The highway proposal is officially dead. This victory belongs to every person who refused to let them pave over our desert. Keep your eyes on the local zoning meetings so they do not try to sneak this through again.
April 9, 2021
CLOSED : Wrong Place For a Highway - Save Red Cliffs Desert Reserve and National Conservation Area
Final supporters
In recent years our town St. George has caught the eye of many for its beauty, and our astounding community that surrounds it.
Because of this, our town has grown, And lots of development has proceeded to sustain the growth of those finding love for our little corner of Southern Utah.
While most of this development is well merited, and beneficial to our town, we still face the threat of harmful, and unnecessary development.
What I'm referring to is the northern corridor, a proposed highway that will cut directly through the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve and National Conservation Area, destroying multiple points of interest, such as prehistoric petroglyphs and trails, but more importantly, destroying lives.
Many treasured species live on this land, most notably the Mojave Desert Tortoise, an threatened species with very specific biological needs that the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve provides. I fear the Northern Corridor is a trojan horse for future development in Red Cliffs Reserve because it’s routed through and next to lands that are privately owned.
Those who want the road claim it will “decongest exit 10 and exit 8” of i15, and increase traffic efficiency, yet multiple alternatives in studies done by the BLM have been proven to be more effective and less harmful to our land.
Even if this proposed highway does these things, I want you to ask yourself, is human convenience all that matters in Southern Utah?
Because I don't, and I know plenty of the community feels the same way.
Sign the petition, and show you care. What takes a matter of seconds, will help our town for dozens of years in the future.
Updates
February 21, 2021
We just hit 100 signatures to protect the Red Cliffs Reserve from this highway. Post the link to your Facebook page today and tag your local representatives to keep the pressure on.
Reached 500 supporters
February 20, 2021
February 20, 2021
The momentum behind this fight is real because you refused to look away from what is happening to our desert. Post this link on your Facebook page today and email your local representative to demand they protect the conservation area.
Reached 100 supporters
February 18, 2021
226 Comments
Building this road sets the precedent for destroying habitat for desert wildlife as an easy solution when there are other viable alternatives. Please do not build the Northern Corridor. Respect nature and the land that was set aside to protect the desert tortoise.
Protect this beautiful corner of Utah. We do not need another ugly, invasive highway! We need our open spaces. I live here. I will drive around and so can every other person who moves into my beautiful town.
Pay attention to the fly-by option. We live in Ivins and the new corridor will seriously affect us and Santa Clara. I believe it will be necessary to adjust traffic flows in the future but Pierce is correct, there is different options.
I want to see the petroglyphs, trails and wildlife in this area for years to come. When I first moved here a little over 10 years ago, I was amazed to see Quail and Roadrunners everywhere. I never see them anymore. Don't let this happen with the Desert Tortoise.
Save the tortoises, save the land. Many come here for the open land and trails and to be one with nature. Without nature, it will become another concrete wasteland, this losing tourist and money incoming. When is human convenience the only thing though about?
Stop the insanity.
The building of this “corridor” seems to be not so much there to “help” the community as it is an avenue to destroy more of our protected land and put more money in the pockets of the politicians in charge of the city.
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The highway proposal is officially dead. This victory belongs to every person who refused to let them pave over our desert. Keep your eyes on the local zoning meetings so they do not try to sneak this through again.
April 9, 2021
CLOSED : Wrong Place For a Highway - Save Red Cliffs Desert Reserve and National Conservation Area
Final supporters
In recent years our town St. George has caught the eye of many for its beauty, and our astounding community that surrounds it.
Because of this, our town has grown, And lots of development has proceeded to sustain the growth of those finding love for our little corner of Southern Utah.
While most of this development is well merited, and beneficial to our town, we still face the threat of harmful, and unnecessary development.
What I'm referring to is the northern corridor, a proposed highway that will cut directly through the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve and National Conservation Area, destroying multiple points of interest, such as prehistoric petroglyphs and trails, but more importantly, destroying lives.
Many treasured species live on this land, most notably the Mojave Desert Tortoise, an threatened species with very specific biological needs that the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve provides. I fear the Northern Corridor is a trojan horse for future development in Red Cliffs Reserve because it’s routed through and next to lands that are privately owned.
Those who want the road claim it will “decongest exit 10 and exit 8” of i15, and increase traffic efficiency, yet multiple alternatives in studies done by the BLM have been proven to be more effective and less harmful to our land.
Even if this proposed highway does these things, I want you to ask yourself, is human convenience all that matters in Southern Utah?
Because I don't, and I know plenty of the community feels the same way.
Sign the petition, and show you care. What takes a matter of seconds, will help our town for dozens of years in the future.
Updates
February 21, 2021
We just hit 100 signatures to protect the Red Cliffs Reserve from this highway. Post the link to your Facebook page today and tag your local representatives to keep the pressure on.
Reached 500 supporters
February 20, 2021
February 20, 2021
The momentum behind this fight is real because you refused to look away from what is happening to our desert. Post this link on your Facebook page today and email your local representative to demand they protect the conservation area.
Reached 100 supporters
February 18, 2021
226 Comments
As someone who has studied conservation, worked in land management, and generally enjoyed the natural beauty of Southern Utah, this proposed highway is not what this municipality, county, state, country, or world needs.
Building this road sets the precedent for destroying habitat for desert wildlife as an easy solution when there are other viable alternatives. Please do not build the Northern Corridor. Respect nature and the land that was set aside to protect the desert tortoise.
Protect this beautiful corner of Utah. We do not need another ugly, invasive highway! We need our open spaces. I live here. I will drive around and so can every other person who moves into my beautiful town.
Pay attention to the fly-by option. We live in Ivins and the new corridor will seriously affect us and Santa Clara. I believe it will be necessary to adjust traffic flows in the future but Pierce is correct, there is different options.
I want to see the petroglyphs, trails and wildlife in this area for years to come. When I first moved here a little over 10 years ago, I was amazed to see Quail and Roadrunners everywhere. I never see them anymore. Don't let this happen with the Desert Tortoise.
Save the tortoises, save the land. Many come here for the open land and trails and to be one with nature. Without nature, it will become another concrete wasteland, this losing tourist and money incoming. When is human convenience the only thing though about?
Stop the insanity.
The building of this “corridor” seems to be not so much there to “help” the community as it is an avenue to destroy more of our protected land and put more money in the pockets of the politicians in charge of the city.
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As someone who has studied conservation, worked in land management, and generally enjoyed the natural beauty of Southern Utah, this proposed highway is not what this municipality, county, state, country, or world needs.