BLM Approves Treatments to Improve Sagebrush Habitat near Vernal
The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office has issued Categorical Exclusion documentation for the Sunday School Sagebrush Restoration: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0146-CE. The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving lop and scatter vegetation treatments to remove pinyon and juniper trees encroaching into sagebrush habitat and minimize wildfire risk. The project area is 2,742 acres of BLM-administered lands in the Sunday School Canyon area, about 50 miles south of Vernal in Uintah County, Utah (T. 13 S., R. 22 E., Sections 14-17, 19-23, 26-29, 33-34; T. 14 S., R. 22 E., Section 3).
The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=7EC9CE17-F5AD-F111-AAAB-001DD80D733D. For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.