinsightintowhatwecanexpectonSaturday.
IwillcontinuetomonitorthesituationonlineandletyouknowwhatIsee.
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Attachments:
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DonHoffheins
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FYI
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Date:Tue,May6,2014at2:21PM
Subject:RE:licenceplate#s
To:"Simonis,Donald"<dsimonis@blm.gov>
Cc:LairdNaylorII<lnaylor@blm.gov>,JoshEwing<josh@cedarmesafriends.org>
Seeattached
From:TerryMorgart
To:'Simonis,Donald'
Cc:LairdNaylorII
Subject:licenceplate#s
WhichoneofyouisgoingtobeatRecaptureonMay10takingdownatvlicensesasyouwatchthemgoby?
Likephotoradar,hidinginthebushes?
PeacockarticleonDailyBeastre:RecaptureCanyon
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PeacockarticleonDailyBeastre:RecaptureCanyon
DougPeacockispubliclysupportingtheBLMandhaswrittenanarticlefortheDailyBeastthatassertsthecancellationof
theCedarMesavetseventwasaresultofCommissionerLyman'splannedillegalATVride.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/06/theideaofpubliclandmeansnothingtoutahcountycommissioner.html?utm_source=feedburner&
utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+(The+Daily+Beast++Latest+Articles)
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Cc:JeffKrauss<JKrauss@blm.gov>,CraigLeff<cleff@blm.gov>,JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>,JennaWhitlock
<jwhitloc@blm.gov>,LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>,DonaldHoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>,ShelleySmith
<ssmith@blm.gov>,AaronCurtis<acurtis@blm.gov>
DougPeacockispubliclysupportingtheBLMandhaswrittenanarticlefortheDailyBeastthatassertsthecancellationof
theCedarMesavetseventwasaresultofCommissionerLyman'splannedillegalATVride.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/06/theideaofpubliclandmeansnothingtoutahcountycommissioner.html?utm_source=feedburner&
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Megan M. Crandall

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"Lovell,Gavin"<g75lovel@blm.gov>
From:
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To:
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Re:PeacockarticleonDailyBeastre:RecaptureCanyon
NicearticlehopeitallworksoutOKforyadownthere.IwillbeinBlandingSatnightI'llletyaknowwhatIhear.
__________________________________
GavinLovell
AssistantFieldManagerResources
RockSpringsFieldOffice
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OnWed,May7,2014at9:11AM,Porter,Lance<l50porte@blm.gov>wrote:
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Subject:PeacockarticleonDailyBeastre:RecaptureCanyon
To:CeliaBoddington<cbodding@blm.gov>
Cc:JeffKrauss<JKrauss@blm.gov>,CraigLeff<cleff@blm.gov>,JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>,JennaWhitlock
<jwhitloc@blm.gov>,LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>,DonaldHoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>,ShelleySmith
<ssmith@blm.gov>,AaronCurtis<acurtis@blm.gov>
DougPeacockispubliclysupportingtheBLMandhaswrittenanarticlefortheDailyBeastthatassertsthecancellation
oftheCedarMesavetseventwasaresultofCommissionerLyman'splannedillegalATVride.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/06/theideaofpubliclandmeansnothingtoutahcountycommissioner.html?
utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+(The+Daily+Beast++Latest+Articles)
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Office(435)2592174
Re:RecaptureArticle
From:
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To:
"Lyman,Phil"<plyman@sanjuancounty.org>
Subject:
Re:RecaptureArticle
Phil,
ThanksforsharingachapterfromMr.Shumway'sbookonsomeofthehistoryofRecaptureCanyonIamanavidreader
ofhistoryIreadthechapteryousentmeSaturdaywithgreatinterest.AfewofmygrandkidscameoveronSaturday
andIputmyelectronicsawayforacoupleofdays.Iamcatchingupontheemail(likeyours)thatwealltendtoget.
IdoappreciateyourancestralpioneeringbackgroundthatrosefromtheflanksoftheSierradeAbajo.Itisnotonly
understandable,butcommendabletohavesuchasenseofprideandgroundinginyourpioneeringbackground.Tosome
degreeweareallpioneersandhistorywilljudgealegacywemayleavebehind.
ThisplaceRecaptureCanyonhas,forthousandsofyears,seenmanypeoplewalkitspathsandlivealongitsbanks.
YouandIhaveseentheremnantsoftheircitiesandhomesofatimelonggone.Whetherthegenesisofthename
RecapturecomefromthelegendofthelastAztecprincesssentheretoescapeCortezandthetotaldemiseoftheAztec
NationandshewasrecapturedhereorwhetherthenamecomesfromtheMexicanpackerthatconfrontedtheUtesand
recapturedthehorsesandmulesatthisplace.Regardlessthenamehasstuck.
Phil,theAbajoPeaks(BlueMountain)willcontinuetokeepawatchfuleyeonthislegendarycanyonasithasforeonsof
time.Ourlegacywillbethatwewerethoughtful,meditative,andprayerfulonhowRecaptureCanyonwillbeexperienced
andtalkedaboutinfuturegenerations.
Juan
cell801.4405411
OnSat,May3,2014at7:13AM,Lyman,Phil<plyman@sanjuancounty.org>wrote:
Juan,
Thisisafairlylengthyarticle,butmaybeitwouldgiveyousomeperspectiveofthecanyon.Itmayalsohelpyou
understandwhyitisoffensivetothegreatgrandsonofWalterC.LymanwhenBLMarguesthattherewasnoroadin
RecapturepriortoillegalconstructiondonebyKenBrown.Thepremise,andalltheresultinglogicforclosingtheroad,
isfalse.ThearticlewaspublishedintheBlueMountainShadowsspring2006volume,#34.
ThisisacopyrightedarticleoftheSanJuanCountyCommission.Pleasedonotreproduce.Itisintendedforyoualone.
Otherswillhavetobuythepublication.http://www.bluemountainshadows.org/Orders/orders.htm
Phil
RecaptureUpdate
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RecaptureUpdate
IspokewithSheriffEldredgelastnightaboutRecapture.He'djust
finishedspeakingwithLyman.EldredgesaidthatLymanindicatedhe
wasnotplanningonridingdownRecaptureonSaturdayandhewould
discourageothersfrombreakingthelawattheSaturdaymorningrally.
EldredgealsotoldmethatLymanwasplanningonridingahorseor
walkingdownthelegal,openportionRecapturesouthofPerkinsRoad
toHwy262butEldredgealsostatedhewouldn'tbesurprisedifLyman
decidedtohoponanATVinordertoridethelegalportion.Eldredge
believestherestoftheriderswill"shotgun"theareaonlegal
trailsaftertheSaturdaymorningrally.ItoldEldredgethatdueto
thefactwe'reonlygoingtohavethreeplainclothesofficersatthe
eventthatitwasveryimportantforustoknowwherethemajorityof
thegroupwillrideiftheychoosetoenterthecanyon.Heagreedand
saidhewouldkeepmeinformed.
I'mstillmorethancomfortablewithouroriginalplanofonlyhaving
threeofusworkingtheeventonSaturday.Wemaychangethingsupa
bitandsetuptrailcamerasattheaccessroutestoRecaptureatthe
top,Brown'sCanyonandnearPerkinsRoad.HowweoperateonSaturday
morningwillremainfluidandwe'lltrytobewherethemajorityof
thegroupridesbutIdon'tseeussplittinguporgoingonfootvery
farintothecanyon.Despitewhatothersmaythink,a$250
misdemeanorcitationforvehicleinaclosedareaisn'tworththe
problemsandsafetyissuesitmaycauseforthethreeofusonthe
groundSaturday.
SheriffEldredgewasalsoupsetthatweweren'tstickingtoour
original"agreement"ofonlyhavingtwoofficerspresentonSaturday
morning.Iexplainedtheprosofhavingathirdofficertherewithan
unmarkedvehicleforustorideinandhebackedoffalittleandsaid
3isbetterthan13.
I'lltrytobeonthecallthisafternoonandcanrelaythisinfoto
thegroup.Justwantedtogiveyouguysaheadsup.
SentfrommyiPhone
Fwd:Additionalinformation
ShelleySmith<ssmith@blm.gov>
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Hoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>
Fwd:Additionalinformation
fyi...wemightwanttoevaluatehow/ifwewanttoprocesstheSWFLinfo.
SentfrommyiPad
From:"Bolander,Ronald"<rbolande@blm.gov>
Date:May5,2014at8:39:04AMMDT
To:ShelleySmith<ssmith@blm.gov>
Subject:Additionalinformation
HiShelley,
TheRecaptureWashemailthatIsentyoulastweekmadeitswaytoAmandaScott.Shecalledthismorning
totellmethatsouthwesternwillowflycatchersareindeedpresentinthewash.Sheconcurredwithmethat
therearenoyellowbilledcuckoosorMexicanspottedowlsknowntobepresentandthattheareaisprobably
notgoodhabitatforthosetwospeciesanyway.TherearealsoCooperhawks,goldeneagles,redtailhawks,
andprobablysomeothermigratorybirdsinthewash.Asfarasthegoldeneaglesareconcerned,therearesix
nestsitesandtwoterritoriesinthewash.
Asamatterofinterest,MandytoldmethatClivenBundyhasbeenadvertisingLyman'sOHVevenetonhis
websiteandhasbeenencouragingeveryonetoshowup.
Ron
RonaldBolander
Botany/ThreatenedandEndangeredSpeciesProgramLead
UtahStateOffice
SaltLakeCity,Utah
801.539.4065
"Entropyisn'twhatitusedtobe."
RecaptureFieldTripRequest
From:
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To:
PhilLyman<plyman@sanjuancounty.org>
Subject:
RecaptureFieldTripRequest
Phil,
ThisistoconfirmreceiptofyourApril29lettertomeconcerningtheproposedATVrideintheclosedportionofRecaptureCanyon,andtobesurewe
areclearastotheexpectationsforyouandBLMpersonneltovisitthecanyonbeforeMay10sothatyoucanbealertedtothelocationofthecultural
sitesinthevicinityoftheproposedride.First,letmeagainemphasizethat,iftheridegoesforward,BLMwillseekallappropriatecriminalandcivil
remediesagainsttheriders.TheonlyreasonBLMhasconsentedtojoinyouonthepreridefieldtripistoattempttominimizeasbestwecanthe
damagethatvehicularusewithinthecanyonwillcauseifyoudecidetogoforwardwiththeride.Beadvised,though,thatitisouropinionthat
vehicularusewithinthecanyoncannotoccurwithoutcausingdamagetothecanyon'sculturalresources.Again,Istronglydiscourageyoufrom
undertakingthisrideorencouragingotherstodoso.
Withregardtothepreridefieldtrip,Iwanttobesurethatyouunderstandthatthefieldtripmusttakeplaceonfootorhorsebacksincethecanyonis
closedtovehiculartraffic.Iwillleavethedetailstoyou,Don,andLairdashowtobestaccessthecanyonandobservetheculturalsiteswithinand
alongwhateverrouteyouplanonriding,butyouhavenoauthoritytotakeamotorizedvehiclewithintheclosedportionofthecanyon.Also,asyou
know,theCountyisasignatorytotheProgrammaticAgreement(PA)preparedfortheCounty'sTitleVapplication,andunderthatPAtheCountyis
requiredtosafeguardinformationaboutthenatureandlocationofarchaeological,historic,andtraditionalculturalpropertiesinthecanyon.AsthePA
recites,thatinformationisconfidentialundertheArchaeologicalResourcesProtectionActandtheNationalHistoricPreservationAct.Consequently,I
wanttomakesurethatwebothagreethatyou,asacountycommissioner,willholdanyinformationyoulearnabouttheseresourcesconfidentialand
willnotshareitexceptasmaybenecessaryforthecountytofulfillitsobligationsunderthePA.Totheextentthatyouwanttousewhatever
informationyoulearnfromthepreridefieldtriptotrytominimizethedamageofATVusetoculturalresources,thatdecisionandhowyougoaboutit
issolelyyours.However,ifyoucannotsafeguardtheinformationthatyoulearnasrequiredbythePA,Iamafraidwewillneedtocancelthefieldtrip.
PleaseletmeknowifyoudisagreewithorhaveanyconcernsaboutwhatI'velaidoutabove.Itisimperativewehaveacommonunderstandingas
wegoforward.Again,however,Isincerelyrequestthatyounotgoforwardwiththeproposedride.
Pleasecontactmeifyouhaveanyquestions,comments,etc.
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
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SentfrommyiPhone
From:"Porter,Lance"<l50porte@blm.gov>
To:PhilLyman<plyman@sanjuancounty.org>
Subject:RecaptureFieldTripRequest
Phil,
ThisistoconfirmreceiptofyourApril29lettertomeconcerningtheproposedATVrideintheclosedportionofRecaptureCanyon,and
tobesureweareclearastotheexpectationsforyouandBLMpersonneltovisitthecanyonbeforeMay10sothatyoucanbealertedto
thelocationoftheculturalsitesinthevicinityoftheproposedride.First,letmeagainemphasizethat,iftheridegoesforward,BLMwill
seekallappropriatecriminalandcivilremediesagainsttheriders.TheonlyreasonBLMhasconsentedtojoinyouonthepreridefield
tripistoattempttominimizeasbestwecanthedamagethatvehicularusewithinthecanyonwillcauseifyoudecidetogoforwardwith
theride.Beadvised,though,thatitisouropinionthatvehicularusewithinthecanyoncannotoccurwithoutcausingdamagetothe
canyon'sculturalresources.Again,Istronglydiscourageyoufromundertakingthisrideorencouragingotherstodoso.
Withregardtothepreridefieldtrip,Iwanttobesurethatyouunderstandthatthefieldtripmusttakeplaceonfootorhorsebacksince
thecanyonisclosedtovehiculartraffic.Iwillleavethedetailstoyou,Don,andLairdashowtobestaccessthecanyonandobservethe
culturalsiteswithinandalongwhateverrouteyouplanonriding,butyouhavenoauthoritytotakeamotorizedvehiclewithintheclosed
portionofthecanyon.Also,asyouknow,theCountyisasignatorytotheProgrammaticAgreement(PA)preparedfortheCounty's
TitleVapplication,andunderthatPAtheCountyisrequiredtosafeguardinformationaboutthenatureandlocationofarchaeological,
historic,andtraditionalculturalpropertiesinthecanyon.AsthePArecites,thatinformationisconfidentialundertheArchaeological
ResourcesProtectionActandtheNationalHistoricPreservationAct.Consequently,Iwanttomakesurethatwebothagreethatyou,as
acountycommissioner,willholdanyinformationyoulearnabouttheseresourcesconfidentialandwillnotshareitexceptasmaybe
necessaryforthecountytofulfillitsobligationsunderthePA.Totheextentthatyouwanttousewhateverinformationyoulearnfromthe
preridefieldtriptotrytominimizethedamageofATVusetoculturalresources,thatdecisionandhowyougoaboutitissolelyyours.
However,ifyoucannotsafeguardtheinformationthatyoulearnasrequiredbythePA,Iamafraidwewillneedtocancelthefieldtrip.
PleaseletmeknowifyoudisagreewithorhaveanyconcernsaboutwhatI'velaidoutabove.Itisimperativewehaveacommon
understandingaswegoforward.Again,however,Isincerelyrequestthatyounotgoforwardwiththeproposedride.
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
From:
Sent:
FriMay02201418:19:43GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
"Porter,Lance"<l50porte@blm.gov>,DonaldHoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>,RickEldredge
<reldredge@sanjuancounty.org>,NaylorIILaird<lnaylor@blm.gov>,BruceAdams
<bbadams@sanjuancounty.org>,KennethMaryboy<kmaryboy@sanjuancounty.org>,Mike
Noel<mnoel@kanab.net>
Re:RecaptureFieldTripRequest
ThankyouLance,
OfcourseIagreetotheterms.Theyarethesametermsasoutlinedinmyinitialrequest.Iwillvideoeachsiteto
documentthecondition.TokeepasevidenceshouldBLMchargeanyonewithdamages.
Laird,IlookforwardtoseeingyouTuesdaymorning.
Regards,
CommissionerLyman
OnMay2,20143:07PM,"Porter,Lance"<l50porte@blm.gov>wrote:
Phil,
ThisistoconfirmreceiptofyourApril29lettertomeconcerningtheproposedATVrideintheclosedportionofRecaptureCanyon,andtobesure
weareclearastotheexpectationsforyouandBLMpersonneltovisitthecanyonbeforeMay10sothatyoucanbealertedtothelocationofthe
culturalsitesinthevicinityoftheproposedride.First,letmeagainemphasizethat,iftheridegoesforward,BLMwillseekallappropriatecriminal
andcivilremediesagainsttheriders.TheonlyreasonBLMhasconsentedtojoinyouonthepreridefieldtripistoattempttominimizeasbestwe
canthedamagethatvehicularusewithinthecanyonwillcauseifyoudecidetogoforwardwiththeride.Beadvised,though,thatitisouropinion
thatvehicularusewithinthecanyoncannotoccurwithoutcausingdamagetothecanyon'sculturalresources.Again,Istronglydiscourageyou
fromundertakingthisrideorencouragingotherstodoso.
Withregardtothepreridefieldtrip,Iwanttobesurethatyouunderstandthatthefieldtripmusttakeplaceonfootorhorsebacksincethecanyon
isclosedtovehiculartraffic.Iwillleavethedetailstoyou,Don,andLairdashowtobestaccessthecanyonandobservetheculturalsiteswithin
andalongwhateverrouteyouplanonriding,butyouhavenoauthoritytotakeamotorizedvehiclewithintheclosedportionofthecanyon.Also,
asyouknow,theCountyisasignatorytotheProgrammaticAgreement(PA)preparedfortheCounty'sTitleVapplication,andunderthatPA
theCountyisrequiredtosafeguardinformationaboutthenatureandlocationofarchaeological,historic,andtraditionalculturalpropertiesinthe
canyon.AsthePArecites,thatinformationisconfidentialundertheArchaeologicalResourcesProtectionActandtheNationalHistoric
PreservationAct.Consequently,Iwanttomakesurethatwebothagreethatyou,asacountycommissioner,willholdanyinformationyoulearn
abouttheseresourcesconfidentialandwillnotshareitexceptasmaybenecessaryforthecountytofulfillitsobligationsunderthePA.Tothe
extentthatyouwanttousewhateverinformationyoulearnfromthepreridefieldtriptotrytominimizethedamageofATVusetocultural
resources,thatdecisionandhowyougoaboutitissolelyyours.However,ifyoucannotsafeguardtheinformationthatyoulearnasrequiredby
thePA,Iamafraidwewillneedtocancelthefieldtrip.
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
From:
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To:
Subject:
JohnSteiger<john.steiger@sol.doi.gov>,JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>,JennaWhitlock
<jwhitloc@blm.gov>,JamesKarkut<james.karkut@sol.doi.gov>,JasonMoore
<jdmoore@blm.gov>,RandStover<rstover@blm.gov>
FYI
Forwardedmessage
From:Lyman,Phil<plyman@sanjuancounty.org>
Subject:Re:RecaptureFieldTripRequest
To:"Porter,Lance"<l50porte@blm.gov>,DonaldHoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>,RickEldredge
<reldredge@sanjuancounty.org>,NaylorIILaird<lnaylor@blm.gov>,BruceAdams<bbadams@sanjuancounty.org>,
KennethMaryboy<kmaryboy@sanjuancounty.org>,MikeNoel<mnoel@kanab.net>
ThankyouLance,
Regards,
CommissionerLyman
Phil,
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
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To:
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Forwardedmessage
From:Lyman,Phil<plyman@sanjuancounty.org>
Subject:Re:RecaptureFieldTripRequest
To:"Porter,Lance"<l50porte@blm.gov>,DonaldHoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>,RickEldredge
<reldredge@sanjuancounty.org>,NaylorIILaird<lnaylor@blm.gov>,BruceAdams<bbadams@sanjuancounty.org>,
KennethMaryboy<kmaryboy@sanjuancounty.org>,MikeNoel<mnoel@kanab.net>
ThankyouLance,
Regards,
CommissionerLyman
Phil,
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
BundyRanchFacebookRecapturePosting5.2.14
Attachments:
/118.BundyRanchFacebookRecapturePosting5.2.14/1.1BundyRanchFacebookRecapturePosting5.2.14.pdf
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To:
Subject:
Attachments:
JamesKarkut<james.karkut@sol.doi.gov>,GregoryMeuth<gmeuth@blm.gov>,Donald
Hoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>,JasonMoore<jdmoore@blm.gov>,JennaWhitlock
<jwhitloc@blm.gov>,JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>,LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>,
WalterBirkenheier<wbirkenheier@blm.gov>,LolaBird<lbird@blm.gov>,MeganCrandall
<mcrandal@blm.gov>,RandStover<rstover@blm.gov>
BundyRanchFacebookRecapturePosting5.2.14
BundyRanchFacebookRecapturePosting5.2.14.pdf
AttachedyouwillfindascanofapostingfromtheBundyRanchFacebook.ThefirstpageistheRecapturepostingfromtheBundyRanch
Facebookandthefollowing4pagesarefromthesiteyouconnecttowhenyouclickonthelink.ThesiteyouconnecttoisMonteWellssite,alocal
Monticelloresident.Hissiteisinvitingpeopletotheillegalrideandprovidessomedetails.
Haveagoodweekend
BrianQuigley
Monticello,Utah
(435)5871503
RecaptureCanyonFieldTrip
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Sent:
FriMay02201413:53:30GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
RecaptureCanyonFieldTrip
PRIVILEGEDATTORNEY/CLIENTCOMMUNICATION,PROTECTEDFROMDISCLOSURE,
Lance,
Thepurposeofthisemailistofollowupour3:30p.m.teleconferenceyesterday(5/1)and,inparticular,theportionofitinwhichwereacheda
conclusionontheissuealsodiscussedintheWednesdaycallonwhetherthepossiblefieldtripwithMr.LymanandBLMpersonnelmentionedin
theApril28,2014lettertohimshouldorshouldnotgoforward.
Torecap,Iindicatedyesterdaythatitmighthavebeenbetterfortheofferofthefieldtriptonothavebeenmadeintheletter,butatthispoint,fora
varietyofreasonsandonbalance,itwasprobablybettertogoaheadwiththefieldtripsolongasMr.Lymanisadvisedthatthepurposeofthefield
tripistohelpavoiddamagingculturalresourcesiftheunauthorizedATVridegoesforwardonMay10,andthattheinformationhelearnsaboutthe
locationoftheculturalresourcesiskeptconfidential.DonthenexplainedthatMr.Lymanwantedtotakephotographsofthesiteshewasshown
andthatitwouldbehelpfultohavesometalkingpointsforLairdNaylortohavewhentalkingtoMr.Lymanaboutthefieldtrip.
Afterthinkingitoverfurther,tobesurethatthereisnomisunderstandingaboutwhatwascommunicatedtoMr.Lymanregardingthefieldtripandto
createarecordincaseoneisneeded,IrecommendthatyousendMrLymananemailstatingthefollowing:
thatvehicularusewithinthecanyoncannotoccurwithoutcausingdamagetothecanyon'sculturalresources.Again,Istronglydiscourageyoufrom
know,theCountyisasignatorytothePApreparedfortheCounty'sTitleVapplication,andunderthatPAtheCountyisrequiredtosafeguard
informationaboutthenatureandlocationofarchaeological,historic,andtraditionalculturalpropertiesinthecanyon.AsthePArecites,that
informationisconfidentialundertheArchaeologicalResourcesProtectionActandtheNationalHistoricPreservationAct.Consequently,Iwantto
makesurethatwebothagreethatyou,asacountycommissioner,willholdanyinformationyoulearnabouttheseresourcesconfidentialandwill
notshareitexceptasmaybenecessaryforthecountytofulfillitsobligationsunderthePA.Totheextentthatyouwanttousewhateverinformation
youlearnfromthepreridefieldtriptotrytominimizethedamageofATVusetoculturalresources,thatdecisionandhowyougoaboutitissolely
yours.However,ifyoucannotsafeguardtheinformationthatyoulearnasrequiredbythePA,Iamafraidwewillneedtocancelthefieldtrip.
Jim
JamesE.Karkut
(801)5245677,ext.225
(801)5244506(fax)
From:
Sent:
FriMay02201414:49:55GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
Fwd:RecaptureCanyonFieldTrip
Looksgood.
I'llalsotrytocall
SentfromHoffheins'BLMcell
Forwardedmessage
From:"Karkut,James"<james.karkut@sol.doi.gov>
Date:May2,20141:53PM
Subject:RecaptureCanyonFieldTrip
To:"LancePorter"<l50porte@blm.gov>
Cc:"DonaldHoffheins"<dhoffhei@blm.gov>,"JohnSteiger"<john.steiger@sol.doi.gov>
PRIVILEGEDATTORNEY/CLIENTCOMMUNICATION,PROTECTEDFROMDISCLOSURE,
Lance,
Thepurposeofthisemailistofollowupour3:30p.m.teleconferenceyesterday(5/1)and,inparticular,theportionofitinwhichwereacheda
conclusionontheissuealsodiscussedintheWednesdaycallonwhetherthepossiblefieldtripwithMr.LymanandBLMpersonnelmentionedin
theApril28,2014lettertohimshouldorshouldnotgoforward.
Torecap,Iindicatedyesterdaythatitmighthavebeenbetterfortheofferofthefieldtriptonothavebeenmadeintheletter,butatthispoint,fora
varietyofreasonsandonbalance,itwasprobablybettertogoaheadwiththefieldtripsolongasMr.Lymanisadvisedthatthepurposeofthefield
tripistohelpavoiddamagingculturalresourcesiftheunauthorizedATVridegoesforwardonMay10,andthattheinformationhelearnsaboutthe
locationoftheculturalresourcesiskeptconfidential.DonthenexplainedthatMr.Lymanwantedtotakephotographsofthesiteshewasshown
andthatitwouldbehelpfultohavesometalkingpointsforLairdNaylortohavewhentalkingtoMr.Lymanaboutthefieldtrip.
Afterthinkingitoverfurther,tobesurethatthereisnomisunderstandingaboutwhatwascommunicatedtoMr.Lymanregardingthefieldtripandto
createarecordincaseoneisneeded,IrecommendthatyousendMrLymananemailstatingthefollowing:
thatvehicularusewithinthecanyoncannotoccurwithoutcausingdamagetothecanyon'sculturalresources.Again,Istronglydiscourageyoufrom
know,theCountyisasignatorytothePApreparedfortheCounty'sTitleVapplication,andunderthatPAtheCountyisrequiredtosafeguard
informationaboutthenatureandlocationofarchaeological,historic,andtraditionalculturalpropertiesinthecanyon.AsthePArecites,that
informationisconfidentialundertheArchaeologicalResourcesProtectionActandtheNationalHistoricPreservationAct.Consequently,Iwantto
makesurethatwebothagreethatyou,asacountycommissioner,willholdanyinformationyoulearnabouttheseresourcesconfidentialandwill
notshareitexceptasmaybenecessaryforthecountytofulfillitsobligationsunderthePA.Totheextentthatyouwanttousewhateverinformation
youlearnfromthepreridefieldtriptotrytominimizethedamageofATVusetoculturalresources,thatdecisionandhowyougoaboutitissolely
yours.However,ifyoucannotsafeguardtheinformationthatyoulearnasrequiredbythePA,Iamafraidwewillneedtocancelthefieldtrip.
Jim
JamesE.Karkut
(801)5245677,ext.225
(801)5244506(fax)
RecaptureOpsPlan
Attachments:
/120.RecaptureOpsPlan/1.12014OPSPlanRecaptureProtestRide.doc
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FriMay02201410:31:35GMT0600(MDT)
Subject:
LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>,DonaldHoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>,JohnSteiger
<john.steiger@sol.doi.gov>,JennaWhitlock<jwhitloc@blm.gov>
RecaptureOpsPlan
Attachments:
2014OPSPlanRecaptureProtestRide.doc
To:
AttachedisthelatestversionoftheopsplanforlawenforcementontheRecaptureissue.Letmeknowifyouhaveany
suggestionsorconcerns.Again,pleasedonotsharethiswithstafffromtheMonticelloorMoabFieldOffices.Thanks.
JasonD.Moore
MoabFieldOffice
Phone:4352592109
Cell:4352608013
HoffheinsPhonecallWithPhilLyman
Attachments:
/121.HoffheinsPhonecallWithPhilLyman/1.1PhilLymanfromHoffheins4.29.2014Conv.Record.doc
/121.HoffheinsPhonecallWithPhilLyman/2.1PhilLymanfromHoffheins4.29.2014Conv.Record.doc
From:
Sent:
FriMay02201409:09:22GMT0600(MDT)
Subject:
LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>,JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>,JennaWhitlock
<jwhitloc@blm.gov>,JasonMoore<jdmoore@blm.gov>
HoffheinsPhonecallWithPhilLyman
Attachments:
PhilLymanfromHoffheins4.29.2014Conv.Record.doc
To:
just FYI
DonHoffheins
=============================
DonaldK.Hoffheins
FieldManager
Work:4355871506,Cell:4354599461
dhoffhei@blm.gov
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To:
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Fwd:HoffheinsPhonecallWithPhilLyman
Attachments:
PhilLymanfromHoffheins4.29.2014Conv.Record.doc
Forwardedmessage
Subject:HoffheinsPhonecallWithPhilLyman
To:LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>,JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>,JennaWhitlock<jwhitloc@blm.gov>,Jason
Moore<jdmoore@blm.gov>
just FYI
DonHoffheins
=============================
DonaldK.Hoffheins
FieldManager
Work:4355871506,Cell:4354599461
dhoffhei@blm.gov

LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
Attachments:
/122./1.1FederalRegisterNoticeforOHVclosure10.5.2007.pdf
"Jordan,Donna"<djordan@blm.gov>
From:
"Jordan,Donna"<djordan@blm.gov>
Sent:
FriMay02201408:48:37GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
Attachments:
FederalRegisterNoticeforOHVclosure10.5.2007.pdf
DonnaJordan
AdministrativeAssistant
FOIACoordinator
SpecialEmphasisProgramCoordinator
FederalWomenProgramManager
Moab,Utah
(435)2592115
Signedclosureorder2007
/123.Signedclosureorder2007/1.1DOC001.PDF
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FriMay02201408:35:55GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
Signedclosureorder2007
Attachments:
DOC001.PDF
BrianQuigley
Monticello,Utah
(435)5871503
From:
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FriMay02201408:39:23GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
Re:Signedclosureorder2007
Thanks
OnFri,May2,2014at8:35AM,Quigley,Brian<bquigley@blm.gov>wrote:
BrianQuigley
Monticello,Utah
(435)5871503
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
Closureorderwithmap
Attachments:
/124.Closureorderwithmap/1.1DOC002.PDF
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Closureorderwithmap
Attachments:
DOC002.PDF
BrianQuigley
Monticello,Utah
(435)5871503
SuggestedstatementforDenverPostre:Recapture
From:
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ThuMay01201412:10:06GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>,JennaWhitlock<jwhitloc@blm.gov>,LancePorter
<l50porte@blm.gov>,DonaldHoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>,RandStover
<rstover@blm.gov>,JasonMoore<jdmoore@blm.gov>,JohnSteiger
<john.steiger@sol.doi.gov>,JamesKarkut<james.karkut@sol.doi.gov>,LolaBird
<lbird@blm.gov>
SuggestedstatementforDenverPostre:Recapture
Hi,all.ThefollowingstatementstartswithmentionoftherichculturalresourcesintheRecaptureareaandconcludeswith
languagetakendirectlyfromthelettersenttoMr.Lyman.ThisiswhatIwouldliketoreleasetothemedia,butwouldlike
inputbeforesendingittoDCforthefinalblessing.
JohnandJim,you'llnoticethatIusedthephrase"irreparablyharmed,"whichmaynotbeappropriatefromalegalstand
point.LetmeknowifyouwouldpreferthatIusesomethinglike"adverselyimpacted"...
"TheRecaptureCanyonareacontainsaricharchaeologicalrecordoftheAncestralPuebloanswhooncecalledithome.
Toprotecttheculturalresourcesleftbytheseprehistoricpeoples,theBLMUtahclosedtheRecaptureCanyontrailto
motorizedaccessin2007.Manyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbeirreparablyharmedbythe
proposedillegalATVridethroughRecaptureCanyon.TheBLMUtahhasnotandwillnotauthorizetheproposedrideand
willseekallappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhousesamotorizedvehiclewithintheclosedarea."
Megan M. Crandall
Ph:8015394020
Fx:8015394013
From:
Sent:
ThuMay01201413:01:35GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
Re:SuggestedstatementforDenverPostre:Recapture
Megan,
JohnandIrecommendthatwenotusethephrase"irreparablyharmed"andinsteadhavethesentencereadasfollows:
TheBLMUtahbelievesthatmanyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbedamagedbytheproposedillegalATVridethroughRecapture
Canyon.
Thanksforprovidingustheopportunitytoreviewyoursuggestedlanguage.
Jim
OnThu,May1,2014at2:10PM,Crandall,Megan<mcrandal@blm.gov>wrote:
Hi,all.ThefollowingstatementstartswithmentionoftherichculturalresourcesintheRecaptureareaandconcludes
withlanguagetakendirectlyfromthelettersenttoMr.Lyman.ThisiswhatIwouldliketoreleasetothemedia,but
wouldlikeinputbeforesendingittoDCforthefinalblessing.
"TheRecaptureCanyonareacontainsaricharchaeologicalrecordoftheAncestralPuebloanswhooncecalledit
home.Toprotecttheculturalresourcesleftbytheseprehistoricpeoples,theBLMUtahclosedtheRecaptureCanyon
trailtomotorizedaccessin2007.Manyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbeirreparablyharmedbythe
proposedillegalATVridethroughRecaptureCanyon.TheBLMUtahhasnotandwillnotauthorizetheproposedride
andwillseekallappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhousesamotorizedvehiclewithintheclosed
area."
Megan M. Crandall
Ph:8015394020
Fx:8015394013
JamesE.Karkut
(801)5245677,ext.225
(801)5244506(fax)
From:
Sent:
ThuMay01201413:35:01GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
Idon'thaveanyconcernswiththisparagraph.
Hi,all.ThefollowingstatementstartswithmentionoftherichculturalresourcesintheRecaptureareaandconcludes
withlanguagetakendirectlyfromthelettersenttoMr.Lyman.ThisiswhatIwouldliketoreleasetothemedia,but
wouldlikeinputbeforesendingittoDCforthefinalblessing.
trailtomotorizedaccessin2007.Manyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbeirreparablyharmedbythe
proposedillegalATVridethroughRecaptureCanyon.TheBLMUtahhasnotandwillnotauthorizetheproposedride
andwillseekallappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhousesamotorizedvehiclewithintheclosed
area."
Megan M. Crandall
Ph:8015394020
Fx:8015394013
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
From:
Sent:
ThuMay01201413:38:50GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
HereistheupdatedstatementwithSOLeditsinserted...
trailtomotorizedaccessin2007.TheBLMUtahbelievesthatmanyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbe
damagedbytheproposedillegalATVridethroughRecaptureCanyon.TheBLMUtahhasnotandwillnotauthorizethe
proposedrideandwillseekallappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhousesamotorizedvehiclewithin
theclosedarea."
OnThu,May1,2014at1:01PM,Karkut,James<james.karkut@sol.doi.gov>wrote:
Megan,
TheBLMUtahbelievesthatmanyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbedamagedbytheproposedillegalATVridethroughRecapture
Canyon.
Jim
Hi,all.ThefollowingstatementstartswithmentionoftherichculturalresourcesintheRecaptureareaand
concludeswithlanguagetakendirectlyfromthelettersenttoMr.Lyman.ThisiswhatIwouldliketoreleasetothe
media,butwouldlikeinputbeforesendingittoDCforthefinalblessing.
JohnandJim,you'llnoticethatIusedthephrase"irreparablyharmed,"whichmaynotbeappropriatefromalegal
standpoint.LetmeknowifyouwouldpreferthatIusesomethinglike"adverselyimpacted"...
home.Toprotecttheculturalresourcesleftbytheseprehistoricpeoples,theBLMUtahclosedtheRecapture
Canyontrailtomotorizedaccessin2007.Manyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbeirreparably
harmedbytheproposedillegalATVridethroughRecaptureCanyon.TheBLMUtahhasnotandwillnotauthorize
theproposedrideandwillseekallappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhousesamotorized
vehiclewithintheclosedarea."
Megan M. Crandall
Ph:8015394020
Fx:8015394013
JamesE.Karkut
(801)5245677,ext.225
(801)5244506(fax)
Megan M. Crandall
Ph:8015394020
Fx:8015394013
From:
Sent:
ThuMay01201414:11:02GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
Wouldthisstatementcreateaproblemif,aftercompletingNEPA,wedecidetoauthorizeOHVuseinRecapture?A
questionforLanceandDon,Ithink...j
SentfrommyiPad
OnMay1,2014,at3:38PM,"Crandall,Megan"<mcrandal@blm.gov>wrote:
"TheRecaptureCanyonareacontainsaricharchaeologicalrecordoftheAncestralPuebloanswhoonce
calledithome.Toprotecttheculturalresourcesleftbytheseprehistoricpeoples,theBLMUtahclosedthe
RecaptureCanyontrailtomotorizedaccessin2007.TheBLMUtahbelievesthatmanyoftheseexceptional
archaeologicalresourceswillbedamagedbytheproposedillegalATVridethroughRecaptureCanyon.The
BLMUtahhasnotandwillnotauthorizetheproposedrideandwillseekallappropriatecivilandcriminal
penaltiesagainstanyonewhousesamotorizedvehiclewithintheclosedarea."
Megan,
TheBLMUtahbelievesthatmanyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbedamagedbytheproposedillegalATVride
throughRecaptureCanyon.
Jim
Hi,all.ThefollowingstatementstartswithmentionoftherichculturalresourcesintheRecapturearea
andconcludeswithlanguagetakendirectlyfromthelettersenttoMr.Lyman.ThisiswhatIwouldliketo
releasetothemedia,butwouldlikeinputbeforesendingittoDCforthefinalblessing.
JohnandJim,you'llnoticethatIusedthephrase"irreparablyharmed,"whichmaynotbeappropriate
fromalegalstandpoint.LetmeknowifyouwouldpreferthatIusesomethinglike"adverselyimpacted"
...
"TheRecaptureCanyonareacontainsaricharchaeologicalrecordoftheAncestralPuebloanswhoonce
calledithome.Toprotecttheculturalresourcesleftbytheseprehistoricpeoples,theBLMUtahclosed
theRecaptureCanyontrailtomotorizedaccessin2007.Manyoftheseexceptionalarchaeological
resourceswillbeirreparablyharmedbytheproposedillegalATVridethroughRecaptureCanyon.The
BLMUtahhasnotandwillnotauthorizetheproposedrideandwillseekallappropriatecivilandcriminal
penaltiesagainstanyonewhousesamotorizedvehiclewithintheclosedarea."
Megan M. Crandall
Ph:8015394020
Fx:8015394013
JamesE.Karkut
(801)5245677,ext.225
(801)5244506(fax)
Megan M. Crandall
Ph:8015394020
Fx:8015394013
From:
Sent:
ThuMay01201414:12:26GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
Megan,
Hereisanotherthought
Yourproposedlanguageincludesthephrase"theBLMUtahclosedtheRecaptureCanyontrail."
Myquestionis,didtheBLMcloseatrailinRecaptureCanyonknownas"theRecaptureCanyontrail"tomotorizeduse,or
didtheBLMcloseRecaptureCanyon,asawhole,tomotorizedvehicleuse?
UnlesstheBLMclosurenoticereferredto"theRecaptureCanyontrail,"andnottheCanyonitself,Iwouldavoidusing"the
RecaptureCanyontrail"inthestatement.
Also,usingthe"RecaptureCanyontrail"phraseinthestatementcouldbeinterpretedbysometomeanthattherearein
factareaswithintheCanyonthatareopentomotorizedvehicleuse,whichIunderstandisnotthecase.
Jim
trailtomotorizedaccessin2007.TheBLMUtahbelievesthatmanyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswill
bedamagedbytheproposedillegalATVridethroughRecaptureCanyon.TheBLMUtahhasnotandwillnotauthorize
theproposedrideandwillseekallappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhousesamotorizedvehicle
withintheclosedarea."
Megan,
TheBLMUtahbelievesthatmanyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbedamagedbytheproposedillegalATVridethrough
RecaptureCanyon.
Jim
Hi,all.ThefollowingstatementstartswithmentionoftherichculturalresourcesintheRecaptureareaand
concludeswithlanguagetakendirectlyfromthelettersenttoMr.Lyman.ThisiswhatIwouldliketoreleasetothe
media,butwouldlikeinputbeforesendingittoDCforthefinalblessing.
JohnandJim,you'llnoticethatIusedthephrase"irreparablyharmed,"whichmaynotbeappropriatefromalegal
standpoint.LetmeknowifyouwouldpreferthatIusesomethinglike"adverselyimpacted"...
home.Toprotecttheculturalresourcesleftbytheseprehistoricpeoples,theBLMUtahclosedtheRecapture
Canyontrailtomotorizedaccessin2007.Manyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbeirreparably
harmedbytheproposedillegalATVridethroughRecaptureCanyon.TheBLMUtahhasnotandwillnotauthorize
theproposedrideandwillseekallappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhousesamotorized
Megan M. Crandall
Ph:8015394020
Fx:8015394013
JamesE.Karkut
(801)5245677,ext.225
(801)5244506(fax)
Megan M. Crandall
Ph:8015394020
Fx:8015394013
JamesE.Karkut
(801)5245677,ext.225
(801)5244506(fax)
From:
Sent:
ThuMay01201414:13:51GMT0600(MDT)
To:
JamesKarkut<james.karkut@sol.doi.gov>
Subject:
Fwd:SuggestedstatementforDenverPostre:Recapture
shouldacopiedyouonthis...
SentfrommyiPad
Date:May1,2014at4:11:02PMEDT
Cc:LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>
Subject:Re:SuggestedstatementforDenverPostre:Recapture
Wouldthisstatementcreateaproblemif,aftercompletingNEPA,wedecidetoauthorizeOHVusein
Recapture?AquestionforLanceandDon,Ithink...j
SentfrommyiPad
"TheRecaptureCanyonareacontainsaricharchaeologicalrecordoftheAncestralPuebloanswho
oncecalledithome.Toprotecttheculturalresourcesleftbytheseprehistoricpeoples,theBLM
UtahclosedtheRecaptureCanyontrailtomotorizedaccessin2007.TheBLMUtahbelievesthat
manyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbedamagedbytheproposedillegalATV
ridethroughRecaptureCanyon.TheBLMUtahhasnotandwillnotauthorizetheproposedride
andwillseekallappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhousesamotorized
Megan,
TheBLMUtahbelievesthatmanyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbedamagedbytheproposedillegal
ATVridethroughRecaptureCanyon.
Jim
Hi,all.Thefollowingstatementstartswithmentionoftherichculturalresourcesinthe
RecaptureareaandconcludeswithlanguagetakendirectlyfromthelettersenttoMr.Lyman.
ThisiswhatIwouldliketoreleasetothemedia,butwouldlikeinputbeforesendingittoDC
forthefinalblessing.
JohnandJim,you'llnoticethatIusedthephrase"irreparablyharmed,"whichmaynotbe
appropriatefromalegalstandpoint.LetmeknowifyouwouldpreferthatIusesomethinglike
"adverselyimpacted"...
"TheRecaptureCanyonareacontainsaricharchaeologicalrecordoftheAncestralPuebloans
whooncecalledithome.Toprotecttheculturalresourcesleftbytheseprehistoricpeoples,
theBLMUtahclosedtheRecaptureCanyontrailtomotorizedaccessin2007.Manyofthese
exceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbeirreparablyharmedbytheproposedillegalATV
ridethroughRecaptureCanyon.TheBLMUtahhasnotandwillnotauthorizetheproposed
rideandwillseekallappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhousesa
motorizedvehiclewithintheclosedarea."
Megan M. Crandall
Ph:8015394020
Fx:8015394013
JamesE.Karkut
(801)5245677,ext.225
(801)5244506(fax)
Megan M. Crandall
Ph:8015394020
Fx:8015394013
From:
Sent:
ThuMay01201414:20:55GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
Jennabringsupagoodquestion.Aslongasthepressisonlyreferringtothisproposedridewemaybeokay,butarewe
alsosendingthemourtalkingpointthatBLMisaskingthattheridebecancelledandallowustocompletetheNEPA
processandissueadecisionontheapplication?
SentfrommyiPad
OnMay1,2014,at2:13PM,JennaWhitlock<jwhitloc@blm.gov>wrote:
shouldacopiedyouonthis...
SentfrommyiPad
Date:May1,2014at4:11:02PMEDT
Cc:LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>
Subject:Re:SuggestedstatementforDenverPostre:Recapture
Wouldthisstatementcreateaproblemif,aftercompletingNEPA,wedecidetoauthorizeOHVuse
inRecapture?AquestionforLanceandDon,Ithink...j
SentfrommyiPad
"TheRecaptureCanyonareacontainsaricharchaeologicalrecordoftheAncestral
Puebloanswhooncecalledithome.Toprotecttheculturalresourcesleftbythese
prehistoricpeoples,theBLMUtahclosedtheRecaptureCanyontrailtomotorized
accessin2007.TheBLMUtahbelievesthatmanyoftheseexceptionalarchaeological
resourceswillbedamagedbytheproposedillegalATVridethroughRecapture
Canyon.TheBLMUtahhasnotandwillnotauthorizetheproposedrideandwillseek
allappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhousesamotorizedvehicle
withintheclosedarea."
Megan,
JohnandIrecommendthatwenotusethephrase"irreparablyharmed"andinsteadhavethesentence
readasfollows:
TheBLMUtahbelievesthatmanyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbedamagedbythe
proposedillegalATVridethroughRecaptureCanyon.
Jim
Hi,all.Thefollowingstatementstartswithmentionoftherichculturalresourcesin
theRecaptureareaandconcludeswithlanguagetakendirectlyfromthelettersent
toMr.Lyman.ThisiswhatIwouldliketoreleasetothemedia,butwouldlikeinput
beforesendingittoDCforthefinalblessing.
JohnandJim,you'llnoticethatIusedthephrase"irreparablyharmed,"whichmay
notbeappropriatefromalegalstandpoint.LetmeknowifyouwouldpreferthatI
usesomethinglike"adverselyimpacted"...
"TheRecaptureCanyonareacontainsaricharchaeologicalrecordoftheAncestral
Puebloanswhooncecalledithome.Toprotecttheculturalresourcesleftbythese
prehistoricpeoples,theBLMUtahclosedtheRecaptureCanyontrailtomotorized
accessin2007.Manyoftheseexceptionalarchaeologicalresourceswillbe
irreparablyharmedbytheproposedillegalATVridethroughRecaptureCanyon.
TheBLMUtahhasnotandwillnotauthorizetheproposedrideandwillseekall
appropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhousesamotorized
Megan M. Crandall
Ph:8015394020
Fx:8015394013
JamesE.Karkut
(801)5245677,ext.225
(801)5244506(fax)
Megan M. Crandall
Ph:8015394020
Fx:8015394013
RecaptureCanyon
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RecaptureCanyon
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John,
Thanksforvisitingyesterday.Ifyougetaminutesometimebeforethe3:00PMconferencecall,weshouldtouchbasemy
cellis801.4405411.
IsenseabigconcernwithfolksbackeastaboutapossibleTRO.Willthecourtsayyes?Whatiftheysayno?Arewe
betteroffnotdoingthis?AllthosesortsofquestionsandIgetasensethattheywanttokeepthisrideatverylowprofile.
WhetherwehaveaTROorjusttheletterwhatarethespecificwaysthattheUSAOwantsustorecordsothatwehave
goodclarityonwhatweneedtodotogettheinformationneeded.Ourconversationyesterdayreallyhelpedmealot
thatisaverysmallgroupnoteveryone.
Lastly,IwassittingonmybackyardlastnightthinkingandhadabrainfluffwhatifIcouldgetPhiltojoin34people,
butnotmorethanthat.Inaroomwithaverystrongthirdpartyfacilitator.Wecouldhaveagoodscreamingmatchand
thenworkonsomesolutionsandpathforwardforPhilandBLM.Heputaideaonthetableyesterday(theapologyidea)
whenhecalled(notonethatIwoulddo),butwasthathisattempttostartthenegotiationhighknowinghewillorcancome
downtothemiddlemore.Ifwecouldgethimtosaveface,hemightjustgoforit.
Wecanvisitonthephone.
Juan
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<dhoffhei@blm.gov>
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Jim/Cameron,pleaseletmeknowifwewanttogathermoreinfoonthemigratorybirdsandflycatcherandcuckoo.
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To:ShelleySmith<ssmith@blm.gov>
Subject:rarespeciesstatus
HiShelley.
Sorryforthedelayingettingbacktoyou.HereiswhatIfoundoutaboutrarespeciesdistributioninRecapture
Wash,specificallytheareaclosedtoOHVuse.
Listedspecies:Therearenolistedplantspeciesinornearthearea.Thesiteispotentialhabitatforthelisted
southwesternwillowflycatcherandproposedlistedyellowbilledcuckoo.However,thesiteisnotwithinany
designatedorproposeddesignatedcriticalhabitatforeitherofthesespecies.Ihaven'tbeenabletoconfirm
thepresenceofaflycatcherintheareayet.
Migratorybirds.HereiswhatRobinhadtosayaboutmigratorybirdsinthearea.IonlylookedattheBirdsof
ConservationConcern(BCC)Species.ForBCCspeciesyouwillmostlikelyhavegreyvireo'sinthatarea,peregrineandprairiefalcons
mayalsobeinthatareaaswell.However,thereareover1000migratorybirdsthatfallundertheMBTAandthereforeitisillegalfor
anyonetotake,possess,import,export,transport,sell,purchase,barter,orofferforsale,purchase,orbarteranyofthosemigratory
birds,partsofthosebirds,nests,oreggsofthosebirdsunlesstheyhaveanappropriatepermit.
Rarefishspecies.Justinsaidthattherearenotanysensitivefishspeciesinthearea.Thisisduetotributary
waterdiversions,etc.Theywereprobablythereatonetimeandwouldreturniftributaryflowswererestored.
Hopethishelps.
Ron
RonaldBolander
Botany/ThreatenedandEndangeredSpeciesProgramLead
UtahStateOffice
SaltLakeCity,Utah
"Entropyisn'twhatitusedtobe."
Recapturearchaeologyupdate
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<mcrandal@blm.gov>,lbird@blm.gov,l50porte@blm.gov,dhoffhei@blm.gov,
rstover@blm.gov,JasonMoore<jdmoore@blm.gov>,EricBoik<eboik@blm.gov>,
James.Karkut@sol.doi.gov,cameron.johnson@sol.doi.gov,john.steiger@sol.doi.gov
Recapturearchaeologyupdate
JustgotoffthephonewithNateandGregregardingtheirdayinthefield,andwantedtopassonthefollowingupdates:
NatespreliminarydeterminationisthatontrailOHVtravelfromtheeventWOULDcauseirreparableharmto
archaeologicalresources.
NateandGregwereabletocoverapproximately2.75milesofthenorthernendoftheclosureareatoday.Nate
andGregreportthattherearesomefallencottonwoodsacrossthetrailinSection7,whichmakeithighlyunlikelythat
anyOHVswouldbeabletravelfurthersouth.Giventhecurrenttrailconditions,ourgameplanisnowtosolely
completealiterature/GISreviewofexistingculturalresourcesonthesouthernendofthetrailforNatesdeclaration.
Natestillneedstocheckoutsomeadditionalsitestomorrowonthenorthernendthatcouldbedirectlyimpacted
fromtheevent,andtheCanyonCountryLEOshavealreadyarrangedforsomeonetoaccompanyNatesinceits
Gregsdayoff.
Withregardtoourconversationduringthe3:30callaboutwhetherthereisanyotherculturalresourcedatathat
maybeoutthere,NateexplainedthatMonticelloHASsubmittedalloftheirdata/siteformstotheSHPO.However,the
SHPOhasnotcompletelyfinisheddigitizingalltheirrecordsforSanJuanCountyyet,whichmeansNatedoeshave
GISdataforallinventoriedsites,butnotallofthesupportinginventorydocumentationthatwillbeusefulindeveloping
thepotentialdeclaration.IfIgetthegreenlight,IwillsendJamieovertotheSHPOASAPtogethardcopiesofallof
thissupportingdocumentationthisapproachwouldpreventusfromneedingtobringintheMonticelloarchaeologists
toverifywevelookedatallavailabledata.
ThanksagaintoLawEnforcementforsupportingNateoutthereonthiseffort,canttellyouhowmuchIappreciateit.
Pleasedonthesitatetogetintouchifyouhaveanyquestions.Allthebesttoourfriendsandcolleaguesdowntherein
CanyonCountry!
AaronCurtis
BranchChiefforOutdoorandHeritageResources
BureauofLandManagement,UtahStateOffice
SaltLakeCity,Utah
(801)5394225
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FYI
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To:jpalma@blm.gov,jwhitloc@blm.gov,ShelleySmith<ssmith@blm.gov>,MeganCrandall
<mcrandal@blm.gov>,lbird@blm.gov,l50porte@blm.gov,dhoffhei@blm.gov,rstover@blm.gov,JasonMoore
<jdmoore@blm.gov>,EricBoik<eboik@blm.gov>,James.Karkut@sol.doi.gov,
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Cc:NathanThomas<nthomas@blm.gov>,gmeuth@blm.gov
Subject:Recapturearchaeologyupdate
JustgotoffthephonewithNateandGregregardingtheirdayinthefield,andwantedtopassonthefollowing
updates:
NatespreliminarydeterminationisthatontrailOHVtravelfromtheeventWOULDcauseirreparable
harmtoarchaeologicalresources.
NateandGregwereabletocoverapproximately2.75milesofthenorthernendoftheclosurearea
today.NateandGregreportthattherearesomefallencottonwoodsacrossthetrailinSection7,which
makeithighlyunlikelythatanyOHVswouldbeabletravelfurthersouth.Giventhecurrenttrailconditions,
ourgameplanisnowtosolelycompletealiterature/GISreviewofexistingculturalresourcesonthe
southernendofthetrailforNatesdeclaration.
Natestillneedstocheckoutsomeadditionalsitestomorrowonthenorthernendthatcouldbedirectly
impactedfromtheevent,andtheCanyonCountryLEOshavealreadyarrangedforsomeonetoaccompany
NatesinceitsGregsdayoff.
Withregardtoourconversationduringthe3:30callaboutwhetherthereisanyotherculturalresource
datathatmaybeoutthere,NateexplainedthatMonticelloHASsubmittedalloftheirdata/siteformstothe
SHPO.However,theSHPOhasnotcompletelyfinisheddigitizingalltheirrecordsforSanJuanCounty
yet,whichmeansNatedoeshaveGISdataforallinventoriedsites,butnotallofthesupportinginventory
documentationthatwillbeusefulindevelopingthepotentialdeclaration.IfIgetthegreenlight,Iwillsend
JamieovertotheSHPOASAPtogethardcopiesofallofthissupportingdocumentationthisapproach
wouldpreventusfromneedingtobringintheMonticelloarchaeologiststoverifywevelookedatall
availabledata.
ThanksagaintoLawEnforcementforsupportingNateoutthereonthiseffort,canttellyouhowmuchI
appreciateit.
Pleasedonthesitatetogetintouchifyouhaveanyquestions.Allthebesttoourfriendsandcolleagues
downthereinCanyonCountry!
AaronCurtis
BranchChiefforOutdoorandHeritageResources
BureauofLandManagement,UtahStateOffice
SaltLakeCity,Utah
(801)5394225
Fwd:RecaptureCreek
Attachments:
/129.Fwd:RecaptureCreek/1.1Walker_UDWRanuualmultdrainage2005.pdf
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Attachments:
Walker_UDWRanuualmultdrainage2005.pdf
FYI
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Subject:Fwd:RecaptureCreek
FYI
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Date:Tue,Apr29,2014at11:46AM
Subject:RecaptureCreek
To:RonBolander<rbolande@blm.gov>
Cc:"Jarnecke,JeremyC"<jjarnecke@blm.gov>
HiRon,youaskedmeiftherewhereanycurrentknownsensitivefishin
RecaptureCreek.ItoldyouthatIwasnotawareofanycurrently,
however,thatIwouldfollowupafterreviewingreports.Ihavereviewed
theandattachedareportfromUDWRthatCraigWalkercompletedin2005.
RecaptureCreek,Section1(station1B)
Nofishwereobservedorcollectedduringtheelectrofishingsurvey
performedat
thisstation.Table1Page24oftheattachedreportidentifiessampling
stationlocations.
Examinationofthedistributionofsurfacediversionswithinthisdrainage
may
explainthelackofanyofthethreespeciesinotherinvestigated
tributaries(viz.,
RecaptureCreek).TheseventeentributarydiversionsfoundonRecapture
Creek,not
includingthoseassociatedwithRecaptureReservoir,nearlytriplethe
numberfoundon
ArchCanyonCreek,CombWash,andFishCreekcombined.Giventhepresenceof
flannelmouthsuckerinsmallisolatedcreekswithinthisdrainage,itis
likelythat,
historically,someorallofthethreespeciesmadeuseofRecaptureCreek
forresidency
andorspawning.Thelackofwaterandfishpopulationsinthiscreekare
indicationsthat
waterusepracticeshavegreatlyalteredthedistributionofnativefishes
inthisdrainage.
Aswithmanyoftheotherdrainagesinvestigatedduringthe2005survey,it
islikelythat
restorationofflowsintributarieswithintheSanJuanRiverdrainage
wouldprovide
increasedspawningopportunitiesforatleastoneofthethreespecies.
Restorationof
tributaryflowsinthisdrainagemay,therefore,enhancethesefish
populationswithinthe
SanJuanRiverGMU.
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ConversationRecordwithPhiltoday
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Idon'tknowhowtheletterwasreleasedtoGreenwire,butlet'smakesurethatweareconsistentwithanypressrequests
forinformationordocumentationregardingthesituationorRecaptureCanyon.Sincewehavealreadyprovidedthepress
documentsuponrequest,i.e.,thePA,amongothers,Isuggestthisbeourstandingprotocolunless,ofcourse,the
documentsareprivilegedordeliberativeprocessuntilthissituationabates.Wedonotwanttobeperceivedas
selectivelyreleasingdocuments.
OnTue,Apr29,2014at3:56PM,Porter,Lance<l50porte@blm.gov>wrote:
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John,didyougetmyvoicemessage?DoyouwanttosendmeanaddressforBarlowsotheygetadatestampedcopyin
themail?
OnTue,Apr29,2014at2:11PM,Steiger,John<john.steiger@sol.doi.gov>wrote:
Idon'tknowhowtheletterwasreleasedtoGreenwire,butlet'smakesurethatweareconsistentwithanypress
requestsforinformationordocumentationregardingthesituationorRecaptureCanyon.Sincewehavealready
providedthepressdocumentsuponrequest,i.e.,thePA,amongothers,Isuggestthisbeourstandingprotocol
unless,ofcourse,thedocumentsareprivilegedordeliberativeprocessuntilthissituationabates.Wedonotwantto
beperceivedasselectivelyreleasingdocuments.
LanceC.Porter
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LanceC.Porter
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Idid.IemailedthelettertotheUSAO,soIthinkyoudonotneedtosendit.
John,didyougetmyvoicemessage?DoyouwanttosendmeanaddressforBarlowsotheygetadatestampedcopy
inthemail?
unless,ofcourse,thedocumentsareprivilegedordeliberativeprocessuntilthissituationabates.Wedonotwant
tobeperceivedasselectivelyreleasingdocuments.
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Ok
Idid.IemailedthelettertotheUSAO,soIthinkyoudonotneedtosendit.
John,didyougetmyvoicemessage?DoyouwanttosendmeanaddressforBarlowsotheygetadatestamped
copyinthemail?
unless,ofcourse,thedocumentsareprivilegedordeliberativeprocessuntilthissituationabates.Wedonot
wanttobeperceivedasselectivelyreleasingdocuments.
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Fwd:FromGreenwirePUBLICLANDS:BLMthreatenscivil,criminalactionifUtahcommissionerleads
ATVride
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JamesKarkut<james.karkut@sol.doi.gov>,DonaldHoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>
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Greenwire
PUBLICLANDS:BLMthreatenscivil,criminalactionifUtah
commissionerleadsATVride(Tuesday,April29,2014)
TheBureauofLandManagementistryingtodissuadeaUtahcounty
commissionerfromleadinganillegalallterrainvehicleridethrougha
canyonknownforitsarchaeologicalruins,warningthatheandhis
followerscouldfacecivilandcriminalpenalties.
BLMyesterdaytoldSanJuanCountyCommissionerPhilLymanthathis
plannedMay10ridethroughRecaptureCanyonwouldviolatetheFederal
LandPolicyandManagementActandfederalarchaeologicalprotection
lawswhichBLMintendstoenforce.
"Istronglyurgeyoutocanceltheproposedrideintheclosedportionofthe
canyon,"LancePorter,BLM'scanyoncountrydistrictmanager,toldLyman
inaletterobtainedbyGreenwirethatwascopiedtoU.S.AttorneyDavid
Barlow."BLMwillseekallappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainst
anyonewhoparticipatesintheproposedride."
Theride,whichLymanpublicizedinarecentopedintheDeseretNews,
threatensanotherWesternshowdownoverstates'rightsfollowingBLM's
failedbidearlierthismonthtoroundupseveralhundredillegalcattle
ownedbyrancherClivenBundyfrompubliclandsabout80miles
northeastofLasVegas.
Publiclandsadvocateswhoopposeoffhighwayvehicleuseandillegal
ranchingfearBLM'scapitulationtoarmedmilitiasandstates'rights
protestersinNevadacouldemboldenothersacrosstheWesttochallenge
BLM'sjurisdictionoverpubliclands.
Lyman'sATVride,whichwasplannedlongbeforetheBundyroundup,
seekstoassertlocalcontroloverfederallandsandspurBLMtoactmore
quicklyonSanJuan'srequestforarightofwaythroughthecanyon.
BLMclosedRecapturetomotorizedrecreationin2007aftertwoUtahmen
usedpicks,shovelsandothertoolstoblazeanillegal7mileOHVtrail
throughit,damagingancientcookingstructures,rockwallsandother
pricelessartifacts.Theagency'sresourcemanagementplanin2008
officiallyclosedtheareatoOHVsfortheforeseeablefuturewhileallowing
2,820milesformotorizedrecreationelsewhere.
"It'safreedomthat'sbeentakenwithoutourconsent,"Lymantold
Greenwireearlierthismonth."Wehavepowerandjurisdictiontodothings
independentofBLM."
Lymancouldnotbereachedthismorning.TherideisnotendorsedbySan
Juan'sCountyCommission.
InhislettertoLyman,PortersaysBLMwillnotbeabletocompleteits
environmentalassessmentforSanJuan'sproposedrightofwayaheadof
theride.
ItsaidBLMwillagreetoLyman'srequestthattheagencyshowhim
culturalsitesaheadoftherideaslongasLymanagreesinwritingthatthe
BLMtourdoesnotindicatetheagency'sconsentfortheride.
"RegardingSanJuanCounty'srightofwayapplication...wearestrivingto
completetheprocessassoonaspossiblegivenourbudgetandpersonnel
constraints,"Porterwrote.But"theproposedridewillverylikelyhinderand
possiblydelayourabilitytocompletethisprocess."
Rep.JasonChaffetz(RUtah),whosedistrictincludesRecaptureCanyon,
couldnotbereachedforcommentintimeforpublication.
Rep.RobBishop(RUtah),chairmanoftheHouseNaturalResources
SubcommitteeonPublicLandsandEnvironmentalRegulation,saidheis
deferringtoChaffetztoguidethedelegation'spositiononthematter,but
addedthathesympathizeswithSanJuanforhavingtowaitsolongfor
BLMtodecideonaccesstothecanyon.
"Iunderstandthefrustrationoflocalofficials,"Bishopsaidinaninterview,
callingBLM'sdelaysinapprovingtherightofway"aridiculoustime
schedule."
HesaidbettercommunicationbyBLMofficialsinWashingtonwithlocal
governmentscouldgoalongwaytowarddefusingpubliclands
controversiessuchastheseandthatinmanycasesstatesshouldbe
givenagreaterhandinmanagingthelands.
"Obviously,noonewantsconfrontation,"Bishopsaid."Butweneedmore
creativityfromWashingtoninhandlingtheseissues."
Bishopdidn'tsaywhetherhewouldsupportLyman'sride,sayingonlythat
heunderstandsthefrustration.
SanJuanin2012requestedBLMtoauthorizea14milerightofway
throughportionsofthecanyon,arguingthatitcouldpromoteeconomic
developmentinBlanding,about3mileswestofthecanyon,whilereducing
thethreatofimprovisedtrails(Greenwire,Feb.4).
Theissuesetoffavigorousdebateoverhowtobalancethepromotion
andprotectionofAmericanIndiansitesinacountywhereexpertsestimate
lootershaveraidedmostofthecounty's28,000knownarchaeological
sites.LocalconservationistsandtheHopiTribeopposetheplan,arguing
thatitwouldrewardtheillegaltrailbuildersandincreasetheriskof
vandalismorlooting.
ReporterScottStreatercontributed.
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BLMthreatenscivil,criminalactionifUtah
Published:Tuesday,April29,2014
TheBureauofLandManagementistryingtodissuadeaUtahcountycommissionerfromleadinganillegalallterrain
vehicleridethroughacanyonknownforitsarchaeologicalruins,warningthatheandhisfollowerscouldfaceciviland
criminalpenalties.
BLMyesterdaytoldSanJuanCountyCommissionerPhilLymanthathisplannedMay10ridethroughRecaptureCanyon
wouldviolatetheFederalLandPolicyandManagementActandfederalarchaeologicalprotectionlawswhichBLM
intendstoenforce.
"Istronglyurgeyoutocanceltheproposedrideintheclosedportionofthecanyon,"LancePorter,BLM'scanyoncountry
districtmanager,toldLymaninaletterobtainedbyGreenwirethatwascopiedtoU.S.AttorneyDavidBarlow."BLMwill
seekallappropriatecivilandcriminalpenaltiesagainstanyonewhoparticipatesintheproposedride."
Theride,whichLymanpublicizedinarecentopedintheDeseretNews,threatensanotherWesternshowdownover
states'rightsfollowingBLM'sfailedbidearlierthismonthtoroundupseveralhundredillegalcattleownedbyrancher
ClivenBundyfrompubliclandsabout80milesnortheastofLasVegas.
PubliclandsadvocateswhoopposeoffhighwayvehicleuseandillegalranchingfearBLM'scapitulationtoarmedmilitias
andstates'rightsprotestersinNevadacouldemboldenothersacrosstheWesttochallengeBLM'sjurisdictionoverpublic
lands.
Lyman'sATVride,whichwasplannedlongbeforetheBundyroundup,seekstoassertlocalcontroloverfederallandsand
spurBLMtoactmorequicklyonSanJuan'srequestforarightofwaythroughthecanyon.
BLMclosedRecapturetomotorizedrecreationin2007aftertwoUtahmenusedpicks,shovelsandothertoolstoblazean
illegal7mileOHVtrailthroughit,damagingancientcookingstructures,rockwallsandotherpricelessartifacts.The
agency'sresourcemanagementplanin2008officiallyclosedtheareatoOHVsfortheforeseeablefuturewhileallowing
"It'safreedomthat'sbeentakenwithoutourconsent,"LymantoldGreenwireearlierthismonth."Wehavepowerand
jurisdictiontodothingsindependentofBLM."
Lymancouldnotbereachedthismorning.TherideisnotendorsedbySanJuan'sCountyCommission.
InhislettertoLyman,PortersaysBLMwillnotbeabletocompleteitsenvironmentalassessmentforSanJuan's
proposedrightofwayaheadoftheride.
ItsaidBLMwillagreetoLyman'srequestthattheagencyshowhimculturalsitesaheadoftherideaslongasLyman
agreesinwritingthattheBLMtourdoesnotindicatetheagency'sconsentfortheride.
"RegardingSanJuanCounty'srightofwayapplication...wearestrivingtocompletetheprocessassoonaspossible
givenourbudgetandpersonnelconstraints,"Porterwrote.But"theproposedridewillverylikelyhinderandpossiblydelay
ourabilitytocompletethisprocess."
Rep.JasonChaffetz(RUtah),whosedistrictincludesRecaptureCanyon,couldnotbereachedforcommentintimefor
publication.
Rep.RobBishop(RUtah),chairmanoftheHouseNaturalResourcesSubcommitteeonPublicLandsandEnvironmental
Regulation,saidheisdeferringtoChaffetztoguidethedelegation'spositiononthematter,butaddedthathesympathizes
withSanJuanforhavingtowaitsolongforBLMtodecideonaccesstothecanyon.
"Iunderstandthefrustrationoflocalofficials,"Bishopsaidinaninterview,callingBLM'sdelaysinapprovingtherightof
way"aridiculoustimeschedule."
HesaidbettercommunicationbyBLMofficialsinWashingtonwithlocalgovernmentscouldgoalongwaytowarddefusing
publiclandscontroversiessuchastheseandthatinmanycasesstatesshouldbegivenagreaterhandinmanagingthe
lands.
"Obviously,noonewantsconfrontation,"Bishopsaid."ButweneedmorecreativityfromWashingtoninhandlingthese
issues."
Bishopdidn'tsaywhetherhewouldsupportLyman'sride,sayingonlythatheunderstandsthefrustration.
SanJuanin2012requestedBLMtoauthorizea14milerightofwaythroughportionsofthecanyon,arguingthatitcould
promoteeconomicdevelopmentinBlanding,about3mileswestofthecanyon,whilereducingthethreatofimprovised
trails(Greenwire,Feb.4).
TheissuesetoffavigorousdebateoverhowtobalancethepromotionandprotectionofAmericanIndiansitesinacounty
whereexpertsestimatelootershaveraidedmostofthecounty's28,000knownarchaeologicalsites.Local
conservationistsandtheHopiTribeopposetheplan,arguingthatitwouldrewardtheillegaltrailbuildersandincreasethe
riskofvandalismorlooting.
ConversationRecords
Attachments:
/133.ConversationRecords/1.1ConvorecSanJuanCtymtg_4_28_14.pdf
/133.ConversationRecords/1.2CovorecPhilLymanATVride_4_28_14.pdf
From:
Sent:
TueApr29201408:58:49GMT0600(MDT)
Subject:
JuanPalma<jpalma@blm.gov>,JennaWhitlock<jwhitloc@blm.gov>,JohnSteiger
ConversationRecords
Attachments:
ConvorecSanJuanCtymtg_4_28_14.pdfCovorecPhilLymanATVride_4_28_14.pdf
To:
Hi,
HerearetheconversationrecordsregardingourmeetingswithSanJuanCountyandPhilLymanyesterday.Pleasecall
meifyouhaveanyquestions.
Thankyou
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
Draftconversationrecords
/134.Draftconversationrecords/1.1PhilLymanCovoRec4_28_14.doc
/134.Draftconversationrecords/1.2SanJuanCountyCommissionerCoordinationMtg.Covo.Rec..doc
/134.Draftconversationrecords/2.1PhilLymanCovoRec4_28_14.doc
/134.Draftconversationrecords/2.2SanJuanCountyCommissionerCoordinationMtg.Covo.Rec..doc
/134.Draftconversationrecords/3.1SanJuanCountyCommissionerCoordinationMtg.Covo.Rec.DKH
edits.doc
/134.Draftconversationrecords/3.2PhilLymanCovoRec4_28_14DKHedits.doc
LancePorter<lncprtr@gmail.com>
From:
LancePorter<lncprtr@gmail.com>
Sent:
MonApr28201420:34:18GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
Draftconversationrecords
Attachments:
PhilLymanCovoRec4_28_14.docSanJuanCountyCommissionerCoordinationMtg.
Covo.Rec..doc
From:
Sent:
MonApr28201420:40:00GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
Fwd:Draftconversationrecords
Attachments:
PhilLymanCovoRec4_28_14.docSanJuanCountyCommissionerCoordinationMtg.
Covo.Rec..doc
Don,
Pleasereviewthesedraftconversationrecords.Pleasecallmeifyouhaveanyquestions.
Thanks
SentfrommyiPad
From:LancePorter<lncprtr@gmail.com>
To:"Porter,Lance"<l50porte@blm.gov>
Subject:Draftconversationrecords
From:
Sent:
To:
MonApr28201421:44:27GMT0600(MDT)
Subject:
Re:Draftconversationrecords
Attachments:
SanJuanCountyCommissionerCoordinationMtg.Covo.Rec.DKHedits.docPhilLyman
CovoRec4_28_14DKHedits.doc
my suggested edits attached
DonHoffheins
=============================
DonaldK.Hoffheins
FieldManager
Work:4355871506,Cell:4354599461
dhoffhei@blm.gov
OnMon,Apr28,2014at8:40PM,LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>wrote:
Don,
Thanks
SentfrommyiPad
From:
Sent:
TueApr29201407:29:56GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
Re:Draftconversationrecords
Thankyou
OnMon,Apr28,2014at9:44PM,Hoffheins,Donald<dhoffhei@blm.gov>wrote:
my suggested edits attached
DonHoffheins
=============================
DonaldK.Hoffheins
FieldManager
Work:4355871506,Cell:4354599461
dhoffhei@blm.gov
OnMon,Apr28,2014at8:40PM,LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>wrote:
Don,
Thanks
SentfrommyiPad
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
ATTORNEYCLIENTWORKPRODUCTRecapturetrip
"Smith,Shelley"<ssmith@blm.gov>
From:
Sent:
To:
MonApr28201417:04:22GMT0600(MDT)
Subject:
ATTORNEYCLIENTWORKPRODUCTRecapturetrip
NOTSUBJECTTODISCLOSURE
JasonthereisapossibilitythatJeremyJarneckewillneedtoalsovisitthecanyon,buthecannotgountil
Thursdayattheearliest.We'llbeincommunicationasthisevolvesIjustwantedtogiveyouaheadsup.
Thanks!
OnMon,Apr28,2014at4:25PM,JasonMoore<jdmoore@blm.gov>wrote:
IspokewithGregMeuth,theMonticelloRanger,andhe'sgoingtoget
intouchwithNateandworkoutatimefortomorrow.Itwouldbegood
iftheycouldidentifythesightsthatwillbemoresusceptibleto
damagebytheOHVssowecansetcamerasuponthem.I'llstopbyin
themorningandwecandiscussfurther.Thanks.
SentfrommyiPhone
>OnApr28,2014,at4:16PM,AaronCurtis<acurtis@blm.gov>wrote:
>
>Thanks,Jason,LE'sassistanceonthisoneismuchappreciated.Sincethe
>SolicitorswantedtogethimoutthereASAP,Nateshouldbein
>Moab/Monticelloreadytorollbyearlyafternoontomorrow.
>
>PrettysureIonlyhaveameetingat10tomorrowmorning,sopleaseswing
>by/getintouchtodiscusstheplan.
>
>Thanksagain,
>
>AC
>
>OriginalMessage
>From:JasonMoore[mailto:jdmoore@blm.gov]
>Sent:Monday,April28,20142:18PM
>To:AaronCurtis
>Cc:EricBoikNathanThomasShelleyJSmith
>Subject:Re:Recapturetrip
>
>HiAaron,
>
>I'minandoutofcellcoveragetodaybutwillbeatthestateofficein
>themorning.Wecouldspeakthenifyouwouldlike.
>
>Anditwon'tbeaproblemgettingLEtoaccompanyNateinRecapture.
>
>SentfrommyiPhone
>
>>OnApr28,2014,at1:46PM,AaronCurtis<acurtis@blm.gov>wrote:
>>
>>Hi,Jason,
>>
>>We'regoingtobesendingNatedowntoRecaptureASAPtotakealook
>>atthingsontheDL.MaybeI'mbeingoverprotective,buthe'sgoing
>>toneedanLEOtoaccompanyhimwhilehe'sinthere.Couldyouplease
>>getintouchw/meand/orNateatyourearliestconvenience?Would
>>youbeavailableat3forallofustochattogether?
>>
>>Nate
>>o:435.865.3031
>>c:435.770.7120
>>
>>Aaron
>>o:801.539.4225
>>c:801.793.6156
>>
>>SentfrommyiPad
ShelleyJ.Smith
DeputyStateDirector,NaturalResources
BLMUtah
8015394034
ATTORNEYCLIENTWORKPRODUCT:RecaptureCanyonWatershedIssues
From:
Sent:
MonApr28201416:30:04GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
ATTORNEYCLIENTWORKPRODUCT:RecaptureCanyonWatershedIssues
NOTSUBJECTTODISCLOSURE
LanceI'vebeenworkingwithmystaffhereandJimKarkuttoprepareinformationaboutpossibleimpactsto
resourcesinRecaptureshouldtheillegalridehappenonMay10.IaskedJeremyJarnecketosummarize
thesoil,riparian,andhydrologicalimpacts,sothatJimcouldhaveittoworkwith.AlsoNateThomaswillbe
theretomorrowtoassesstheculturalresourcesAaronhasbeenintouchwithJasonMooreaboutanLE
presencethenandIthinktheyhavethatworkedout.Finally,IhaveRonBolanderlookingintothe
SouthwestWillowFlycatcher,migratorybirdnestingseason,andanyaquaticspeciesofconcernhewill
updatemetomorrowmorning.Theywillcoordinatewithlocalspecialistsasadvisedtodoso.
Letmeknowiftherearequestionsthanks!
Forwardedmessage
From:Jarnecke,Jeremy<jjarnecke@blm.gov>
Date:Mon,Apr28,2014at4:05PM
Subject:RecaptureCanyonWatershedIssues
To:JamesKarkut<james.karkut@sol.doi.gov>
Cc:ShelleySmith<ssmith@blm.gov>
JimShelleyaskedmetoputtogetheralistofwaterandsoilrelatedconcerns&potentialresourceimpactsfromtrespass
OHVuseontheclosedtrailinRecaptureCanyon.IvisitedthecanyonwithanumberofMonticelloFieldOfficestaffearlier
thisspring.Briefly,thesearethemainpoints:
MuchoftheoldtrespassalignmentbelowRecaptureCanyonRimsarelocatedonsoilsthatarehighlyerodible,
pronetorutting/compaction,andarepoorlysuitedforoffroadtravel.Rutting,compaction,andsubsequenterosion
fromwheeledtrafficcanbesubstantiallyincreasedwhensoilshavehighmoisturecontentasinspringtimeorafter
stormevents.Theseconditionstypicallyleadtoincreasesinuplanderosionandsteamsedimentationthrough
interception/concentrationofoverlandorstreamflows.
Manyoftheexistingtrailsegmentsareverysteep'fallline'alignmentsandcanexceed20%gradientonsoilspoorly
suitedforoffroadtravel.Thesetrailsegmentsarepronetoacceleratederosion,gullyformation,andstream
sedimentation.
Thesouthcanyonbottomaccessrouteincludesanumberofsteepsectionsthatcrossstreamorspring/seepareas
thatsupportriparianwetlandvegetation.Thesetrailsegmentsimpacttheriparianareasindirectlythroughtrail
erosion/streamsedimentationanddirectlyatthetrailcrossing.Directimpactsincludelossofstabilizingriparian
vegetation,soilrutting,acceleratederosion,anddegradationofwaterquality.
Ofthe5.4milesofroad/trailbelowtheRecaptureCanyonRimrock(2.8miunauthtrail,2.6closedroad)
approximately0.9milesarerouteddirectlythroughtheRecaptureCanyonstream/riparianarea,1.35milesare
within50feetoftheriparianarea,andthereare8streamcrossings.Thestreamcrossingsandtrailsegmentswithin
theriparianareasarerevegetatingorrevegetated.Theunauthorizedusewouldimpacttheseareasasdescribed
above.
TheproposedrealignmentscurrentlybeinganalyzedbyBLMwouldavoidmanyofthespringseepandstream
crossingsatthesoutherncanyonaccess.Currently,manyofthesesectionsaresomewhatstableandre
vegetating.Trafficontheoldsteepsectionswouldlikelyresultinacceleratederosionandimpacttoriparianand
waterresources.
Hopefully,thesemeetyourneeds.LetmeknowifIcanclarifyanythingoransweranyotherquestions.
IamavailabletheremainderofthisafternoonandTuesdaymorningbefore10am.IwillbeoutofcontactonWednesday
investigatingHappyCanyonfortheHanksvilleFO,butwillcheckemail/voicemailWednesdayevening.Icanbeavailable
ThursdayorFridayifadditionalsupportisneeded.Mycelphone#is801.362.5819.
Thanks
JeremyJarnecke,Hydrologist
SoilWaterAirProgramLead
BLMUtahStateOffice
440West200South
SaltLakeCityUT84101
jjarnecke@blm.gov
801.539.4098
ShelleyJ.Smith
DeputyStateDirector,NaturalResources
BLMUtah
8015394034
Re:IhavejustnowemailedthestaffoftheUtahdelegationandsentthemacopyoftheLymanletter
From:
Sent:
MonApr28201414:23:09GMT0600(MDT)
To:
"Bird,Lola"<lbird@blm.gov>
Subject:
Re:IhavejustnowemailedthestaffoftheUtahdelegationandsentthemacopyofthe
Lymanletter
All,
IjustfinishedmycalltotheGovernor'sOffice(MikeMower).BLMUtahissendingapackageouttothefolkswetalkedon
thephonefirstthingtomorrowmorning.
TheLetterfromLance
threemaps(forthosethathavenotbeentheretherearequestionsofwhereitis)
emailattached
ShouldanymediainquiriescomeLolaispreparedtogivethemtheinformation.
AbigthankstoLanceforbeingonthefrontlinestoday.
Juan
Cell801.4405411
SentfrommyiPad
OnApr28,2014,at2:17PM,"Bird,Lola"<lbird@blm.gov>wrote:
Iaminprogressofnotificationofmycontacts.
OnMon,Apr28,2014at2:07PM,Sedlmayr,Laurie<lsedlmay@blm.gov>wrote:
FYI.
LaurieSedlmayr
BLMLegislativeAffairs
202/9127427
Thankyou,
LolaBird
BLMUtahExternalAffairs
8015394033
RecaptureLEOperationsPlan
/138.RecaptureLEOperationsPlan/1.12014OPSPlanRecaptureProtestRide.doc
/138.RecaptureLEOperationsPlan/2.12014OPSPlanRecaptureProtestRide.doc
From:
Sent:
FriApr25201411:04:22GMT0600(MDT)
To:
LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>,DonaldHoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>
Subject:
RecaptureLEOperationsPlan
Attachments:
JennawantsthisbyMondayafternoon.Ifyouguyscouldtakealookatitandmakesuggestionsundertrackchangesand
returnittomethatwouldbegreat.Thanks.
JasonD.Moore
MoabFieldOffice
Phone:4352592109
Cell:4352608013
From:
Sent:
FriApr25201413:04:39GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
Fwd:RecaptureLEOperationsPlan
Attachments:
Forwardedmessage
From:Moore,Jason<jdmoore@blm.gov>
Date:Fri,Apr25,2014at11:04AM
Subject:RecaptureLEOperationsPlan
To:LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>,DonaldHoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>
JennawantsthisbyMondayafternoon.Ifyouguyscouldtakealookatitandmakesuggestionsundertrackchangesand
returnittomethatwouldbegreat.Thanks.
JasonD.Moore
MoabFieldOffice
Phone:4352592109
Cell:4352608013
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
From:
Sent:
MonApr28201411:19:29GMT0600(MDT)
To:
Subject:
Re:RecaptureLEOperationsPlan
Thankspleasesendalonganyrevisedversion.j
SentfrommyiPad
OnApr25,2014,at1:04PM,"Porter,Lance"<l50porte@blm.gov>wrote:
Forwardedmessage
From:Moore,Jason<jdmoore@blm.gov>
Date:Fri,Apr25,2014at11:04AM
Subject:RecaptureLEOperationsPlan
To:LancePorter<l50porte@blm.gov>,DonaldHoffheins<dhoffhei@blm.gov>
JennawantsthisbyMondayafternoon.Ifyouguyscouldtakealookatitandmakesuggestionsundertrack
changesandreturnittomethatwouldbegreat.Thanks.
JasonD.Moore
MoabFieldOffice
Phone:4352592109
Cell:4352608013
LanceC.Porter
DistrictManager
Office(435)2592174
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