Protesters in Utah drive ATVs onto federal land — but find no showdown
John M. Glionna
... On Saturday, a dozen sheriff's deputies watched the protest from horseback. BLM officials were not so visible. "They were here, but they didn't wear their uniforms," Sheriff Rick Eldredge said. "They didn't want a clash" ...
More than 50 political leaders from nine states recently convened in Salt Lake City to talk about their joint goal: wresting control of oil-, timber- and mineral-rich lands away from federal officials. Six Western states are studying the feasibility of taking over federal land within their borders ...
... Many longtime BLM agents have adopted the habit of parking their trucks nose-out. "Sometimes we need to get out of a place pretty fast," one said.
In rural Kane County <Utah>, local officials have torn down signs on BLM land and told local bureau managers that they do not recognize U.S. government authority over public land there ...
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