{"id":23208,"date":"2022-06-24T20:09:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T20:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/blm-plan-would-rebuild-boardwalk-protect-utah-dinosaur-tracks\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T11:16:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T11:16:36","slug":"blm-plan-would-rebuild-boardwalk-protect-utah-dinosaur-tracks","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/blm-plan-would-rebuild-boardwalk-protect-utah-dinosaur-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"BLM plan would rebuild boardwalk, protect Utah dinosaur tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bureau of Land Management is proposing a new plan to rebuild a boardwalk at Utah&#8217;s Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite after a previous attempt resulted in permanent damage to priceless fossil beds.<\/p>\n<p>BLM today released a draft <a href=\"https:\/\/eplanning.blm.gov\/projects\/2015048\/200498922\/20062193\/250068375\/21-0092-DRAFT%20EA_Rebuilding%20the%20Mill%20Canyon%20Dinosaur%20Tracksite%20Trail.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">environmental assessment<\/a> (EA) outlining a plan that would carefully mark dinosaur tracks and other paleontological resources for work crews that would only be allowed to proceed under the oversight of a BLM or contracted paleontologist. <\/p>\n<p>BLM is asking for public input on the proposed plan in the draft EA, and comments will be accepted through July 26.<\/p><script async src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n\t<script>\n\t\twindow.googletag = window.googletag || {\n\t\t\tcmd: []\n\t\t};\n\n\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n            var sizeMapping = googletag.sizeMapping();\n            sizeMapping = sizeMapping.addSize([1024,786],[[728,90],[970,90],[970,250]]);\nsizeMapping = sizeMapping.addSize([0,0],[[320,50]]);\n\n            var adSizes = sizeMapping.build();\n            var hpslot = googletag.defineSlot('\/6326\/eenewsnet\/eenewspm', [], 'eenews-ad')\n                .addService(googletag.pubads());\n            \n\t\t\thpslot.defineSizeMapping(adSizes);\n            googletag.enableServices();\n\t\t});\n\t<\/script>\n    <section class=\"single-ads-list\">\n        <div class=\"container my-5\">\n            <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n                <small class=\"position-absolute\" style=\"margin-top:-20px\">Advertisement<\/small>\n                <div id=\"eenews-ad\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <script>\n      googletag.cmd.push(function() {\n        googletag.display('eenews-ad');\n      });\n    <\/script>\n<p>&#8220;The maintenance and restoration of these interpretive walkways are necessary to properly protect and manage the paleontological resources at this important site,&#8221; BLM Moab Field Manager Nicollee Gaddis-Wyatt said in a statement. &#8220;We are committed to meaningful public engagement on this project moving forward.&#8221;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January, the Bureau of Land Management drove over fossil beds with a backhoe and other heavy equipment during a project to replace a boardwalk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jv_blocks_editor_width":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"publication":[12],"class_list":{"0":"post-23208","1":"articles","2":"type-articles","3":"status-publish","5":"publication-eenewspm","6":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.9 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - 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