Tag: Mojave Desert Tortoise
Understanding Red Cliffs History Is Important
Many newcomers to this area, and others, may not know that in the 1990s, 63,000 acres of land, named Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, most of which is
Washington County commissioners angry over BLM draft management plan
Washington County officials are expressing outrage in regards to a recently released Bureau of Land Management draft resource management plan. The conflict results from...
Petition opposing the Northern Corridor gains strength
Opponents of the "Northern Corridor"—the proposed parkway that would link I-15 at exit 13 to the Red Hills Parkway—have created a petition opposing Washington County...
The Ghost Highway: The battle for the Northern Corridor, a conclusion
The Northern Corridor issue will not be decided for some time. The BLM Draft Resource Management Plan still has to move through a labyrinth...
The Ghost Highway: The battle for the Northern Corridor, part III
Twenty years from now, the quiet desert north of St. George might look very different. There might be a four-lane highway winding its way...
The Ghost Highway: The battle for the Northern Corridor, part II
The battle for the Northern Corridor, part II: The builders
written by Don Gilman
The St. George area has been growing at a large rate for...