SALT LAKE – The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands (FFSL) has completed the Fremont Island Property Management Plan (PMP) according to the terms and conditions outlined in the conservation easement held by The Nature Conservancy (TNC). “Conserving Fremont Island as open space and allowing resources present to flourish contributes to the holistic protection of Great Salt Lake, …
Fremont Island Plan
The Fremont Island Property Management Plan represents the management direction that theDivision of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands will take for the subject property. The process wasopen and collaborative. The recommendations are consistent with the Division’s mission andlegislative mandates.
Fremont Island
Historically, Fremont Island has been privately owned by different groups or individuals. In 2020, the land was donated by a private donor to the State of Utah, Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands. Although the island is managed as public, the Nature Conservancy holds a conservation easement designed to protect the land from development or damage. Public access is …
Great Salt Lake
The Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands (FFSL) has direct management jurisdiction over lands below the Great Salt Lake meander line and all of Fremont Island. However, FFSL recognizes the importance of the Great Salt Lake ecosystem, including resource values and uses outside of the meander line that affects or are affected by actions on sovereign lands. Accordingly, FFSL …
State Lands
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