BLM yanks oil and gas leases proposed near Zion after complaints from residents
Public lands • Parcels near the national park are pulled from auction after guv raises concerns about tourism, recreation.
Courtesy | Luke Henry, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. BLM proposes oil and gas leases on two parcels along the Kolob Terrace Road overlooking North Creek just west of Zion National Park. These parcels would be only the public lands in Washington County leased for energy development.