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ST. GEORGE — People from the region's off-road community stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the basement of the Washington County Library in St. George Tuesday as they sought to learn more about a proposed land exchange between the Bureau of Land Management and Washington County Water Conservancy District.
Those in attendance fear such a move will erode and possibly destroy outdoor recreation in a part of the Sand Mountain area.
The exchange would involve 1,050 acres of BLM-managed land for 89 acres within the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area. According to the BLM, the 1,050-acre parcel is located in Warner Valley, approximately 1.5 miles from the St. George Regional Airport, 7 miles east of the city of St. George and just outside the city limits of Washington City in unincorporated Washington County.
Warner Valley is also the site of a reservoir the water district has had in its long-term plans for several years and is a primary reason for the proposed exchange.
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