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Author: Kya Marienfeld

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Planning process kicks off for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Aug 15th, 2022 Written by Kya Marienfeld

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has officially kicked off its management planning process for the restored Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and has announced a series of public meetings—two virtual and three in person—where the agency will share information, answer questions, and accept public comment. While the restoration of Grand...

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Support the BLM in Protecting Resources and Visitor Experiences in the Moab Area

Jun 15th, 2022 Written by Kya Marienfeld

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently seeking public input on new plans to better manage dispersed camping, protect resources, and improve visitor experiences in three high-use areas near Moab, Utah. The BLM’s Moab field office, which manages 1.8 million acres of public lands in southeastern Utah, including 830,000...

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Help shape the future of Utah’s Manti-La Sal National Forest

Oct 15th, 2021 Written by Kya Marienfeld

Want a say in how the Forest Service manages public lands and mountain ecosystems outside of Moab? The Manti-La Sal National Forest, which includes distinct forest units in the La Sal Mountains outside of Moab as well as the Abajo Mountains and a portion of Bears Ears National Monument in...

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Stop the BLM from Doubling Down on Clearcutting with No Accountability!

May 26th, 2020 Written by Kya Marienfeld

As you know, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been destroying native vegetation like sagebrush, pinyon pine, and juniper for decades. But in recent years, your voice and input has played a critical role in stopping or delaying many of the worst large-scale mechanical vegetation removal proposals on our...

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Victory! Clearcutting Plan Overturned in Grand Staircase!

Sep 17th, 2019 Written by Kya Marienfeld

SUWA and partners win appeal of plan to masticate and chain Skutumpah Terrace in GSENM.

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From 2018-2021 (during the previous, illegal reduc From 2018-2021 (during the previous, illegal reduction) there were a total of 20 mining claims filed in the lands cut from Bears Ears National Monument. As of Monday, Sept. 28 (two weeks after the mineral withdrawal was lifted during the second illegal reduction), more than triple that number – 72 claims – have been filed in Bears Ears. 

Claims have been filed by Land Survey Advisors LLC (36), Kimmerle Mining (33), and George W. Schultz (3). A map of all claims can be found above. 

For more info, visit link in @protectwildutah's bio.
Since our press release last Wednesday, Kimmerle Since our press release last Wednesday,  Kimmerle Mining has filed 7 additional mining claims. All are located near Natural Bridges National Monument—the first International Dark Sky Park.

This brings the total mining claims to 20 from Kimmerle Mining and 23 total (3 from George W. Schultz) in lands cut from Bears Ears National Monument. 

Now is a critical time to contact your members of Congress and urge them to speak out against the cuts to these extraordinary places, as well as the inexcusable disbanding of the Bears Ears Commission.

To learn more or see an updated map of these mining claims, visit suwa.org (or link in bio).
Today is the 30th anniversary of the designation o Today is the 30th anniversary of the designation of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. While we could lament on those who are trying to destroy it, let’s instead honor the people who have dedicated their lives to protect it. 

If you’ve been to Grand Staircase, you know just how easy it is to be wild and free there. The landscape is a living one, an ancestral land to indigenous peoples, and home to so many living species. From the deeply rooted biological soil crusts to the stories told in the dark night skies—let’s celebrate this incredibly magical place as it continues to inspire us forward.

Please continue to support and magnify the voices of protectors like the @grandstaircasecoalition.

Let today be a reminder of how deeply we love Grand Staircase-Escalante and how far we're willing to go to protect it. Protect Wild Utah!

Photo credits: Daniel Richardson
This week, Sen. Lee took a major step toward overt This week, Sen. Lee took a major step toward overturning the Bears Ears Monument Management Plan by adding a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) opinion to the Congressional Record.

Under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), this opens the door for Congress to introduce a resolution of disapproval, which we anticipate will happen soon. If passed by a simple majority in both the House and Senate and signed by the President, the Bears Ears Management Plan would be undone.

The plan lays out how the monument will be managed for wildlife, outdoor recreation, dark skies, grazing, and other uses. Not to mention it would unravel years of collaboration between Tribal Nations and federal agencies while preventing a similar plan from being created in the future.

The move comes just days after 16 new mining claims were filed within Bears Ears National Monument.

For more info, visit link in bio.
Photo Credit: Tim Peterson
The Forest Service is rewriting its longstanding T The Forest Service is rewriting its longstanding Travel Management Rule, which determines where off-road vehicles can travel across national forests and grasslands. The proposal prioritizes ORV use at the expense of all other uses, including the protection of wildlife, cultural sites, healthy streams, and the solitude of wild places. 

❗Submit a comment NOW at link in bio.❗

There are already hundreds of thousands of miles of Forest Service roads nationwide,  facing a $9 billion maintenance backlog. Both the proposed Travel Management Rule change and the proposed rescission of the Roadless Rule (alert from earlier this week) are part of the administration’s systematic dismantling of the rules and safeguards that keep national forests healthy and safe for the benefit of all. #protectwildutah
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