Additional resources and background information can be found under the topic categories below.
See also: SUWA’s Newsletter Archive
Wilderness
- Wilderness FAQ
- Wilderness at the Edge (the original citizen’s proposal for wilderness designation Utah)
- The 1964 Wilderness Act
Oil and Gas Development
- BLM Final Review of December 2008 Lease Sale
- Background information on the December 2008 Lease Sale
- GAO Report on Categorical Exclusions for Oil and Gas Development
- Oil and Natural Gas Estimates for America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act (prepared by The Wilderness Society)
Off-Road Vehicles
- Nature Overrun, New York Times editorial (January 8, 2008)
- Letter from 93 Members of Congress asking Sec. Kempthorne to protect sensitive lands in Utah from ORV damage (Oct. 30, 2007)
- Site Condition and Vandalism Assessment of Archaeological Sites, Lower and Middle Arch Canyon, San Juan County, Utah. Report by Jerry Spangler (October 2006)
- Arch Canyon Riparian Assessment and Management Recommendations. Report by Charles Schelz (August 2006)
- Addendum to Arch Canyon Riparian Assessment and Management Reocmmendations. Report by Charles Schelz (December 2006)
- Petition to Preserve Arch Canyon’s Natural and Cultural Heritage (December 2006)
- Petition to Initiate Imediate Emergency Closure of the Factory Butte Area to Off-Road Vehicles Due to Presence of Considerable Adverse Effects (April 2005)
- Federal Register Notice of Off-Highway VehicleTravel Restriction for the Factory Butte Area (September 20, 2006)
- 2002 10th Circuit Court Decision on SUWA v. Norton
Ruling which held that the BLM had to comply with laws requiring it to protect WSAs and to review the environmental impact of ORV use. - 2004 Supreme Court Decision on SUWA v. Norton
Ruling that overturned the 2002 10th Circuit decision.
RS 2477 (Phantom Roads)
- Tenth Circuit Court opinion in SUWA/The Wilderness Society v. Kane County, August 31, 2009
Appeals court rules that the county may not override federal rules meant to protect wildlife, streams, archaeological sites, wilderness and monuments by relying on unproven highway rights-of-way. - U.S. District Court opinion in SUWA /The Wilderness Society v. Kane County, May 16, 2008
Federal judge holds that the county violated U.S. Constitution by opening closed roads in the Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument and other areas - U.S. District Court opinion in SUWA v. BLM, Feb. 23, 2004
Ruling upholds constructed highway standard - U.S. District Court original opinion in SUWA v. BLM, June 25, 2001
- Utah-Interior Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) April 9, 2003
- Disclaimer Rule, Jan. 6, 2003
Land Use Planning
- Protecting BLM Roadless areas
- Press Release: Court Strikes Down Controversial BLM Land Use Plan (11/4/13)
Cultural Resources (archaeology)
- Report on the Cultural Values of Greater Canyonlands
- Baseline Site Condition and Vandalism Assessments of Archaeological Sites in Tenmile Canyon, Grand County, Utah (March 2008)
- Site Condition and Vandalism Assessment of Archaeological Sites, Lower and Middle Arch Canyon, San Juan County, Utah. Report by Jerry Spangler (October 2006)
- Cultural Resources on the Bureau of Land Management Public Lands (2006 report by the National Trust for Historic Preservation)
- Petition to Preserve Arch Canyon’s Natural and Cultural Heritage
- SUWA’s 2002 report on Utah’s ancient treasures
- Climate change in the West — What it Means for Utah Wilderness
- Dust on Snow: how soil disturbance is affecting snowpack in Colorado
Grassroots Support for Wilderness
Volunteer Projects
