Public & Private Access to Backcountry

Utah Delegation Letter to USDA from June 3, 2024

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Cardiff Fork Access Forest Service Note from 2001

Dismissal of Violation 2007

Mediation Statement 2023

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Wayne CRAWFORD and Cardiff Fork Landowners Association, Plaintiffs,

vs.

SALT LAKE COUNTY, State of Utah, United States Department
of Agriculture, and United States Forest Service, Defendants.

Case No. 2:06-CV-106 PGC
Signed 09/25/2006

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Emails between Forest Service and Cardiff Owners Association

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The problem is that the canyon is a patchwork of public and private lands, with awkward straight line property boundaries that are in many cases still a function of old mining claims.  

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Correspondence Emails regarding the what activities are allowed on private properties.

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Social Media Comments and Posts about Cardiff Access

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Correspondence regarding the Special Use Permit and Access to the Backcountry

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Questions Submitted by Advisory Board Members on Public & Private Access to Backcountry

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In May 2022 the Special Use Permit that the landowners agreed to with the Forest Service expired after 10 years.

This permit had allowed landowners to cross public land to access their land, even in motorized vehicles.  In exchange, landowners allowed access to the public to cross their lands. 

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Correspondance and Responses about Crawford GRAMA requests

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Letter from Forest Service about non-compliance.

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