Land Auction Earns $3 Million for Public Schools
On behalf of the public school beneficiary, the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) sold 1,120 trust land acres at public auction today, generating $3,066,500 for public schools. The Needles Outpost, a 640-section located just outside the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park and within the recently-designated Bears Ears National Monument in San […]
Early Trust Lands, Utah Land Management
​The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) believes that The Wilderness Society’s (TWS) recent report on historic state land sales in Utah is factually inaccurate, misleading, and politically motivated. The TWS report attributes reductions in Utah’s school trust land base to land sales for development and private recreational use. In fact, since SITLA’s […]
Vernal Resident Earns $500 Trust Lands Reward
Vernal resident Scott Abel received a $500 thank you from the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) for reporting illegal dumping on school trust lands in Uintah County. Abel was presented with a $500 check after witnessing and reporting the crime to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, which led to a citation, fine, and […]
SITLA Employee Earns Governor’s Award for Excellence
SITLA Deputy Assistant Director Lou Brown received the Governor’s Award for Excellence for Outstanding Public Service. Mr. Brown has served SITLA and its predecessor agency, the Division of State Lands, since September 1980. As a distinguished leader in this agency, his contributions and accomplishments are numerous, but highlights include work with Utah prairie dog mitigation, […]
DNR, SITLA Open New Richfield Complex
SITLA joined the Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR) dedicating the new DNR Richfield Regional Complex located at 2031 South Industrial Park Road in Richfield. The regional complex houses employees from three DNR divisions, including Forestry, Fire and State Lands, Water Rights and Wildlife Resources. Additionally, SITLA and the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food […]