Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
From the dictionary: may·hem [mey-hem] –noun A state of rowdy disorder Last week SUWA Attorney Liz Thomas announced plans for our ORV Mayhem contest. The purpose is to make our supporters aware of the type of Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) use taking place, legally, on Utah’s public lands by submitting the...
Read MoreRecapture Creek is in a spectacular canyon with an astounding prehistory, as evidenced by the number and quality of its cultural resources. In 2006, unknown individuals illegally constructed an off-road vehicle (ORV) route through Recapture. The illegal route was built directly through archaeological sites and crosses the creek several times. ...
Read MoreAugust 3, 2010 It now appears that Senator Bennett and the San Juan County Commissioners are developing legislation they plan on introducing before the year’s end without input from the Utah Wilderness Coalition (UWC). It is a serious lapse of judgment to assume that a legitimate public lands bill is...
Read MoreEarlier this month we were sad to receive the word that Emery County Commissioners will not be negotiating a wilderness bill with the Utah Wilderness Coalition. Throughout the past two years SUWA and UWC staff have traveled thousands of miles and attended countless hours of meetings during what we were...
Read MoreAfter all the speculation and runaway rumors surrounding the future of the San Juan County process since Sen. Bennett’s loss in the Republican Caucus, we got some clarity yesterday. We received word that Sen. Bennett has determined that moving public lands legislation on the scale and importance of what a...
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