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Contact: Mary Plumb
The National Park Service (NPS) Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is initiating a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze authorizing bicycle use on the Stud Horse Trail network, adjacent to Highway 89 in Utah and Arizona. Public scoping comments will be accepted through Dec. 16, 2022.
The Draft Environmental Assessment is being prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to provide a decision-making framework that effectively evaluates potential issues and impacts to the area’s resources and values. We welcome formal comment on the project during this initial public scoping period and after the release of the Draft Environmental Assessment. The project is currently in the scoping phase and comments may be submitted online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/StudHorseTrails until Dec. 16, 2022, or by mail to: Superintendent, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, P.O. Box 1507, Page, Ariz. 86040. Public comments will not be accepted verbally or by fax or email.
To assist the public in understanding the proposed action and providing comments, the NPS is hosting an open house on Dec. 7, 2022, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Glen Canyon NRA Headquarters building, located at 691 Scenic View Drive, Page, Ariz. (Training Room). The scoping open house will include a presentation, and we look forward to answering questions and receiving comment cards about the project. Scoping comments will be particularly useful that address the proposed action, environmental issues that should be addressed, potential alternatives, and sources of data that should be considered.
Scoping serves as an opportunity to engage the public early in the planning process as the NPS develops the range of alternatives for the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA). Once the Draft EA is complete, the NPS will offer another public comment period.
Last updated: November 22, 2022