SALT LAKE CITY – Tuesday, auctioned more than 8,000 acres of land previously owned by the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA), with the winning bid from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
The property, Cinnamon Creek, is west of Ant Flat Road and north of the Cache / Weber County boundary.
The property is named for Cinnamon Creek, which extends through more than 8,100 acres.
“The Cinnamon Creek property provides important public access for hunting, fishing and other wildlife activities in northern Utah in an area that is largely private land,” said Mike Canning, associate director of DWR.
Partners provided significant funds to assist DWR in the acquisition of the Cinnamon Creek property
In a statement to the media, Utah DWR said it was able to attract with the help of partners who have committed “substantial funds”. These partners include the Mule Deer Foundation, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, the State of Utah, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
“We are very grateful to all conservation groups who recognized the importance of this property to wildlife and the public and who contributed funds for the purchase,” said Canning.
Canning also noted the agency’s appreciation for the Utah Legislature, and particularly for Casey Snider, whose district includes the Cinnamon Creek property.
The DWR said that Cinnamon Creek will become Utah’s 193rd wildlife management area. Hunting and fishing opportunities are among the perks of owning DWR, the agency said. But wildlife management is also important.
The DWR will help minimize the impact of wildlife on private property in the area. At the same time, it will provide winter feeding grounds for wildlife, including large game.
“It also contains an important habitat for moose, mule deer, moose, sage and pointed-tailed grouse,” said Canning. “Cinnamon Creek also contains a genetically pure Bonneville cutthroat trout population.
“We will manage the area as a wildlife management area in order to continue to provide important wildlife habitat and to continue to provide access for hunting and fishing.”
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