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Author: Kya Marienfeld

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Take Action to Protect Native Ecosystems in the West Desert!

Feb 28th, 2025 Written by Kya Marienfeld

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Help Keep Red Cliffs Roadless: Submit Your Comments to the BLM by Dec. 28th!

Dec 12th, 2023 Written by Kya Marienfeld

Back in 2009, SUWA and a coalition of conservation partners worked to pass the Washington County Growth and Conservation Act, which created the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area (NCA). Located at the convergence of the Mojave Desert, the Colorado Plateau, and the Great Basin ecoregions, the Red Cliffs are like...

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Speak Up for the Manti-La Sal National Forest

Nov 3rd, 2023 Written by Kya Marienfeld

Want a say in how the U.S. Forest Service manages public lands and mountain ecosystems in southeastern Utah? Now is your chance! The Manti-La Sal National Forest, which includes distinct units in the La Sal Mountains outside of Moab as well as the Abajo Mountains and a portion of the...

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Help Shape the Future of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument!

Oct 12th, 2023 Written by Kya Marienfeld

Submit Your Comments on the Grand Staircase-Escalante Draft Management Plan by November 9th It was only two years ago when we celebrated the restoration of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Now, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a draft Resource Management Plan for the restored monument and is accepting...

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Biden Administration Seeks Public Input on Old-Growth Forest Conservation

Aug 19th, 2022 Written by Kya Marienfeld

Last Earth Day, President Biden issued an executive order calling on the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to conserve mature and old-growth forests as a climate solution. This was a great step toward meaningful protections and policy, but now it’s up to us to ensure that this...

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We are suing President Trump for his unlawful acti We are suing President Trump for his unlawful action against Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments! #protectwildutah
Today conservation groups challenged President Tru Today conservation groups challenged President Trump’s July 2026 unlawful decimation of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. The groups filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to reactivate litigation against Trump’s 2017 monument rollbacks and challenge both sets of illegal proclamations together.

To read more, visit link in bio. #protectwildutah
The BLM is AGAIN proposing to designate ten backco The BLM is AGAIN proposing to designate ten backcountry airstrips for private aircraft use in the Moab and Monticello areas. Several are located in remote, ecologically sensitive landscapes near Gemini Bridges/Labyrinth Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, and the original boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument. 

COMMENTS DUE THIS THURSDAY SEPT 3!

These areas support bighorn sheep, burrowing owls, ferruginous hawks, and other wildlife, and the BLM acknowledges that aircraft noise and visual intrusions would diminish natural soundscapes and solitude.  𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐋𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭! Link in bio.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a process to significantly revise its Travel Management Rule, which guides where motorized vehicles are and are not allowed on almost 200 million acres of national forests and grasslands. 

The USDA is proposing to flip the U.S. Forest Service’s longstanding approach to travel management on its head, forcing local forests to allow motorized vehicles everywhere except for places that are specifically closed. The current rule requires motorized vehicles to stay on a designated system of roads, trails and areas in national forests and grasslands and is an essential policy for wildlife conservation, balanced recreation and public safety. 

This comes directly on the heels of the USDA’s proposed repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which would make 45 million acres of remote backcountry forests available for clearcut logging, road-building and other development, unleashing back-to-back blows to our national forests. Combined, these actions are part of the administration’s systematic dismantling of the rules and safeguards that keep national forests safe, accessible, and managed for everyone. 

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🎭 Come find SUWA tabling at Footpath Theatre Compa 🎭 Come find SUWA tabling at Footpath Theatre Company’s production of Western Minerals & Their Origins, running its final Utah engagement THIS WEEKEND from August 27-29 at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City. 🏜

While clearing out her canyoneer brother’s garage, a young woman is pulled deep into memory and the redrock landscape that shaped her. Rhetorical Review calls it “a love letter to the canyons, to the outdoors, to Utah itself.” We hope to see you there!

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