United States Department of the Interior Office of Hearings and Appeals

Interior Board of Land Appeals 801 N. St., Suite 300

Arlington, VA 22203

April 11, 2016 703-235-3750

2015-174 & 2015-175

WILDERNESS WATCH, ETAL.

703-235-8349 (fax)

Land Use

Joint Motion to Dismiss Granted; Appeal Dismissed

ORDER

Appellants appealed from an April 10, 2015, joint Decision Record (DR) issued by the District Managers, Boise and Twin Falls Districts, Idaho, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). BLM approved the Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Final Management Plan. Appellants challenged certain provisions of the Management Plan that address fur trapping, temporary blinds, and vehicle use for grazing-related activities. On November 3, 2015, the Board suspended the appeals to facilitate the parties' settlement discussions.

On April 8, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Dismiss. They state they have settled the matters in dispute and therefore request the Board to dismiss the appeals. Based on the parties' agreement, we grant the Joint Motion to Dismiss. See 43 C.F.R. § 4.407(c).

Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to the Board of Land Appeals by the Secretary of the Interior, 43 C.F.R. § 4.1, we dismiss the matter from our docket.