Environmental Assessment Completed

Joe's Valley Recreation and Bouldering Area

Manti-La Sal National Forest Emery, Utah Ferron Ranger District

Bouldering and camping at Joe's Valley have contributed to recreation resource impacts throughout the area. The purpose is to mitigate current impacts to soil and vegetation while providing quality recreation opportunities and protecting resources.

Location

Straight and Cottonwood Canyons west of Orangeville, Utah

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/27/2015
2
Comment Period
05/28/2015
3
Objection Period Start
07/04/2017
4
Decision
10/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityDispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Trail Management
Joe's Valley Recreation and Bouldering AreaDecision Signed Date: 10/02/2017
ForestsManti-Lasal National Forest
DistrictsFerron Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionStraight Canyon along Utah Highway 29, Cottonwood Canyon along Forest Road 50040, and Grimes Wash near Utah Highway 57. These areas are located in Townships 17 and 18 South, Range 6 and 7 East.
Recreation management