Imlay and Pakoon (Well) are on the "approved" list of strips. So they will remain as is.
Pakoon Springs is the one that is mentioned on the table concerning species habitat, table 13 I think where the "unauthorized" strips are lumped in with the dump sites. That table would only affect Pakoon Springs as it is in a Desert Tortise habitat area.
I'm not sure that the other "unauthorized" strips would be forever left alone because if we don't address them someone else could come along as area manager and decide he/she don't like them or us flying recreational types.
Grand Gulch is a must save so try to write about it specifically. It has a long history and should be on the NRHP, any one want to tackle that!
The area abounds with history and artifacts pertaining to the mining.

VET:

Thanks for the update.

As soon as the weather gets better I am planning a trip to Overton to the Lost City Museum. They have a lot of info. about St Thomas which was the RR spur that Grand Gulch Mine used. St Thomas is now high and dry so it might be worth a trip there. It is only about 8 miles South of Overton.

It appears that Tassi does not appear on the "approved" list. Is that the way you read it. One of my questions (sent by fax) to BLM was if an airstrip does not appear on the approved list is it, by definition, unapproved. If it is unapproved then what?

You are right that Grand Gulch must be saved.

I'm told that Tassi is on NPS land and is private, for fire fighting and staging? Not sure about that but Bruce Lenon is the NPS pilot and should know. In that respect Tassi will remain, once Lake Mead gets full again it will become quite the fly-out fishing destination.
A few of the others are on private land and would remain I imagine but we still stand to loose some.

Is there a way to place a poll on this topic? It would be interesting to poll the list members and get a count of the letters of comment sent in.
Come on gang if you haven't written yet just do it.
Thanks for the support