Southern Utah land swap would give bison more room to roam, but at what cost?

Proposal calls for BLM to acquire Henry Mountains inholdings while giving up other land that’s ripe for development

(Courtesy photo by Ray Bloxham, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance) Utah’s remote Henry Mountains in Garfield County are home to free-roaming herd of bison. A land trade is in the works where nearby ranchers would exchange their private inholdings on the range’s west slope with public land that could then be developed in fast-growing Washington County.

Southern Utah land swap would give bison more room to roam, but at what cost?

Proposal calls for BLM to acquire Henry Mountains inholdings while giving up other land that’s ripe for development

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