Utah Trust Lands board approves sale of 50,000 acres in Book Cliffs to state wildlife division

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: June 18, 2026

Words: 1,687

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Utah Trust Lands Administration board voted 5-1 on Thursday to approve the sale of about 50,000 acres of popular hunting and fishing land known as the roadless Book Cliffs area in Grand County to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for nearly $30 million.

One board member, real estate developer Dan Simons, voted against the sale without explaining his vote, but the others voted in favor. The vote came in a public …

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