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Last week, Senator Mike Lee, chair of the Senate E

Last week, Senator Mike Lee, chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced he had introduced a new, intentionally deceptively-named piece of legislation: the Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act. The bill is also sponsored by Senator John Curtis.

This appears to be another case of elected officials introducing legislation in the name of disability access without consulting with a variety of stakeholders and outdoor recreationalists who have disabilities. There are already provisions in federal law that allow people with mobility disabilities to appropriately access public lands with other power-driven mobility devices (OPDMDs).

Syren Nagakyrie, Founder and Director of Disabled Hikers, a non-profit organization that advocates for the disability community and justice in the outdoors, has previously denounced the legislation as a “blatant attempt to scapegoat disability as an excuse to build more roads.” See quotes above.

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Utah events this October! Labyrinth Canyon is curr

Utah events this October! Labyrinth Canyon is currently AT RISK. Come learn more and help Keep Labyrinth Canyon Wild by joining our film screening, information session, and comment writing workshops.

🏜 Moab event: Wednesday, October 15 from 6:00-7:30pm, Moab Arts and Recreation Center (111 E 100 N). This is a free event and will include snacks! Please let us know if you plan to attend.

🌄 Salt Lake City event 1: Tuesday, October 21 from 6:00-7:30pm, Salt Lake City Public Library Main Branch (210 E 400 S). The library offers free 2-hour parking underground with validation. Also a free event, but please register.

🎥 Salt Lake City event 2: Join our friends from the @glencanyon_institute for a screening and panel discussion about their documentary, What the River Knows, on Thursday, October 23 at 7:00 pm at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 Broadway). Our film, Keep Labyrinth Canyon Wild, will also be screened and we’ll have a staffed information table on site. This event requires tickets, which must be purchased in advance.

Labyrinth Canyon is home to irreplaceable cultural sites, important wildlife habitats for the desert bighorn sheep and Mexican spotted owl, and unmatched wilderness opportunities. This gem of a place is worth protecting!

Learn more and register using the QR code above (or link in bio).

Last week, the Trump Administration announced it i

Last week, the Trump Administration announced it is making previously off-limits public land available for coal leasing under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), including 48,000 acres in Utah administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

This announcement signals the administration’s intent to push speculative coal development on public lands next to national parks and monuments. New analysis from conservation groups shows parcels available for leasing directly adjacent to or near Zion, Bryce Canyon, and Capitol Reef National Parks and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Maps and additional info can be found at the link in our bio. #protectwildutah

Utah Senator Mike Lee, chair of the Senate Energy

Utah Senator Mike Lee, chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has introduced new legislation—the Border Lands Conservation Act (S. 2967), which would undermine the Wilderness Act and impact millions of acres of public lands along the northern and southern United States border. It also removes any and all ability for land management agencies to limit U.S. Border Patrol activities on public lands within 100 miles of the border.

Above is a statement from SUWA Executive Director Scott Braden. For additional information, visit the link in our bio.

Keep Labyrinth Canyon Wild! Earlier this year, we

Keep Labyrinth Canyon Wild! Earlier this year, we partnered with @rigtoflip to create a short film about this rallying cry for a remarkable place. Take 10 minutes to learn why Labyrinth Canyon is a truly wild place and to better understand the threats posed by excessive off-road vehicles.

The Trump administration is taking comments on a plan to increase motorized recreation in Labyrinth until Friday, Oct 24 - speak up and send this video to your friends, family, and colleagues who also love public lands and wild places (especially if they’ve floated Labyrinth!). Visit suwa.org/keeplabywild or use the link in our bio to make your voice heard today.

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