A good news, bad news update on BLM trail projects. First the bad news. Washington DC cut the funding our local BLM office was planning to use to match money from Utah for the West Mountain DH Trail. It is canceled. Ugh.
Now the Good news.
1) We will ask for an extension for the funding from Utah and hopefully find a way to match it next year.
2) There were several projects in the BLM pipeline that will go forward this year.
– Hurricane Cliff network: new restroom and parking on Sheep Bridge Road at the intersection of JEM and Crypto
– JEM trailhead: New restroom and parking/fencing upgrades
– Wire Mesa: new restroom and fenced trailhead parking
– Bearclaw Poppy: Navajo drive trailhead with flush toilets and running water. It is a cooperative project with Saint George City
– New dry camping sites along Sheep Bridge road in The Hurricane Cliffs Trail Network (pictured below)
