The BLM in Utah has lost park rangers, ... resigned or had job offers rescinded from the Bureau of Land Management in Utah since Jan. 20, ... recreation, grazing and ...

The BLM owns 22.8 million acres of land in Utah — nearly 42% of the state — and employed 952 Utahns in 2024, according to a report from the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.

Of the 1,000 workers who heard that they would be able to return to their jobs, several included workers from the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Channel Islands National Park.

In Yuma and Quartzsite, BLM is considering raising campground fees from $40 to $200 for 30-day permits and from $180 to $600 for seven-month long-term visitor permits.