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Author: Neal Clark

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Utah BLM Lags in Protecting San Rafael Swell as Two-Year Anniversary of Dingell Act Approaches

Mar 9th, 2021 Written by Neal Clark

This Friday, March 12th, marks the second anniversary of the Emery County Public Land Management Act becoming law as part of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation […]

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Take Action to Protect Bears Ears from Radioactive Waste

Sep 23rd, 2020 Written by Neal Clark

In June, we wrote to you about plans from Energy Fuels Resources—the company that successfully lobbied the Trump administration to reduce Bears Ears National Monument in 2017—to ship radioactive waste […]

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Take Action to Keep Radioactive Waste Away from Bears Ears

Jun 22nd, 2020 Written by Neal Clark

At the doorstep of Bears Ears National Monument, the White Mesa Uranium Mill in southern Utah wants to acquire tons of new radioactive waste shipped all the way from Estonia. […]

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Thank You for Calling to Stop ATVs in National Parks!

Oct 11th, 2019 Written by Neal Clark

Earlier today, we asked folks to make calls to Utah politicians who are considering whether to weigh in on the Trump administration directive to open Utah’s national parks to off-road […]

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Say No to Off-Road Vehicles in Our National Parks and Monuments

Oct 10th, 2019 Written by Neal Clark

From Arches, Canyonlands, Zion, Bryce Canyon, and Capitol Reef national parks to Dinosaur, Hovenweep, Natural Bridges, and Cedar Breaks national monuments, Utah is home to some of the most spectacular […]

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In case you missed it...SUWA has launched a new mo In case you missed it...SUWA has launched a new monthly giving program—Canyon Keepers! 

Protecting Utah’s redrock wilderness has never been about a single moment or a single victory. It’s a long, unfolding effort—one that depends on people willing to stand up for these landscapes over the long haul. That’s why monthly giving matters so much.

Visit the link in our bio to join our Canyon Keepers monthly giving program today. To welcome you to the Canyon Keepers circle, we’ll send you a limited-edition Canyon Wren canvas bag, designed by the lovely Riley Lubich (@rileyluu).

Thank you for your continued support!  #protectwildutah
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is rushing for The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is rushing forward on travel management plans for two very different but spectacular areas: Trail Canyon and Dinosaur North. 

The BLM is accepting public comments on both plans, each of which analyzes the varying impacts of off-road vehicle travel. For both travel plans, only Alternative B—modified by additional route closures—would comply with the BLM’s duties to protect natural and cultural resources and balance conflicts between motorized and non-motorized recreationists. In both cases Alternative B would remove redundant and particularly damaging routes while helping preserve wilderness study areas and other wilderness-quality lands.

Trail Canyon includes places like Moquith Mountain, Orderville Canyon, and the east and north forks of the Virgin River. 

Dinosaur North encompasses the John Wesley Powell National Conservation Area, Browns Park, and the B and C sections of the Green River (well known to river runners).

Comment period ends, Wednesday, July 22. ACT NOW at links in bio. #protectwildutah
What's your favorite thing to do in the desert? ❤️ What's your favorite thing to do in the desert? ❤️

📸 Whit Richardson
SUWA is a proud founding member of the National Wi SUWA is a proud founding member of the National Wilderness Coalition, which began just a few years ago as a small group discussing the future of the wilderness movement and is now a nationwide coalition of over 50 organizations.

Earlier this year, the Coalition launched Voices for Wilderness, a project that collects stories, experiences, and perspectives about why wilderness and wild places matter. If you follow us on social,  you’re likely a prime candidate to share your story!

You can share your story in whatever format feels most natural—video, voice recording,  written response, etc. Examples from other wilderness enthusiasts and details about how to participate can be found at voicesforwilderness.com. 

To get you thinking, here are some of the questions you can respond to when sharing your story:
--Why does wilderness matter to you or your community?
--What experiences have shaped your connection to wild places?
--What do you hope for the future of the places you love?

Thank you for speaking up for wilderness!

📸 Whit Richardson
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting s The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting scoping comments on a proposal to sell 44 parcels spanning more than 74,000 acres of public land in Utah for oil and gas development. This sale is an especially bad one for redrock country as it includes a large block of parcels in the northern Dirty Devil region, parcels atop Horse Bench on the West Tavaputs Plateau, parcels scattered throughout the southern Uinta Basin, and several more in the Hatch Point region, just east of Bears Ears National Monument.

📣 ACT NOW 📣 (link in bio)

The public comment period is open through Thursday, July 16. Please tell the agency to keep oil and gas development out of Utah’s wild places.
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