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KANAB, Utah — A crowd of more than 300 all-terrain and off-highway vehicle riders held a weekend rally near Kanab to protest federal government restrictions on access to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Under a Bureau of Land Management plan for the 1.9-million acre monument, the Paria River is closed to motorized vehicles. Riders say they want federal land managers and environmentalists to know residents have a stake in control of the southern Utah area.
In April, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a county lawsuit and upheld the BLM’s plan.
