WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
RED CLIFFS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
RED CLIFFS DESERT RESERVE
Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)
This collaborative partnership has the primary goal of recovering the threatened desert tortoise while carefully managing recreational activities and utility projects in an extraordinarily unique environment that will benefit future generations.
LOCATION
Washington County HCP Administration10 North 100 East
St. George, UT 84770
(435) 634-5759
http://www.redcliffsdesertreserve.com
HISTORY
The Red Cliffs Desert Reserve was created in 1996.The Red Cliffs National Conservation Area is part of the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve and was created as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.
PHOTOS
TBDREFERENCES
YouTube video about the Red Cliffs National Conservation AreaRed Cliffs Recreation Area Visitor Guide
Red Cliffs Campground Map
Red Cliffs Recreation Area Map
Red Cliffs National Conservation Area Map
Red Cliffs day; reserve of the ancients, a Mexican village and Harrisburg
by Reuben Wadsworth, St. George News, October 22, 2017
Quarry Blurbs
Notes about the history of the area around the St. George Sandstone Quarry
by Richard Kohler, February 2015 and September 2017
See the 9th page on "Red Cliffs National Conservation Area 2009"
BLM purchases $5 million land parcel in desert tortoise reserve
by Mikayla Shoup, St. George News, August 30, 2019